Nearly 6000 migrants died crossing the border last year

Nearly 6000 migrants died Nearly 9,000 people died crossing borders last year, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) said, the fifth consecutive year of record deaths. The agency released the data in a report on Friday (March 21). The IOM has documented at least 8,938 migrant deaths. However, the organization fears that the real number is much higher as many deaths go unreported. “The increase in deaths is alarming. The thousands of unreported deaths every year are even more tragic,” said Julia Black, coordinator of the IOM’s Missing Migrants Project. The…

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Palestinian journalist Alaa Assad Hashim, injured in Israeli attack, dies

Palestinian journalist Alaa Asad Hashim, injured in Israeli airstrike, dies by International DeskPublished Palestinian journalist Alaa Asad Hashim, seriously injured in an Israeli airstrike, died on Saturday (March 15) after being in a coma for a long time. The Palestinian media rights organization ‘Forum of Palestinian Journalists’ confirmed this information. Hashim had been in a coma for several months. With his death, the number of journalists killed in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached 206. The Forum of Palestinian Journalists has called for ensuring the safety of journalists in accordance…

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Sick father dies a day after raping 6-year-old girl

A six-year-old child has been allegedly raped in Baniachang Upazila of Habiganj. After the incident on Sunday afternoon, the police arrested two accused teenagers on Monday. The child was admitted to Habiganj 250-bed District Hospital in a critical condition. Meanwhile, the father of the victim child died around 11 am on Monday. The child’s maternal uncle said that the child’s father had been ill for some time. He started feeling unwell after hearing about his daughter’s incident on Sunday afternoon. At one point, he died at 11 am on Monday.…

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Rohingya youth killed in exchange of fire in two armed groups

Rohingya youth killed in exchange of fire between two armed groups A gunfight broke out between two armed groups in Myanmar at the Ukhia Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. A Rohingya youth died after being shot. The incident took place at B-21 Block of the Ukhia Kutupalong refugee camp around 9:30 pm on Saturday. The deceased youth has been identified as Mohammad Rafiq (33). He is the son of Shamsu Alam, a resident of B-21 Block of the refugee camp. Ukhia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Arif Hossain confirmed…

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Schoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused arrested

Schoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused youth arrested A young man raped a third-grade girl in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila on Saturday and recorded the scene on his smartphone. Later, the local people caught the young man, Md. Arman Mia (27), red-handed and handed him over to the police. Accused Arman Mia is the son of Md. Shamsul Haque of Niguari Union of Gafargaon Upazila of Mymensingh. The victim of the torture (8) lives in Barmi Union of the upazila. According to some residents of the area and police sources,…

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Bangladeshi company to work jointly with Starlink

Bangladeshi company to work jointly with Starlink Several local companies will work together with Starlink, a US satellite-based internet service provider, to set up ground earth stations in Bangladesh. As part of this, a delegation of the company is currently visiting Bangladesh. In the meantime, several companies have also signed agreements with Starlink to work in joint partnerships. A press release sent by the press wing of the chief advisor on Saturday said that the partnership includes space allocation, construction assistance and ongoing infrastructure maintenance. As a result of the…

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College student dies after losing control of motorcycle in Demra

College student dies after losing control of motorcycle in Demra The tragic death of 17-year-old Md. Arafat Uddin, a college student, has cast a pall over the Demra area of Dhaka. Arafat lost his life in a motorcycle accident that occurred around 8:30 PM on Saturday in the staff quarter vicinity. The incident, stemming from a high-speed collision with a road divider, has left his family and friends in deep mourning. According to Demra Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudur Rahman, Arafat was riding his motorcycle on the Dhaka-Demra highway, accompanied…

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Worker dies after falling from under-construction metro rail station

Worker dies after falling from under-construction metro rail station in Kamalapur A worker named Md. Naeem Islam (20) died after slipping and falling while working at the under-construction metro rail station in Kamalapur, Dhaka, early Friday morning. Md. Naeem Islam lived in Kamalapur. His home is in Panial Pukur, Kishoreganj, Nilphamari district. Naeem’s colleague at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Nazmul Islam, told Prothom Alo that Naeem slipped and fell from a height while measuring the beam of the under-construction metro rail station in Kamalapur at around 5 am. Later, Naeem was…

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641 arrested in 26 days in Gazipur Devil Hunt operation

641 arrested in 26 days in Gazipur Devil Hunt operation In the last 26 days, 611 people have been arrested in ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ in Gazipur. Of these, the Gazipur Metropolitan Police has arrested 474 people and the district police 167 people. They have been arrested till Tuesday night since the operation began on February 8. Alamgir Hossain, Deputy Police Commissioner (Special Branch) of Gazipur Metropolitan Police, said that 22 people were arrested in a new operation last night. In this regard, 474 people have been arrested in the last…

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July Movement: Security guards did not open the hospital door, Ismail died on the stairs

Desk report: Tragic Death of Rickshaw Puller: Ismail Ali, a rickshaw puller, was critically injured during a police firing during the July mass movement. He sought help at Delta Healthcare Hospital but was denied entry and medical assistance. Photographic Evidence: A photojournalist captured the heart-wrenching image of Ismail pleading for help outside the hospital. This image later went viral on social media, sparking public outrage. Delayed Justice: The incident occurred months prior to the arrest of hospital staff. The photo’s viral spread brought the tragic event to the attention of…

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