Two unexploded crude bombs, locally known as cocktails, were recovered from the Dhaka metro rail track near Kazipara station on Friday morning. The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit’s bomb disposal team responded promptly after being alerted around 11:30 a.m. in the Kafrul police area. According to the bomb disposal report, the explosives had been thrown onto the track but failed to detonate. The team conducted a risk assessment before safely removing the devices from the metro line. The recovered cocktails were later defused at a secure location. All collected evidence from the site has been handed over to Kafrul Police for further legal action. Authorities have not yet identified any suspects or motives behind the incident, and an investigation is underway to determine how the explosives were placed near the metro infrastructure.

At least 15 people were killed and seven others injured after a boiler explosion ripped through a glue manufacturing factory in Faisalabad’s Malikpur area early Friday, according to reports by Dawn. The blast caused the building to collapse, damaging nearby houses and structures. Preliminary investigations suggest that a gas leak triggered the explosion. Officials said most of the victims were residents of houses adjacent to the factory. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is personally overseeing the rescue and relief operations. Rescue teams continue to clear debris, fearing more people may be trapped under the rubble. Several nearby homes were also destroyed, leaving residents injured or missing. The death toll, initially reported as three, rose to 15 as more bodies were recovered from the site. Authorities have launched an inquiry into the cause of the incident and are assessing the extent of structural damage in the surrounding area.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 has arrested Mohammad Hossain, alias 'Roktochosa Jony', a known gangster from Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area, during a late-night raid on November 21. According to RAB officials, Jony and his gang had long been involved in extortion, intimidation, assaults, and armed demonstrations in the locality. Acting on a tip-off, RAB conducted a special operation and detained him with locally made weapons. Authorities confirmed that multiple criminal cases are pending against him. A press briefing is scheduled at RAB-2’s Basila headquarters to provide further details. This is not Jony’s first arrest; in September 2023, he was detained by Mohammadpur police with a pistol, ammunition, and heroin. Law enforcement officials stated that his repeated arrests highlight ongoing efforts to curb organized crime in Dhaka’s neighborhoods.

A 55-year-old woman named Lalmone Nesha was injured in an explosion while collecting scrap materials in Kotalipara upazila of Gopalganj on Thursday afternoon. According to local sources, she was sorting through collected items near the Radhaganj Kurighor Restaurant when she found a round object and began handling it. The object suddenly exploded in her hand, injuring two to three fingers of her left hand. Witnesses rushed her to Kotalipara Upazila Health Complex, where doctors confirmed that the injury was caused by a cocktail-type explosive device. She was later referred to Barishal Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment. Police have confirmed the incident and said they are investigating the source of the explosive. The incident has caused concern among locals, though authorities believe it was an accidental explosion rather than a targeted attack.

A local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s student wing, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, was attacked at the Narsingdi Judge Court premises on Thursday afternoon while attending a court hearing. The victim, Siam Bhuiyan Abir, 28, joint convener of Ghorashal Municipality Chhatra Dal, was assaulted by several unidentified youths who used a beggar’s stick to strike him. He sustained head injuries requiring four stitches and multiple bruises on his body. Police and witnesses said the attack occurred after Siam had finished his court appearance and was drinking tea near the rest area. The assailants fled after the incident. Siam was taken to Narsingdi District Hospital for treatment and later released. Police suspect the attack may have been motivated by previous enmity and have pledged to investigate. Siam has demanded justice and called for a thorough inquiry into the assault.

A 20-year-old man named Alauddin has been arrested in Dhaka’s Nawabganj area for allegedly raping a third-grade girl after locking her younger brother in another room. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in a village under Bandura Union while the children’s mother was attending a religious event nearby. According to the police and the victim’s family, Alauddin, a drug-addicted assistant mason, lured the girl into a room and assaulted her. The perpetrator fled when the mother returned home and discovered her daughter injured. Neighbors came to help and arranged initial medical care. The victim’s mother, whose husband works abroad, filed a case at Nawabganj Police Station on Tuesday night. Police later arrested the accused and sent the child to Dhaka for a medical examination. Authorities have assured that legal action will be taken against the perpetrator.

A stone trader named Enamul Haque Ripon from Charbahadurpur village in Muladi upazila, Barishal, has been accused of embezzling around Tk 10 crore from multiple investors by promising profit shares from his stone trading business. Victims allege that Ripon collected large sums from them, including Tk 8 crore from one investor and Tk 22.6 lakh from another, before disappearing. Several cases have been filed against him in Muladi, Mehendiganj, and Chattogram’s Mirsarai police stations, as well as in Barishal court. Police confirmed that Ripon had previously been detained but was released after giving a written pledge, following which he went into hiding again. Law enforcement authorities have issued multiple arrest warrants and are conducting operations to locate and apprehend him. The victims continue to demand justice and the return of their investments.

Folk singer Abul Sarkar, popularly known as 'Baul Maharaj' of Tilli Union in Manikganj’s Saturia upazila, was arrested by the district Detective Branch (DB) police early Thursday in Madaripur. The arrest followed allegations of blasphemy made against him after a performance on October 4 in Ghior upazila, where he was accused of making derogatory remarks about Islam and the creation of Allah. The incident sparked widespread criticism on social media and led to demands from religious groups for his immediate arrest and punishment. Following a special operation, DB police detained him and brought him back to Manikganj. On Thursday morning, several Islamic organizations held protests and human chains outside the Manikganj court premises, accusing Sarkar of misinterpreting Quranic verses and misleading followers under the guise of being a spiritual leader. Police confirmed that he was arrested under a case filed in Ghior Police Station for insulting Islam and is currently being interrogated at the DB office.

Police in Charfassion, Bhola, arrested a man named Md. Anchar, 45, on Thursday morning for allegedly raping a fourth-grade student at her home the previous night. According to police and the victim’s family, Anchar entered the girl’s house around 8 p.m. on Wednesday and committed the assault. Locals rushed to the scene after hearing the child’s screams, rescued her, and detained the suspect before handing him over to police. The incident sparked outrage in the community, leading to a human chain protest organized by the local madrasa authorities demanding strict punishment for the accused. Police confirmed that a case has been filed and the victim was sent for medical examination. Reports also indicate that Anchar had previously been accused in a 2021 rape case involving another teenage girl who later died by suicide after being denied justice due to local influence.

A Bogura financial loan court has issued a travel ban on Arvind Saha, owner of Joy Flour Mills located in the BISIC Industrial Area, in connection with a loan default case exceeding Tk 31.55 crore. Judge Md Ahsan Habib of the Bogura Financial Loan Court passed the order, instructing immigration authorities to prevent Saha from leaving the country without court permission. The case stems from a loan taken from the SME unit of a private bank’s Bogura branch, which accumulated substantial interest over time. The bank filed a money decree suit against Saha, his wife Sandhya Rani Saha, their son Joy Kumar Saha, and a deputy general manager of the BISIC Industrial Area after the loan remained unpaid. Following the hearing, the court imposed the travel restriction to ensure compliance with legal proceedings related to the unpaid debt.

A young man in Bogura has filed a lawsuit against the district commissioner and six others, alleging that he was denied a lab assistant position at Namuja SSI Fazil (Degree) Madrasa after refusing to pay a Tk 10 lakh bribe. Shahadat Hossain, who topped both written and oral exams for the post, claimed the madrasa principal demanded the bribe during a meeting at a hotel. When he refused, the recruitment process was restarted to exclude him. After his complaint to the then DC Hosna Afroza was dismissed, he filed a case on October 9 at the Senior Assistant Judge Court. The court sought explanations from the accused but, after no response within seven days, imposed a stay order on the recruitment process. A hearing scheduled for November 20 was postponed. The district education officer confirmed multiple corruption allegations against the principal, and an investigation committee is being formed to look into the matter.

In Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi, 18 cooperative societies have disappeared after allegedly embezzling around Tk 95 crore from over 2,300 depositors. Over the past few years, hundreds of cooperatives were registered under the Department of Cooperatives, promising rural development and high returns on savings. Many villagers, lured by promises of doubling their money, deposited life savings, only to find the offices shuttered and officials missing. Victims have filed complaints with the local administration and police, who advised them to pursue fraud cases. Authorities confirmed that most of the affected depositors are from lower and lower-middle-income groups. Investigations reveal that 303 cooperatives were registered in the area between 2018 and 2020, many of which illegally collected deposits. The cooperative department has since canceled 68 registrations and blacklisted 99 others. Officials are now probing how so many societies were approved and are urging residents to avoid unregulated cooperatives.

A woman in Nalchira cluster village of Gournadi upazila, Barishal, has filed a written complaint alleging that she was assaulted by a local man after rejecting his immoral proposal. The accused, identified as Jewel Sardar, son of Ratan Ali Sardar and a member of the managing committee of Nalchira Secondary School, allegedly attacked the woman with his associates on Thursday morning. According to the victim, Jewel had been making indecent proposals since her husband left for Qatar two months ago. She also claimed that Jewel took 5,000 taka from her and demanded an additional 20,000 taka in extortion. The accused denied the allegations, saying they were intended to socially defame him. Gournadi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Tarikul Islam stated that an investigation is underway and legal action will be taken if the allegations are proven true.

At least 15 people were injured in a violent clash between two groups in Roumari upazila of Kurigram district on Thursday, reportedly over a longstanding land dispute. The incident occurred at midday in Madhya Ichakuri village under Roumari Sadar Union. Among the injured, four — Abul Hashem, Abdus Sabur, Ashura Khatun, and Majnu Mia — were critically hurt and transferred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. According to police and local sources, the conflict stems from a 40-year-old dispute over approximately 3.84 acres of land between Israfil Haque and Raja Mia, both residents of the same village. The altercation began when Israfil’s group attempted to plough the disputed land, prompting Raja Mia’s supporters to intervene, leading to a prolonged confrontation. Police later arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control. Authorities said no formal complaint has yet been filed, but an investigation will follow if one is received.

A 20-year-old student of East West University, identified as B.M. Mushfiquzzaman, was found dead near the university’s main campus in Aftabnagar, Badda, Dhaka, on Thursday evening. Security personnel discovered him unconscious beside the Farauddin Building and rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival. Mushfiquzzaman, a first-year student of Mathematics, Medical, and Physics, was originally from Panchgaon village in Tongibari, Munshiganj, and lived with his family in Khilgaon. His father is associated with the management of the national women’s kabaddi team. Police confirmed the recovery of the body and said it has been sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy. The cause of death remains unknown pending the post-mortem report, and authorities have informed the local police station for further investigation.