BANDARBAN: A total of 53 members of Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) who were arrested on charge of their involvements in bank robberies and arms looting at Ruma upazila in Bandarban were placed under remand.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Md. Nazmul Hossain granted remand for one day to a KNF woman activist and two-day each to 52 male KNF members when police produced them before the court here today.
iFarmer Limited has recently emerged as the global winner of the 2024 Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Inclusive Fintech Showcase for its innovative platform designed to empower farmers with easy access to affordable financing, convenient procurement of agri-inputs, expert agri-advisory services, and fair market access for selling produce. iFarmer was the only Bangladeshi company among the winners.
The AFI is a policy leadership alliance owned and piloted by member central banks and financial regulatory institutions with the shared objective of developing financial inclusion at local, regional, and global levels. The AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase exhibits the world most promising Fintech and Regtech innovators, boosting the access, usage, and quality of formal financial services for low-income people in developing countries and emerging markets.
In the 2024 AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase, twelve finalists presented their innovations virtually to the AFI members, fintech experts, and expert guests in the first week of April. Three winners were chosen through AFI member votes and judges scores. iFarmer won first place, followed by Mosabi (Sierra Leone) in second place, and Revfin (India) in third place. All the winners would receive invitations to the 2024 AFI Global Policy Forum in El Salvador, invitations to participate in AFI Public-Private Dialogue activities for a year, and one-year membership at the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology.
At least 14 people were killed and several others injured when a speedy truck hit several vehicles in Gabkhan Bridge area of Jhalakathi Sadar upazila this afternoon.
The accident took place around 2pm when the truck ploughed through several vehicles including a three-wheeler and a private car, officer-in-charge of Jhalakathi Sadar Police Station Shahidul Islam told journalists.
He said six people died on the spot and six others succumbed to their injuries at Jhalakathi Sadar Hospital.
Two more succumbed to their injuries at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMC) where 11 wounded persons were taken after the accident, SBMC Director Dr Saiful Islam.
Fourteen people, including four from the same family, have been killed in a bus-pickup van collision in Faridpur on Tuesday that would not have happened if operators of the vehicles involved had followed existing laws and rules.
Of the deceased, seven are men, three are women, and three are children.
“A Unique Paribahan bus going to Jashore from Dhaka collided with a pickup van coming from the opposite direction in the Diknagar area of Faridpur Kanaipur upazila around 8am,” said Md Morshed Alam, superintendent of Faridpur Police.
He also said at least two others were injured in this accident. They were quickly rescued and admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital in Faridpur.
Morshed said that as soon as they were informed, Faridpur Highway Police, Fire Service, and police teams arrived at the spot and carried out rescue operations.