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| Bangladesh |
| 1 crushed under train wheels |
| 2009-07-11 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] A person was crushed to death under the wheels of a running train while pilfering oil from it at Mobarakganj in Jhenidah on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain of Kashipur village. He slipped off the train while handing a polythene bag of stolen oil to one of his accomplices, said locals. A syndicate in connivance with some dishonest train drivers, oil depot in-charges and railway security guards are involved in pilfering oil from running trains in the southwestern districts of the country. Every day thousands of litres of oil are stolen from running trains at ten spots for which Bangladesh Railway incurs loss in crores of taka every year. The spots where the oil is lifted are Sundarpur in Jhenidah, Halsha, Poradah in Chuadanga, Pangsa, Daulatdia in Rajbari, Amnura in Chapainawabganj, Bejerdanga in Khulna, Chengutia and Singia rail stations. The band of pilferers use a kind of polythene for stealing oil; each polythene bag can contain 30 to 35 litres of oil. As the train slows down at the secretly agreed point, the oil is passed on to the people waiting there. Malek, Sona Mia, Shukur Ali, Amirul Islam, Jahirul Islam of Kashipur village and Khanjar Ali teaming up with some crooked railway security guards and local police are running this lucrative illegal trade at Kaliganj in Jhenidah under the nose of the local administration, a local seeking anonymity said. Locals know all about the illegal business but they never dare to open their mouth fearing reprisal from those involved in the trade. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 crore = Sanskrit number - 10 million taka = Bangladeshi currency current exchange rate is about 1.46 US cents / taka so 1 crore of takas is about $150,000 (if my caffeine deprived math is working this morning LOL) |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-07-11 08:57 |
| #2 I agree, R.J. Now can someone explain "crores of taka"? |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-07-11 08:38 |
| #1 The odd way this is worded makes me think the "Oil" is Diesel. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-07-11 04:29 |