Fishing boat capsizes off Kundapur coast: Three missing, one rescued
Kundapur: A tragic incident unfolded off the coast of Gangolli near Kundapur on Tuesday morning when a fishing boat capsized due to rough sea conditions, leaving three fishermen missing and one rescued.
The mishap occurred near Gangolli's seawalk area, where a fishing vessel carrying four fishermen overturned amidst high tides. The missing individuals have been identified as Suresh Kharvi, Jagannath Kharvi, and Rohith Kharvi. Another fisherman, Santosh Kharvi, was rescued by a nearby boat, according to initial reports.
The boat, reportedly owned by Suresh Kharvi, had set out for fishing earlier in the day. Midway into the expedition, turbulent waves caused the boat to capsize. Santosh Kharvi managed to swim to safety and was later pulled aboard another fishing vessel in the vicinity. However, the remaining three fishermen remain untraceable as of the latest update.
Coastal police and the Coastal Security Force have rushed to the scene and initiated search operations. The fishing boat is said to have sunk, resulting in damages worth several lakhs of rupees.
Authorities continue to search the area in hopes of locating the missing fishermen.
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
