Far from home and still further from peace of mind, nobody knows how the handful of mentally ill outsiders arrived over the years, in Sagoria Bazar of Noakhali's Hatiya Island. Locals speculate they accidentally hitched a ride on a Hatiya-bound ship and, once on the island, never found a way off.

A section of cops are getting involved in criminal offences despite repeated warnings of stern action from the police high-ups.

Tea-seller Babul Matabbar, who had suffered severe burns in an incident involving police, succumbed to his injuries yesterday after fighting death for around 16 hours.

The tea seller of Dhaka’s Mirpur area who suffered burns after being pushed by a police source died while undergoing treatments this afternoon.