Crime and Justice
Mother in Jhenaidah Gives Newborn for Adoption Over Hospital Debt
A mother in Jhenaidah has been forced to give her newborn son up for adoption in exchange for hospital bill clearance and Tk 65,000. The incident took place on Tuesday (30 September) at Peerless Private Hospital in Maheshpur upazila.
According to local officials, Sumaiya Khatun, wife of deceased Al-Amin from Yadabpur union, faced acute financial hardship after giving birth through a caesarean section. Unable to pay the hospital fees, she agreed to hand over her child, with assistance from hospital nurse Ismotara.
The following day, on Wednesday (1 October), a mobile court led by Maheshpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Khadija Akter and Upazila Health Officer Helena Akter Nipa conducted a raid at the hospital. During the operation, authorities found irregularities in hospital documents and poor sanitary conditions. The hospital owner, Selim Reza Babu, was sentenced to six months in prison, while nurse Ismotara was detained for her role in facilitating the adoption. Legal proceedings against her are underway.
Sumaiya explained that her husband had died of heart disease during her pregnancy. With no shelter at her in-laws’ or father’s home, she took refuge at her grandmother’s. Struggling with debt and unable to raise a child in poverty, she said she had no option but to give up her baby.
“I don’t know the family who took my child; I only heard they are from Cumilla,” Sumaiya added.
Hospital owner Selim Reza Babu, however, claimed he had no involvement, saying that the adoption was a matter between the mother and others.
Crime and Justice
Woman Attempts Suicide by Setting Herself on Fire in Jhenaidah, Husband Also Burned
A woman in Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa upazila attempted suicide by setting herself on fire, leaving both her and her husband severely injured. The incident occurred around midnight on Tuesday (14 October) in Charbakhurbar village.
Police and local sources said the woman, identified as 24-year-old Mahima Khatun, poured kerosene on herself before setting it ablaze. Her husband, Ashik Mia—son of Alok Mia—sustained burns while trying to save her.
The couple was rescued by locals and taken to Shailkupa Upazila Health Complex. Later, due to their critical condition, they were transferred to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Dr. Shahnewaz, Medical Officer at Shailkupa Health Complex, said, “Both the husband and wife suffered burns on about 50 percent of their bodies. Their condition is critical.”
At least one person was killed and ten others were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred around 11:30 a.m. at Purbo Sadordi area on the Faridpur-Barishal highway when a Dhaka-bound “Euro Line” bus lost control while attempting to overtake a “Shyamoli Paribahan” bus, police said.
The deceased was identified as Shamsunnahar Begum (41), wife of Nazrul Islam from Kachua village, Uzirpur upazila of Barishal.
Rescue teams from the fire service, highway police, and local residents rushed to the scene and took the injured to Bhanga Upazila Health Complex for treatment.
Bhanga Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Rokibuzzaman said that during an overtaking attempt, the Euro Line bus was hit by the Shyamoli Paribahan bus, causing it to veer off the road. “Both buses have been recovered, and the Shyamoli Paribahan bus has been seized,” the OC added.
Traffic on both sides of the highway remained halted for a while following the incident but later resumed normally.
A man was killed and three others were seriously injured in a clash over a land dispute in Chuadanga’s Damurhuda upazila on Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred around 8:30 am in Gobindahuda village. The deceased was identified as Joynur, 53, son of late Jharu Mondol. The injured — his brother Khaja Ahmed (55), Zaher (51), and Ahmed’s son Dipu (17) — are currently undergoing treatment.
Police and locals said the long-standing dispute between the Nurul Haque Peshkar group and the Masud Billah Montu group turned violent when members of both sides confronted each other in the field, leading to attacks with sharp weapons.
Dr. Shapla Khatun, a physician at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital, confirmed that Joynur died while undergoing treatment. One of the injured was later transferred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in critical condition.
Damurhuda Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Humayun Kabir said the situation was now under control and that police operations were underway to arrest those involved.
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