Two young motorcyclists who were critically injured in an accident on the Padma Bridge on its very first day are dead, according to police. The deceased were identified as Md Alamgir, 24, and Fazlu, 25, by Bacchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police Outpost.

Flood vicitms in the district have been going through immese sufferings due to crisis of food and pure drinking water. “We have neihter any food nor have received any relief at the shelter,”said Terab Bibi, a resident of Chararpar of Sylhet city who has taken shelter at Ramkrishna Primary School in Chalibandar area amid the worsening flood situation.

Around 100 people, including 21 students of Dhaka University, who were trapped by flood in a restaurant during a visit to Tanguar haor, have been rescued by the army from Chhatak upazila of Sumanganj.

A Rohingya man was shot dead allegedly by miscreants at Ukhiya Balur Math camp in Cox’s Bazar early Thursday, said police. The deceased was identified as Salimullah, a resident of the camp and a volunteer of the camp.