Police in Rajshahi have arrested a doctor accused of raping a nurse at a private clinic in the city’s Laxmipur area. The accused, Dr Ahsan Habib, was detained from Al-Arafah Clinic and Diagnostic Center on Sunday and later sent to jail through the court.

According to the case filed at Rajpara Police Station on September 23, the nurse had met Dr Habib two years ago while working in Dhaka through Facebook. He allegedly lured her into leaving her job with a promise of marriage and brought her to Rajshahi.

Police said the accused developed an intimate relationship with her and, on the night of September 8, called her to Al-Arafah Clinic where he allegedly raped her. Afterward, he cut off contact. The victim later learned that Habib was already married.

Inspector Abdul Alim, the investigating officer of Rajpara Police Station, said the victim was admitted to the One Stop Crisis Centre at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for medical examination before filing the case.

Following his arrest, the clinic’s director, Mostafizur Rahman, confirmed that Dr Habib has been dismissed from his position.

A youth wing activist of the opposition BNP was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Raozan upazila of Chattogram on Saturday afternoon. The victim was identified as Mohammad Alamgir, known as Alam, 49, son of Abdus Sattar from Siddiq Chowdhury Para under East Raozan.

According to police and witnesses, Alamgir was returning home on a motorcycle after attending a family program when gunmen opened fire near the old graveyard beside Rashid’s Para mosque around 4:30 p.m. He died on the spot.

Locals alleged that law and order in Raozan has long been under the influence of “individual control” rather than administration. “There’s no real authority here — one strongman replaces another, but violence never stops,” said a resident who preferred anonymity.

Officer-in-Charge of Raozan Police Station Monirul Islam Bhuiyan said no case has been filed yet but police are conducting raids to arrest the attackers.

Earlier on October 7, another BNP activist from Raozan, Muhammad Abdul Hakim, was shot dead in neighboring Hathazari upazila. The two killings have sparked tension and fear across the region.

Residents of several villages in Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur upazila have been left stunned after receiving unusually high electricity bills—many several times higher than their regular charges.

In Azampur village, daily wage earner Khokon Biswas said he received a bill of Tk 33,450 this month, despite using only two fans, two light bulbs, and a refrigerator.
“Our usage hasn’t changed, yet the bill came as if we’re millionaires. How can I pay this?” he told reporters.

Shopkeeper Jakir Hossain from Bhairaba Bazaar shared a similar experience. His usual bill is around Tk 1,000, but this month it was Tk 8,500.
“When we go to the office, they say an investigation is underway, but they cut the line in the meantime,” he said.

Residents allege that the bills were prepared on estimated averages instead of actual meter readings, causing inflated charges.
Despite multiple complaints—both written and verbal—no effective solution has been provided so far.

Abhijit Saha, Assistant Engineer at the Maheshpur zonal office of the Rural Electrification Board, confirmed the issue.
“We are aware that some customers received unusually high bills. An investigation is underway. If there are meter faults or reading errors, they will be corrected. Disciplinary action will be taken if any irregularities are found,” he said.

Meanwhile, discussions across Maheshpur’s tea stalls and markets now center on one issue—the electricity bill crisis—as residents await relief from what they call “ghost billing.”