Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said action will be taken against relevant law-enforcement personnel if extortionists and terrorists are not quickly brought under the law. He made the remarks on Saturday while visiting a doctor injured in a terrorist attack at Dhaka Medical.

Ahmed also said legal action would be taken against any member of a law-enforcement force found involved in such activities. His comments linked accountability for criminal activity both to perpetrators and to force members who may be implicated.

The minister said instructions have been issued to bring extortionists, identified terrorists and drug dealers under the law quickly in all metropolitan areas of the country, including the Dhaka Metropolitan Police area. The report did not provide further details about the attack, the injured doctor, or a timeline for the enforcement actions.

Four people, including a five-year-old child, were killed after a Dhaka-bound oil tanker truck struck them in Brahmangram area of Osmaninagar, Sylhet, on Saturday at about 2:30pm. The crash occurred on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway. Three other people were seriously injured, though their identities were not immediately available.

The deceased were identified as Md Lalon Mia, 26, of Sherpur Majherbari in Osmaninagar; Md Niamat, 45, of Sriramshi in Jagannathpur; Usufa Begum, 30, from the same area; and Niamat’s daughter Aysa Akhtar, aged five. Osmaninagar police investigation officer Zainal Abedin confirmed that four people died in the accident.

Police and local residents rescued the dead and injured and sent them to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for treatment. The report said at least seven people, including women and children, were injured in a head-on collision between a private car and an ambulance in the same Kashikapon area on August 17. Residents have expressed alarm and dissatisfaction over frequent accidents there.

Cumilla District Detective Branch police arrested nine alleged members of a motorcycle smuggling ring in Maynamati, Burichang upazila, and seized six unregistered motorcycles. The report, published on August 22, 2026, said the motorcycles were allegedly brought illegally from India without paying government duty.

Police said a DB team detained the nine people on the Sylhet-Cumilla highway during the night of Friday. After checking documents for the motorcycles they were using, officers said the detainees could not provide valid registration or ownership papers.

During preliminary questioning, the detainees allegedly admitted bringing motorcycles into Bangladesh through illegal routes while evading duty, police said. They reportedly said the motorcycles were being transported for sale in Cumilla, Feni, Cox’s Bazar and other parts of the country. The seized vehicles included Yamaha R15 and Yamaha MT15 motorcycles in several colors. Cumilla DB officer-in-charge Shah Alam Shah said a case has been filed at Burichang police station.

Police arrested Awami League leader Md Rashed Ali, also known as Khoka Mia, in Bogura in connection with a July mass-killing case. He was detained from his home on Friday night, according to the report published on August 22, 2026. Rashed Ali, 55, is president of the Nishindara Union Awami League in Sadar upazila.

Rashed Ali is the son of late Ahmad Ali and lives in the Dashtika Sarkar Para area of Sadar upazila. Bogura Sadar police station officer-in-charge Md Ibrahim Ali confirmed the arrest. Police sources said he is a named accused in a case filed at Sadar police station related to the July uprising.

After his arrest from his residence, police took Rashed Ali to Bogura Sadar police station. Legal action against him is currently under process, the report said. No further details about the allegations in the case or the planned legal proceedings were provided.

Unknown perpetrators cut down bottle gourd plants across a 15-katha field owned by farmer Sohag in Amdanga village, Kurulgachhi ইউনিয়ন, Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga. The incident was reported on August 22, 2026. The entire field was damaged, including numerous gourds that were ready to be sold.

Local sources said Sohag had planned to harvest the gourds on Friday morning and sell them at market to clear outstanding fertilizer payments. He had also expected to use the crop income for household expenses. On reaching the field, he found nearly all plants cut at their bases and left on the ground, with damaged gourds scattered across the plot.

Residents said Sohag had developed the field carefully after arranging fertilizer costs through debt and hard-earned money. Assistant Agriculture Officer Mehedi Hasan Jahid said the loss was unfortunate and would be reported to higher authorities. Sohag and local residents demanded that those responsible be identified quickly and given exemplary punishment.

In Tongi, Gazipur, Shamim Khan, known as “Cassette Shamim,” and his associates have been accused of collecting about Tk15 lakh monthly from shops occupying footpaths and road space along the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. The report, published on August 22, 2026, says roughly 240 to 250 clothing, nursery, vegetable, shoe, fish and dried-fish shops have been set up near the Tongi-Abdullahpur connecting Bailey Bridge.

Traders said they pay Tk150 to Tk300 daily depending on the shop, with about Tk50,000 allegedly collected each day from the Bailey Bridge area alone. Local residents alleged that Tongi East police were managed through payments, an allegation police denied. Shamim said temporary shops were placed beside the Turag bank to recover lease money and that each shop pays Tk100 to Tk150, not more.

City corporation official Md Jahirul Islam said the highway footpath is not included in the market lease and warned of legal action over public suffering. Roads and Highways official Mohammad Anwar Hossain Khan said notices had been issued repeatedly and an eviction drive would be conducted soon. Police said regular operations remove shops, but they return after a short time.

A 45-year-old bank officer, Shahid Hossain, died after allegedly shooting himself in the head at his home in Haji Para, under Chattogram city’s Double Mooring police station area. The incident occurred at about 7:45am on Saturday at the home of Imam Hossain. He was taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where he died during treatment at around 9am.

Shahid, son of the late Iqbal Hossain, had worked for Al-Arafah Islami Bank. His death was confirmed by Nurul Alam Ashik, in-charge of the Chattogram Medical College Hospital police outpost, and by his wife, Sharmin Akter. Family members said they heard a loud gunshot in the drawing room and found him bleeding before taking him to hospital.

Sharmin Akter said her husband had faced mental and family pressure for some time. She said he left his job after the bank transferred him from Cox’s Bazar several months earlier, after which family tensions arose. Hospital police said his condition was extremely critical when he arrived. Efforts to contact the Double Mooring police station officer-in-charge about the weapon’s source and further details received no response.

Chattogram district police recently raided the village home of Jobairul Haque Zian, accused of trapping former Chattogram police commissioner Hasib Aziz through a “honey trap.” Police sources alleged that, during the operation in Chhaiyadabad area of Chhadaha union in Satkania, a call from a state minister led to instructions for officers to proceed slowly. The operation allegedly did not advance afterward.

Superintendent of Police Masud Alam said an additional superintendent of police had been assigned two days earlier to arrest Zian and that intensive efforts to detain him were continuing. Police have not officially identified the state minister who allegedly called, nor explained why the operation was reportedly slowed. Sources connected to the raid said there was a noticeable change in arrest efforts after the call.

The report says an examination of Zian’s WhatsApp chats found discussions involving police postings and cases, as well as information on financial transactions and contacts with officers. It named Panchlaish police station officer-in-charge Zahedul Islam and former Chawkbazar officer-in-charge Babul Azad as regular contacts. Hasib Aziz said he communicated with Zian believing the “Sanjida Islam Sayma” identity belonged to a woman, then stopped contact after learning it was false.

RAB-6 arrested alleged top criminal Alamin Hasan Saifi and his associate Rafiqul Islam Rakib over two killings in Khulna city’s Harintana 80 Bigha area. The arrests were made on August 21 from the Majhigati Bazar area under Gopalganj Sadar police station, RAB-6 commander Lieutenant Colonel Nistar Ahmed said at a briefing in Khulna on Saturday morning.

The two victims were Manjurul Islam, 23, and Md Nazmul, 18, who were shot and hacked to death within hours of each other on August 19 in the Labanchara police station area. RAB said it began a shadow investigation after visiting the scene and collecting evidence. The agency said the back-to-back killings spread fear locally and drew national attention.

According to RAB, Saifi and Rakib admitted involvement during preliminary questioning. Saifi said Nazmul belonged to his group, while Manjurul was linked to another group. RAB said the violence was initially believed to stem from internal conflict, territorial control, drug trading and competition to display strength. Officers recovered a shotgun, a pistol and three locally made machetes and said operations to arrest others would continue.

Police in Godagari, Rajshahi, have received a written complaint alleging that Abu Kalam Azad forged a BNP certification letter to secure bail in a case over attacks on students and members of the public. Former Godagari municipal mayor and former municipal BNP general secretary Anwarul Islam submitted the complaint on August 22, 2026, according to police.

Azad, a resident of Mohishalbari in Godagari municipality, was arrested on July 20 in connection with the August 5, 2024 case involving attacks and gunfire. He received bail from the Rajshahi District and Sessions Judge Court on August 12. Court documents included a certificate identifying him as a BNP worker, bearing Anwarul Islam’s signature and seal.

Anwarul Islam said the seal and signature were forged and stated that he had never recognized Azad as a BNP worker. Godagari police station officer-in-charge Sujon Mia confirmed receiving the complaint and said it would be investigated and necessary action taken. Azad told journalists on August 18 that he could not say exactly how the certificate had been obtained.

Sanjida Islam Saima said she will soon hold a press conference on complications involving a fake Facebook account opened using her photo and identity. She said the account was allegedly used to contact former Chattogram police commissioner Hasib Aziz and place him in a “honey trap.” Speaking to Amar Desh at about 4pm on Saturday, she described the alleged impersonation as defamatory and highly reprehensible.

Saima said she filed a general diary at Panchlaish police station in 2025 but has not received any update on progress. She said she had not previously known how the account created in her name contacted the former commissioner, and learned details after Amar Desh published an investigative report.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police Commissioner Hasan Md. Shawkat Ali said authorities were aware of allegations involving an officer-in-charge and the alleged fraudster, and that an investigation was under way. District police recently raided the home village of accused Jobairul Haque Jiyan in Chhayedabad, Chadaha union of Satkania upazila. Chattogram Superintendent of Police Masud Alam said an additional superintendent of police had been assigned to arrest Jiyan.

Somali pirates seized the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship Lutfu off Somalia’s Puntland coast earlier this week, with at least six Indian sailors among its 10 crew members. According to an Associated Press report, the vessel was captured on Monday about 3.5 nautical miles from the Maraiya coast in Puntland’s Eyl district. The ship also carried a Turkish citizen, a Georgian citizen and two Serbian security guards.

An unnamed Somali official said the vessel was carrying weapons intended for a Turkish military training centre in Mogadishu, along with communications and satellite equipment. The official, who withheld their identity because of the sensitivity of the information, said eight pirates took control of the ship. It was subsequently moved toward the coast near Garmal in Puntland’s Dangorayo district.

The ship is owned by Polar Movement Shipping. The official believed the same pirates may previously have hijacked another commercial vessel, Sword, on April 26. No detailed information has been released on the condition of the crew or whether the pirates have made any demands. Indian and Turkish authorities had not issued formal statements on the incident.

A Border Guard Bangladesh member was killed after a speeding truck struck him while he was crossing a highway in Shibganj, Bogura, on Saturday morning. The crash occurred at about 9:45am in the Mokamtala Bandar area on the Rangpur-Bogura highway. The victim, Md Rafiqul Islam, 56, was serving as a havildar with the Patnitala Battalion of 14 BGB in Naogaon.

Rafiqul, son of Kofil Uddin Sarkar from Panthapara village in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram, had got off a bus at Mokamtala Bandar with a colleague while returning home on leave. According to Kundarhat Highway Police Station officer-in-charge Md Roich Uddin, the truck hit him forcefully as he attempted to cross the road, killing him at the scene.

Police recovered the body and sent it to the morgue at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura. The victim’s family has been informed. The truck driver fled with the vehicle after the crash, and police are trying to identify it. Legal action is being initiated, police said.

Questions have been raised over the role of leaders of the Bangladesh Ship Breakers and Recyclers Association after 10 workers died from toxic gas at Ferdous Shipyard in Sitakunda, Chattogram. The workers were inside a tank of an old ship brought for dismantling on August 14 when the incident occurred. Several other workers became ill, and concerns have emerged over whether required safety procedures were followed before workers entered the tank.

Allegations say the association’s senior leaders did not visit victims’ relatives, injured workers receiving treatment, or workers involved in rescue efforts. Attempts to contact association president Mohsin Chowdhury on a foreign mobile number received no response, while some leaders’ phones were reportedly switched off. Ferdous Shipyard official Md Mohiuddin said former association president Amzad Hossain Chowdhury remained at the scene, but current leaders were not seen there.

Separate investigation committees formed by the Industries Ministry, Chattogram district administration and the association are examining the incident. Workers’ relatives and rescuers demand an independent investigation, identification of those responsible, compensation for bereaved families, treatment for injured workers and rescuers, and effective safety measures at shipyards.

CID is preparing to seek remand of actor Ashraful Haque, known as Don, after his arrest in the murder case over the 1996 death of popular actor Salman Shah. Don was arrested at Shahjalal International Airport on 9 August while travelling to Saudi Arabia and was sent to jail by court order. His bail petition was rejected by a Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate on 12 August. CID Inspector Mujibur Rahman has taken over as the new investigation officer and is reviewing decades-old case files, statements and evidence.

Investigators may question Don about his whereabouts on 5 and 6 September 1996, his last contact with Salman Shah, and his relationships with named accused including Samira Haque, Rezvi Ahmed, David and Faruk. CID also plans to re-examine allegations in state witness Rezvi Ahmed’s Section 164 statement concerning an alleged Tk 1.2 million transaction.

CID says the inquiry may extend beyond the 11 named accused to other suspected or influential individuals if needed. The court last set 30 August as the deadline for the investigation report, after eight previous extensions. Salman Shah died at his Eskaton residence on 6 September 1996.