A leader of the Swechchhasebak Dal was shot by assailants in Dhaka’s Mirpur area on Tuesday night. The victim, Saiful Islam Siju, 40, serves as joint convener of the Mirpur Thana unit and is currently receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Police said the shooting occurred around 9:15 p.m. near the south side of Chourangi Market adjacent to the Mirpur-10 fruit market.

According to police, the attack stemmed from a previous enmity. A man named Shanto Bhuiyan allegedly fired at Siju using a foreign-made firearm. Law enforcement officers conducted an immediate operation in and around the scene, arresting the suspect and recovering a foreign revolver along with four rounds of live ammunition.

Mirpur Model Police Station’s officer-in-charge Hafizur Rahman confirmed the arrest and recovery of the weapon. Police have increased vigilance in the area, reporting that the law and order situation remains normal while legal proceedings are underway.

A life-term prisoner convicted in a rape case died after falling ill at Kushtia District Jail on Tuesday night. The inmate, identified as 28-year-old Ariful Islam from Rajinathpur village in Khoksa upazila, became sick around 8:30 p.m. and was being taken to Kushtia General Hospital when he died on the way. Jail Superintendent Md. Shariful Alam confirmed the incident around 9:30 p.m., stating that Ariful had complained of chest pain and underwent an ECG at the prison hospital before being referred for advanced treatment.

According to Dr. Abdul Mannan, superintendent of Kushtia 250-bed General Hospital, the prisoner was brought to the emergency department around 9 p.m., where doctors declared him dead after examination. Jail and hospital sources indicated that the initial assumption is that he died from a heart-related condition.

Authorities have not yet provided further details on the official cause of death or whether an autopsy will be conducted.

A Dhaka court has ordered a two-day remand for former Jubo League leaders Nurul Islam and Sajib in connection with a bomb and cocktail explosion at a National Citizen Party (NCP) rally in Savar. The order was issued on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, by Chief Judicial Magistrate Md. Tajul Islam Sohag after the investigating officer from Savar Model Police Station sought a seven-day remand for interrogation.

According to the remand petition, investigators said the suspects needed to be questioned to ensure a fair investigation, uncover the main plot, identify and arrest the masterminds, and recover any remaining explosives. The case was filed the previous night by NCP Dhaka North member secretary Salamat Ullah Rony against unidentified individuals. Police arrested Nurul Islam and Sajib early Tuesday in Savar’s Anandapur area as suspected perpetrators.

The explosion occurred around 9:45 p.m. Monday at the Tarapur Eidgah field during the NCP’s July march rally, injuring six people, including party activists and two journalists. The injured were admitted to Enam Medical College Hospital in critical condition.

Police in Fulgazi upazila of Feni district have arrested three individuals accused of embezzling about Tk 5.1 million from government funds through cheque forgery. The suspects—former stenographer-cum-computer operator Partha Sarathi Pal, current office assistant Md. Firoz, and Noor Islam—were detained on Tuesday morning. The alleged fraud involved altering the amount and wording on 26 cheques issued for upazila development projects.

According to police and upazila administration sources, the irregularities were discovered when the acting administrator and Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Fahriya Islam reviewed financial records during a handover process. Discrepancies between cheque counterfoils and bank withdrawals revealed that the amounts had been inflated after obtaining the UNO’s signature. The scheme reportedly continued for about a year until March of the current year.

A case was filed by Abdul Halim Chowdhury Sujon, a stenotypist-cum-computer operator at the upazila office. Police said the accused have given confessional statements during preliminary interrogation, and relevant financial documents are being verified for further legal action.

A Dhaka court has sentenced three people to death and two others to life imprisonment for abducting and murdering eight-year-old Mahfuz in Gopalganj’s Kashiani upazila fifteen years ago. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday afternoon by Judge Farzana Yasmin of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-4. Those sentenced to death are Jamal Sheikh, Shamim Sheikh, and Ranjhu Sheikh, while Mahmuda Khanam Usha and Billal Sheikh received life sentences. Each convict was also fined 50,000 taka, confirmed state prosecutor Gias Uddin.

According to the case details, on July 5, 2012, Mahfuz was abducted while walking to a local mosque in Borashur village. The kidnappers demanded ransom, and when it was not paid, they strangled him to death at Mahmuda Khanam Usha’s house on August 20, 2012, and dumped his body in a nearby mahogany grove. Mahfuz’s father was an expatriate in Italy, and the family reportedly had prior enmity with the accused.

Following the incident, Mahfuz’s mother filed a case on July 6, 2012. The case was later transferred to Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 in December 2013, and the trial began in February 2014, with 23 prosecution witnesses testifying.

Police in Dhaka’s Pallabi area arrested four members of the Ashik gang during a special operation on Monday night. The arrests were made in separate raids led by Sub-Inspectors Sachu Biswas, Jahangir Alam, and Tohakul Islam. Law enforcement recovered locally made sharp weapons from the suspects. The detainees were identified as Dulal Hossain, Kamal Hossain Rubel, Mridul Sarkar, and Shamim Hossain Polu.

According to police information, Dulal Hossain faces eight cases at Pallabi Police Station, including charges of drug dealing, robbery preparation, and attempted murder. Kamal Hossain Rubel is accused in eight cases across several police stations, including Pallabi, Khilkhet, Kotwali, and Mirpur Model, involving drugs, violence, and robbery attempts. Shamim Hossain Polu has six cases against him at Pallabi Police Station for drug-related and theft offenses.

Police said legal proceedings against the arrested individuals are currently underway.

Six fishermen from Patuakhali have been missing for two days after their fishing trawler sank in the deep Bay of Bengal. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, about 60 kilometers south of the Maudubi area in Rangabali upazila. The trawler had left Panpatti Union in Galachipa upazila on Saturday night with 11 fishermen on board. Following the accident, five fishermen were rescued alive after clinging to broken parts of the trawler and a buoy for nearly six hours before being found by another fishing vessel.

The missing fishermen have been identified as Imadul Khan, Harun, Forkan, Sayed, Al-Amin, and Akkas. Local authorities and the Coast Guard have continued search operations to locate them. According to Galachipa Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abu Zafar Md. Ejazul Haque, the upazila administration is coordinating with relevant agencies to support the rescue efforts.

Search operations remain ongoing as of July 7, with local fishermen assisting the Coast Guard in the rescue mission.

A video showing Rajbari Court Sub-Inspector (CSI) Israfil Hossain allegedly accepting a bribe from an individual went viral on social media on July 6, 2026. Following the public outcry and concerns over police image, authorities immediately reassigned him to the police lines. The incident occurred while the officer was seen signing a file and receiving money, which he then pocketed before signaling the person to leave.

When contacted, Israfil Hossain claimed that some advocates with ill intentions might have recorded the video due to strained relations, but he avoided commenting on the alleged money exchange. Several senior lawyers from the Rajbari court accused him of routinely demanding money from bail-released defendants in exchange for processing court documents, delaying their release if payments were not made.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Ops) Shamsul Haque confirmed that the video had tarnished the police’s reputation and said Israfil was attached to the police lines pending further investigation.

Police in Tongi, Gazipur, arrested Monowar Hossain Khokon, general secretary of the Tongi West Thana Weavers’ League, on Tuesday morning in connection with an attack and vandalism at a minority family’s house in the Darail area. The incident occurred on Monday night when a group of 30 to 40 people, allegedly led by Khokon, used local weapons and tools to break into the home of Nirmohan Mondal, injuring ten family members.

According to Nirmohan Mondal, his family had long occupied about 40 percent of a disputed land, part of which was allegedly sold using forged documents. The family filed a court case over the matter, which remains under trial. Following the case, Khokon’s associates reportedly pressured the family to vacate the land, culminating in the violent attack.

Tongi West Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Arifur Rahman confirmed Khokon’s arrest and said efforts were underway to apprehend others involved. Legal proceedings are in progress.

A mother and her young son were killed when a speeding pickup truck hit their motorcycle in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur on Tuesday morning. The accident occurred around 6 a.m. in the Kabirajhat Panchpir area of Bhognagar Union. The victims were identified as Fahima Akter, 28, and her three-year-old son, Md. Abdullah, from Malgram in Kaharol upazila. Fahima’s husband, Nazmul Islam, 34, who was driving the motorcycle, was seriously injured and is receiving treatment at Birganj Upazila Health Complex.

According to police and local sources, Nazmul Islam was taking his wife and son to see a doctor in Thakurgaon’s Gareya area when the pickup struck their motorcycle from behind. The impact threw them onto the road, and the vehicle ran over them, killing the mother and child instantly. Locals rescued the injured father and took him to the hospital, while the pickup driver fled the scene.

Birganj police and highway police recovered the bodies and sent them to the hospital morgue. Police said efforts are underway to identify the pickup and take legal action.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 406 people in the capital during a 24-hour regular operation, according to Additional Police Commissioner Niyaz Mehdi. The arrests were made across various divisions, including Ramna, Lalbagh, Wari, Motijheel, Tejgaon, Mirpur, Gulshan, and Uttara. The DMP also filed 50 cases during the same period.

Police reported seizing 1.215 kilograms of cannabis, 2,290 yaba tablets, 15 pieces of aluminum frame scraps, a knife, an anti-cutter, five mobile phones, a motorcycle, and 8,350 taka in cash. The operation covered multiple police station areas in Dhaka, targeting illegal drugs and locally made weapons.

Authorities stated that legal proceedings against the detainees are underway following the recovery of narcotics and weapons during the raids.

A video showing Mofizul Islam, the land assistant officer (tahsildar) of Jambaria Union in Bholahat upazila, Chapainawabganj, allegedly taking bribes for land-related services has gone viral on social media. The footage shows him receiving money from a service recipient inside the union land office and putting it in his pocket. The video’s circulation has sparked widespread discussion and criticism in the area.

Several service seekers accused the union land office of openly engaging in bribery, claiming that no work is done without payment. One complainant said he was forced to pay Tk 9,000 for two deeds, while another person identifying himself as a broker described varying rates for different services. When contacted, Mofizul Islam declined to comment and referred inquiries to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO).

Bholahat UNO Nahid Hossain confirmed that a preliminary investigation is underway. He said the administration will verify the authenticity of the viral video and take legal action if the allegations are proven true.

A 31-year-old man named Ariful Islam died after being hit by a train at Uthli Railway Station in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. when the Chilahati-bound Rupsha Express train passed the western end of the platform, cutting him under the wheels. Police later recovered the body and sent it to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

According to local sources, Ariful Islam, son of Khoybor Ali from Neeler Kuti village in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram, had been seen wandering around the station area for several days. Locals suspected he was mentally unstable. On the day of the incident, he was reportedly standing on the railway track when the train approached.

Station Master Abu Sayeed confirmed the accident and said the authorities were immediately informed. Police stated that the body would be handed over to the family after completing legal procedures.

An alleged attack on Sajib, president of the Satutia Union unit of the Jhalakathi Rajapur Chhatra Dal, took place on the night of July 6 at Lebubunia market. According to reports, Sajib, his elder brother Babul, and another person named Kaif were injured when a group of 10–12 people armed with sharp weapons attacked them. Sajib was admitted to Rajapur Upazila Health Complex, while the others received primary treatment.

Local sources said the attackers, led by Sohel Akon, Shamim Akon, and Afzal along with his brothers Faisal and Solaiman, had long been involved in drug trading in the area. The clash reportedly began after Sajib and locals protested against their activities, leading to a heated argument that later escalated into violence.

Afzal denied the allegations, claiming the dispute stemmed from a business issue involving coconuts. Rajapur police said they had received verbal information about the incident and would take legal action upon receiving a written complaint.

Seven years after the brutal murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, the High Court has yet to complete the hearing of the death reference and appeals of 16 convicts sentenced to death. Although the trial court delivered its verdict in just 61 working days in October 2019, the final judicial process remains stalled. The case documents were sent to the High Court in October 2019, but repeated bench changes and procedural delays have prevented completion of the hearing.

In December 2024, a new bench began hearing the case, completing arguments for seven convicts before proceedings were again interrupted. In June 2026, Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury formed a special bench to expedite death reference cases, including Nusrat’s. The case is currently listed for hearing, but lawyers cannot confirm when it will resume.

Nusrat’s family continues to live under police protection and expresses frustration over the prolonged delay. Prosecutors warn that such delays could embolden offenders, urging swift completion and execution of the verdict to ensure justice.