Two people were killed in a clash between Awami League and BNP activists in Narsingdi's Raipura. Several people were injured.

The incident took place on Friday (March 27) at Mohinipur village of the remote area of ​​the upazila.

The deceased were identified as Amin, 28, son of Khorshed Mia of Mohinipur village and Bashar, son of Barek Haji of the same village. They were both supporters of local Awami League leader Salam Mia. In the event of two casualties, panic and tensions are prevailing throughout the village.

Locals said that there was a conflict with Chanpur Union BNP president Samsu Member with the Joint Secretary of the Union Awami League, Abdur Salam Mia and Union Awami League joint secretary Sohag, focusing on the domination. In the wake of the conflict, the BNP leader Samsu Member and its supporters were without the area. They returned to the area after August 7.

With this, tensions between the two parties began. Even both sides fight and ammunition. At one point, Awami League leader Salam Mia and his supporters left the area. Salam Mia and his supporters wanted to return to the area around 8am on Friday.

Samsu member and his men stopped it. Later, both sides clashed with teta, ballam, da, knife and cocktail. One was killed on the spot and another was killed on the spot. Several people were injured.

Raipura police duty officer SI Jubair said, "I received news of the two victims in the clash." Police are going to the scene.

Officer -in -Charge of Raipura Police Station (OC) Adil Mahmud said Samsu Member and Salam Mia and their supporters were involved in the clash over the domination.

Narsingdi Superintendent of Police Abdul Hannan said two groups clashed in Raipur over the domination. I received news of the two deaths officially. Police have started work to control the law and order situation.

Police have arrested an Indian national on charges of attempted rape of a 9-year-old child in Cumilla.

The incident took place on Thursday (March 20) morning at Mustafa's rented house in Raipur Singula village of Elliotganj (North) union of Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla. Officer-in-Charge of Daudkandi police station Md. Junaid Chowdhury confirmed the arrest.

The arrested Indian national has been identified as Tajinder Singh (50). He is the son of Pal Singh of Basipathana village in Chandigarh district of Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Tajinder has been working as an engineer in a factory of Agro Ambus Limited in Mohammadpur area of Daudkandi upazila for a long time.

Police said that the accused Indian Tajinder Singh has been working as an engineer in a factory named Agro Ambus Limited in Mohammadpur area of Daudkandi upazila for a long time. On that occasion, Mustafa of Singula village used to live in a rented house in 'Ma Manzil'. On Thursday morning, Tajinder dragged the child to his room on the pretext of giving him chocolate. He took him to the room and touched his sensitive area. Another child saw the matter and informed his mother. On hearing the screams of the child's mother, the people around came forward and caught the accused Tajinder Singh.

Officer-in-charge of Daudkandi Police Station Md. Junaid Chowdhury said that when he tried to rape her, the local residents beat Tajinder Singh and handed him over to the police. First, he was given primary treatment at the Gouripur Upazila Health Complex and brought to the police station. The victim's family has filed a case under the Prevention of Violence against Women and Children Act. Accordingly, he has been sent to jail through the court.

With Eid-ul-Fitr ahead, the pace of remittances or expatriate income has increased. In the 19 days of the current (March) month, expatriates have sent remittance of 225 crore dollars in 19 days. In Bangladeshi currency (122 taka per dollar) which amounts to more than 27,474 crore taka.

In these 19 days, an average of about 12 crore dollars or 1,464 crore taka has been received daily. If this trend continues, a new record may be created in expatriate income in March.

This information was revealed in the updated report of Bangladesh Bank on Thursday (March 20).

After the political change in the country in August last year, the pace of expatriate income started increasing continuously. The highest remittance in the country's history (about 264 crore dollars) was received in December of the current (2024-25) fiscal year. The second highest remittance came in February (about 253 crore dollars).

A senior official of the relevant department of the central bank told a web portal that money laundering has decreased after the interim government took office. At the same time, the violence of hundi traders has also decreased. On the other hand, the dollar price of remittances is available in banks like in the open market. For these reasons, expatriates are showing interest in sending remittances through legal channels. In addition, the remittance flow has increased further around the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

The total remittance received in the eight months (July-February) of the current (2024-25) fiscal year was 1849 crore dollars. In the first eight months of the 2023-24 fiscal year, 1494 crore dollars came. Accordingly, remittances in the current fiscal year have increased by 355 crore dollars compared to the same period of the last fiscal year.

Earlier, the highest remittance of 264 crore dollars in a single month in the country's history was received in December last year. With this, remittances have crossed two billion dollars for eight consecutive months since August, the second month of the fiscal year.

A drive has been conducted in Narayanganj to disconnect the illegal gas connection of Titas.

The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources gave this information in a message on Thursday (March 20).

A drive was conducted at 4 spots under the leadership of Executive Magistrate Fazle Wahid attached to the Fuel and Mineral Resources Division. The gas connection of 3 star burners, 1 star burner and 1 double burner of an illegally connected coal hotel was disconnected. It was not possible to impose a fine as the owner of the hotel could not be found during the drive.

In addition, the connection source point of the illegal distribution line of 500 residential stoves in the port area was killed and capped. During this, a fine of Tk. 50,000 was collected from the illegal residential customers.