Joint forces recovered 10 grenades, three foreign-made pistols, and 19 rounds of ammunition during an operation in Darihagra village under Dhalgram Union of Bagharpara upazila in Jessore on Saturday, January 31. The raid, conducted from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., was led by Captain Akib of the army based on intelligence from the National Security Intelligence (NSI). Several sharp weapons, including a machete, knife, and razor, were also seized from the house of Chunnu Molla.

According to Bagharpara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahmudul Hasan, the alleged owner of the recovered arms and ammunition, Rayhan Molla, son of Chunnu Molla, fled before the operation began and could not be detained. The discovery created significant commotion in the area, prompting authorities to strengthen local security measures.

Police and army personnel have continued operations to arrest the fugitive suspects, while the recovered weapons have been secured for further investigation.

A joint force operation in Harinakundu upazila of Jhenaidah district recovered 12 live cocktails late Friday night. The explosives were found hidden inside haystacks in Mandaltola village under Raghunathpur Union. The raid was conducted around 1 a.m. based on secret intelligence, according to Major Monowar, in-charge of the Harinakundu Army Camp.

The recovered cocktails were discovered near the house of a local resident named Riaz Uddin. Following the operation, the explosives were handed over to Harinakundu Police Station for safekeeping. Inspector (Investigation) Asit Kumar Roy confirmed that the items had been officially deposited at the station.

Authorities have not disclosed further details about possible suspects or the intended use of the recovered explosives. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

A member of the Arakan Rohingya Solidarity Organization (ARSA) was arrested during a joint forces operation in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The operation, conducted in the Gojonia area, led to the recovery of four live rounds of ammunition and an active walkie-talkie set from the suspect.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR), the operation was carried out based on secret intelligence information by a special team from Ramu Cantonment in coordination with the police. The detained ARSA member was identified as Imam Hossain, who was apprehended on the spot during the raid.

Authorities stated that Imam Hossain and the seized materials were handed over to the Gojonia police outpost under Ramu Police Station for further legal proceedings.

An unusual surge in open-market petrol sales has raised alarm in Sandwip under the Chattogram-3 constituency ahead of the upcoming election. Over the past week, bottled petrol sales in local markets and roadside shops have multiplied, with vendors selling without licenses or fire safety measures. Security analysts and residents expressed deep concern that the widespread availability of petrol could be misused to make petrol bombs for election-related violence.

Field reports show petrol being sold in glass and plastic bottles across grocery and temporary shops. Vendors claim they are meeting motorcycle fuel demand, but the sharp increase in sales has drawn public suspicion. Security expert Fahad Al Rimon warned that such unregulated fuel circulation in a remote island could enable miscreants to easily collect materials for sabotage or attacks during political rallies.

Sandwip Upazila Executive Officer Mongchingnu Marma said the administration has taken the issue seriously and will soon launch mobile court drives to enforce legal action against those violating safety and licensing rules. Law enforcement agencies have been instructed to monitor the situation closely.

Members of RAB-1 have arrested three suspects involved in the shooting of a bKash worker and the robbery of nearly Tk 1.5 million in Tongi, Gazipur. The arrests were made during overnight operations across different areas of Gazipur on Friday. RAB-1 Senior Assistant Director (Media Officer) Md. Rakib Hasan confirmed the arrests in a press release on Saturday afternoon. The detainees are Rajib Hasan Liton, Shahidul Islam, and Sanjoy Chandra Shil.

According to RAB, the incident occurred on December 13 last year when two bKash money collectors, Md. Azad and Arifur Rahman, were transporting cash by motorcycle to the bKash office at the Sena Kalyan Bhaban in Tongibazar. Around 7 p.m., a group of seven to eight robbers ambushed them, attempted to seize Tk 1,477,000, and opened fire when the workers resisted, injuring them before fleeing with the money. Following the case filed at Tongi East Police Station, RAB launched an investigation and later arrested the suspects based on intelligence and technology.

The arrested individuals have been handed over to Tongi East Police, while efforts to capture the remaining suspects continue.

At least 47 people were killed in a series of militant attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, according to a Geo News report on Saturday citing security sources. The report said that Indian-backed militants carried out separate assaults at 12 locations, killing at least 10 police officers. Security forces responded with counterattacks that left 37 militants dead. Operations against the attackers were still ongoing in several areas.

A security source identified the assailants as members of the India-backed group ‘Fitna al Hindustan,’ which attempted coordinated strikes across Balochistan. The source said timely and effective action by security forces prevented the attacks from succeeding. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised the security personnel, commending their bravery in thwarting what he described as the terrorists’ malicious objectives.

The violence occurred a day after two separate operations in Balochistan killed 41 India-supported militants, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Those operations took place on January 29 near Harnai district and in Panjgur district.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian Sun Max luxury fabrics and Benarasi saris smuggled through the Matifata border area of Sreebardi upazila in Sherpur. Acting on a tip-off, members of the Mymensingh Battalion (39 BGB) from the Kornjhora Border Outpost conducted an overnight operation on Saturday and recovered the goods. The seized items, including an easy bike used for transport, have an estimated market value of about Tk 13,62,800. The BGB confirmed the seizure in a press release issued on Saturday afternoon.

According to the report, smugglers attempted to bring Indian goods through the Kornjhora BOP area using innovative methods. When they realized the presence of BGB personnel, the smugglers fled, leaving behind the contraband and the vehicle. Lieutenant Colonel Md. Nurul Azim Baizid, commander of the 39 BGB Battalion, stated that BGB members remain vigilant around the clock to protect the international border and prevent illegal activities.

He added that BGB maintains a strict policy against smuggling, drug trafficking, and illegal crossings, and this vigilance will continue in the future.

Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and an engine-run vehicle in Bogura district on Saturday morning. The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on a road in Dariapur Palpara village under Thaltamajhgram Union of Nandigram upazila. According to eyewitnesses, Sweet, 55, from Dariapur Uttar Mondolpara, was heading to irrigate his potato field on a motorcycle and picked up his neighbor Azizar, 55, along the way. When they reached Dariapur Palpara, a speeding engine-run vehicle from the opposite direction hit their motorcycle, throwing both riders onto the road. Azizar died on the spot, while Sweet was taken to Nandigram Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.

Nandigram Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mizanur Rahman said police were dispatched to the scene after receiving reports of the fatal accident. He added that legal procedures regarding the incident are underway.

The police investigation and legal process are continuing to determine the circumstances of the collision.

A woman and her five-year-old child were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chandina, Cumilla, on Saturday morning, January 31, 2026. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. near the Iliotganj-Muradnagar road junction at the border of Daudkandi and Chandina upazilas. According to local and police sources, the unidentified woman had just stepped off a local bus named 'Papia Service' with her child when a speeding bus named 'Nilachal' ran them over. The Nilachal bus then collided with a parked mini covered van, severely damaging its rear section.

Police confirmed that the woman died at the scene, while the injured child was first taken to a local hospital and later transferred to Daudkandi’s Gauripur Health Complex, where doctors declared the child dead. Iliotganj Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ruhul Amin said the involved buses and the damaged van were seized and taken to the station. Efforts are underway to identify the victims, and legal procedures are in progress.

A murder case has been filed following the death of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Rezaul Karim during a clash between BNP and Jamaat supporters in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur. The case, lodged late Friday night by Karim’s wife Marzia Begum, names 234 accused and includes 400 to 500 unidentified individuals. Assistant Superintendent of Police Afsan Al Alam said the names of the accused are being withheld for investigative reasons, and police operations to arrest them are ongoing.

The incident occurred on Wednesday during a manifesto reading event organized by the upazila administration, where a dispute over seating escalated into violence between BNP and Jamaat activists. Rezaul Karim, secretary of Sherpur’s Sreebardi upazila Jamaat, was killed, and over a hundred people from both sides were injured. Several remain hospitalized, with two in critical condition.

In protest, Sherpur district Jamaat held a rally and demonstration on Friday, announcing a prayer event for the slain leader at Jhenaigati Upazila Stadium on Saturday.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man named Foysal Hasan, 26, with five gold bars worth Tk 7.75 million at the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah. The arrest took place on Friday afternoon at Khoshalpur Bazar, where BGB set up a checkpoint based on secret information. The gold was reportedly being smuggled to India.

According to Maheshpur 58 BGB Battalion Assistant Director Munshi Imdadur Rahman, the suspect was searched at the Khoshalpur Bridge checkpoint, where four gold bars and a small gold piece were found tied around his waist. The detainee, along with his mobile phone and bicycle, was handed over to Maheshpur Police Station.

Maheshpur Police Officer-in-Charge Mehedi Hasan stated that the arrested individual would be sent to court, and the seized gold bars have been deposited in the government treasury.

Hundreds of US military members, civilians, and their families have filed a civil lawsuit in a federal court in eastern Virginia against British American Tobacco (BAT) and one of its subsidiaries. The plaintiffs allege that BAT secretly supported North Korea for years, indirectly financing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah in developing weapons of mass destruction that caused harm to American citizens.

According to the complaint, BAT began producing cigarettes in North Korea in 2001 through a joint venture with a state-owned company. Although the firm announced its withdrawal in 2007 under international pressure, the US Department of Justice later said operations continued covertly through a subsidiary. A 2005 Guardian investigation first exposed the activity, and in 2023 a US Senate hearing revealed that about $418 million in transactions linked to BAT’s North Korea venture supported the country’s weapons program.

In 2023, BAT and its subsidiary reached a plea agreement with US authorities, admitting to sanctions violations and bank fraud, and agreed to pay $629 million in fines. The lawsuit claims funds from cigarette production and smuggling were used to aid attacks in Iraq and Kurdistan that killed and injured US personnel.

The Bangladesh Army, in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, conducted a weeklong nationwide joint operation from January 23 to 29, arresting 504 individuals allegedly involved in terrorism, drug trafficking, robbery, juvenile gangs, and smuggling. The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) announced on January 30 that the raids also led to the recovery of 48 illegal firearms, 75 rounds of ammunition, 95 crude bombs, and various local weapons and narcotics. The detainees were handed over to local police stations for interrogation and legal proceedings.

According to ISPR, the army continues to perform its duties with professionalism and discipline to maintain law and order across the country. Regular patrols and security operations are being carried out in different regions, including industrial areas where the army is also addressing labor unrest. The statement added that such operations will continue to ensure public safety and stability.

ISPR urged citizens to report any suspicious or unusual activities to the nearest army camp to support ongoing security efforts.

A three-year-old child abducted from in front of Mugda Government Medical College Hospital in Dhaka was rescued within 24 hours by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The main suspect, Md. Chan Mia, aged 41, was arrested during the same operation in Gaibandha district. The child, found unharmed, has been reunited with the family. Law enforcement agencies confirmed that efforts are ongoing to identify and arrest others involved in the abduction.

The abduction occurred on January 28 when the child, visiting the hospital with family for medical care, briefly went out of sight. The abductor took advantage of the moment, carrying the child away from the hospital area. Following the incident, Mugda police and RAB launched a joint search, analyzing CCTV footage and using technology-based tracking to trace the suspect’s movements.

Officials indicated that the abduction was premeditated and possibly involved more individuals. Based on the suspect’s initial confession, investigators are verifying information to locate potential accomplices. Authorities urged parents to remain vigilant in crowded public areas and to report any suspicious activity immediately to nearby police stations.

A passenger bus caught fire on Friday morning in Dhaka’s Uttara House Building area due to a suspected mechanical fault. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. when a Bhuiyan Paribahan bus, parked by the roadside, suddenly emitted smoke from its engine before bursting into flames. Fire service units from Uttara arrived promptly and brought the blaze under control by 10:12 a.m. No injuries were reported as the bus was empty at the time.

According to police, the bus engine had been left running while the driver and his assistant went to a nearby shop. Preliminary findings suggest the fire originated from a mechanical malfunction or short circuit caused by the prolonged running engine. The interior of the bus was severely damaged, but nearby shops and vehicles were spared thanks to the fire service’s quick response.

Traffic on the busy Dhaka–Mymensingh Highway slowed briefly during the incident. Authorities are investigating whether any other factors contributed to the fire. The situation in the area has since returned to normal.