Sakaleshpur: Over 25 injured in head-on collision between two KSRTC buses
Sakaleshpur: More than 25 passengers were injured in a major accident involving a head-on collision between two KSRTC buses near Maranahalli on National Highway 75 in Sakaleshpur taluk.
The incident took place on Thursday when one of the buses was travelling from Bengaluru to Mangaluru, while the other was headed from Dharmasthala to Bengaluru. The collision occurred on the Shiradi Ghat stretch, a known accident-prone area due to its curves and narrow lanes.
According to preliminary reports, at least eight passengers, including a driver, have sustained serious injuries. All the injured were immediately shifted to Crawford Hospital in Sakaleshpur for medical treatment.
The impact of the collision was so severe that the front portion of one of the buses was completely mangled. Rural police personnel rushed to the spot and carried out preliminary investigations.
Traffic on the busy highway was affected for some time due to the accident. Police have taken up a case and further investigation is underway.
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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).
