RAB-12 arrested three members of a counterfeit money syndicate in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district on Saturday afternoon. Acting on a tip-off, the elite force raided a house in Mirzapur Paschim Khalifapara area and seized 157 fake Tk 1,000 notes, totaling Tk 157,000. The detainees were identified as Nayeb Ali (42) of Natore, Enamul Haque (29) of Singra, and Rafiqul Islam (42) of Tanore, Rajshahi. The suspects had contacted a local resident, Faruk Hossain, through Facebook under the pretext of buying stones, which led to their capture. RAB also recovered three small stones, four SIM cards, three smartphones, a button phone, and Tk 4,210 in cash. During initial interrogation, the arrestees admitted to distributing counterfeit currency across different areas to deceive people. They were handed over to Sherpur police, and a case was filed under the Special Powers Act before being presented in court.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh has initiated an inquiry against its former chairman, Iqbal Mahmood, over allegations of corruption, money laundering, and abuse of power. This marks the first time in the ACC’s history that a former chairman is being formally investigated. According to ACC spokesperson Md. Akhtarul Islam, the decision was confirmed on December 1. Sources indicate that Mahmood’s brother, Sadiq Mahmood Bokul, was a close business associate of health sector contractor Motazzarul Islam Mithu, who is already under investigation for corruption. Allegations suggest that Mahmood used his influence to shield Mithu and Bokul from scrutiny. Additionally, Mahmood is accused of accepting two luxury apartments in Dhaka’s Gulshan area from Mithu. The ACC will also examine the sources of Bokul’s wealth. The inquiry reportedly stems from information obtained during Mithu’s interrogation following his arrest on September 11.

A fire erupted in a six-storey residential building located at 36/A Zahuri Mohalla in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on Monday afternoon, around 4:45 PM. According to Fire Service duty officer Shihab Sarkar, two firefighting units were deployed to bring the blaze under control. The cause of the fire and the extent of damage have not yet been determined. Authorities have not reported any casualties so far. Emergency services are continuing their efforts to contain the fire and assess the situation. Further details are expected as the operation progresses and officials investigate the incident.

Four people, including a child, were reportedly abducted from a shop near the hills adjacent to the Baharchhara South Shilkhali BGB checkpoint in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, on Sunday evening. Witnesses said a group of 20–25 armed men descended from the hills around 7:30 p.m. and forced the victims away at gunpoint. The abducted individuals were identified as Mamun Zia’s son Achiur Rahman (20), Mohammad Islam’s son Giyas Uddin (17), Kasim Baidya’s son Putikkya (13), and Hasan’s son Abu Siddiq (10). Locals attempted to rescue them after news of the abduction spread. Shah Imran Khan, a resident of Shilkhali, confirmed the incident. However, police said that no formal complaint had yet been filed by the victims’ families. Baharchhara police outpost in-charge Durjoy Biswas stated that officers visited the scene and are investigating whether it was a kidnapping or another issue.

Two people, including a five-year-old child, died in a speedboat accident on the Naf River while returning from Saint Martin Island to Teknaf on Monday morning. The victims were identified as Mariam Begum, 35, and Mahima, 5, both residents of Saint Martin. According to local sources, the speedboat carrying seven passengers capsized near Gholar Char in the Naf River estuary. Nearby fishermen rushed to the scene and rescued the passengers, taking them to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared the two deceased. Teknaf Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Zayed Nur confirmed the incident and said legal procedures are underway. The cause of the accident has not yet been determined, but authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the capsizing.

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director Md Faruk Ahmed said it was fortunate that no one was electrocuted after a youth climbed onto the roof of a metro train in Dhaka on Sunday night, causing a temporary suspension of service. The incident occurred near Karwan Bazar around 8:05 p.m., prompting authorities to halt train operations for safety reasons. Security personnel later rescued the youth using a ladder, but train services remained suspended for the rest of the night, causing inconvenience to passengers. Faruk Ahmed emphasized that public safety is the company’s top priority and that a full inspection of the metro line was carried out overnight before resuming normal operations on Monday morning. He urged media cooperation to raise public awareness and civic sense, noting that the motive behind the youth’s actions is still under police investigation.

At least seven people were killed and more than five injured in a shooting at a bar in Tula, a city in Mexico’s Hidalgo state. According to reports, armed assailants arrived in two pickup trucks and opened fire indiscriminately inside the bar without warning. Four victims died at the scene, while three others succumbed to injuries in hospitals in Tula and Tepeji. The attackers fled immediately after the assault, and no arrests have been made so far. Local and federal security forces have launched an operation to locate the perpetrators. Authorities noted that Tula has long been known for criminal groups involved in fuel theft. The attack may be linked to escalating tensions among rival gangs following the recent arrest of a cartel leader in the region.

Unidentified miscreants set fire to the July Memorial located at Sewta Manra intersection in Manikganj early Sunday night. According to police sources, a private car stopped near the memorial around 3 a.m., and two individuals poured petrol on two tires placed in front of the structure before setting them ablaze and fleeing the scene. The fire caused partial damage, leaving parts of the monument blackened. Police arrived shortly after the incident and began analyzing CCTV footage, which confirmed the act. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement’s former district secretary Nahid Monir condemned the attack, alleging involvement of political groups and demanding swift justice. Additional Superintendent of Police Md. Salauddin stated that efforts are underway to identify and arrest those responsible. Authorities are investigating the motive behind the attack and have pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice promptly.

A fire erupted early Monday morning at a jhut (garment waste) warehouse in the Konabari Ambag area of Gazipur city. The blaze started around 5:30 a.m. at a facility owned by Palash Mia in the Purbo Para neighborhood. Local residents initially attempted to control the flames but failed, prompting a call to the fire service. Four firefighting units responded and managed to bring the fire under control after about one and a half hours of effort. According to Mohammad Mamun, deputy director of Gazipur Fire Service, the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage have not yet been determined. Authorities have confirmed that no casualties occurred in the incident. An investigation is underway to identify the source of the fire and assess property losses.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has ordered that Shahriar Kabir, president of the advisory council of the Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, be shown arrested in a case related to crimes against humanity. The order was issued on Sunday, November 30, by a three-member panel led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumdar of Tribunal-1. The tribunal also directed that Kabir be produced before it on January 12. Kabir was previously detained by police on September 16 from his residence in Banani and was shown arrested in a separate case over the shooting death of domestic worker Liza Akter during the July movement. He was later shown arrested in another case involving the deaths of Rafiqul Islam and Arif in Jatrabari. The court had earlier granted multiple remands for interrogation in these cases. The latest tribunal order adds a new legal dimension to the ongoing proceedings against the veteran writer and activist.

A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of income tax records belonging to former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his wife, Afrin Taposh, following requests from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC alleged that Taposh abused his power during his tenure as mayor to amass assets worth over Tk 73 crore beyond known income sources and conducted suspicious transactions totaling more than Tk 539 crore and USD 517,527 across 27 bank accounts. Afrin Taposh is accused of acquiring Tk 6.4 crore in unexplained assets and making suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 70.89 crore and USD 395,963 through nine bank accounts. The court, presided over by Judge Sabbir Foyez, approved the ACC’s petitions to seize all relevant tax documents for both individuals to facilitate investigation under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act and the Money Laundering Prevention Act.

At least eleven people, including a child, were killed and around sixty others injured when two government-operated buses collided head-on in Kummangudi, Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, India, on Sunday evening, November 30. According to police reports cited by NDTV, the impact of the crash left the front sections of both buses completely mangled. Local residents and police rushed to the scene to rescue trapped passengers. One of the buses was traveling from Tiruppur to Karaikudi, while the other was en route from Karaikudi to Dindigul. Images and videos from the site showed severe wreckage and victims being lined up for identification. This tragic incident follows another deadly bus collision in Tamil Nadu just a week earlier that claimed six lives, raising concerns about road safety and the condition of public transport vehicles in the state.

A senior sports journalist of the Bangladeshi daily newspaper 'Bhorer Pata', Zahid Uddin Bhuiyan, 52, was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Khilgaon flyover in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon. According to police and family sources, his motorcycle lost control after being struck by an unidentified speeding car around 3:45 p.m. Family members rushed him first to Mugda Hospital and later to Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s One Stop Emergency Center, where he died around 4:45 p.m. while undergoing treatment. The deceased, originally from Chabitla village in Muradnagar, Cumilla, lived with his family in the Basabo area of Sabujbagh, Dhaka. Police confirmed that the body has been kept at the hospital morgue and that the local police station has been informed for further investigation into the incident.

The verdict in the high-profile case of Rayhan Uddin’s death under police custody at Sylhet’s Bandarbazar outpost will be delivered on January 7. Sylhet Metropolitan Sessions Judge Munshi Abdul Majid set the date after concluding final arguments on November 30. The case involves several police officers, including suspended SI Akbar Hossain Bhuiyan, accused of torturing Rayhan to death on October 10, 2020. Following the incident, Akbar and others were suspended or withdrawn from duty. Although Akbar was later arrested near the Sylhet border, he was released on bail and has since absconded. Other accused officers and a journalist remain fugitives. The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) submitted the charge sheet in May 2021, naming six accused. The trial began in September 2022, with testimonies from 63 of 69 witnesses recorded. After nearly four years of legal proceedings, Rayhan’s family and Sylhet residents await the long-anticipated judgment.

Police in Joypurhat’s Akkelpur upazila have arrested a woman accused of beating her four-and-a-half-year-old stepson, Naim, to death on Sunday morning in Gilakuri village. The child’s father, Jalil Sheikh, is currently on the run. According to local residents, Naim and his sister had been living with their stepmother, Jahanara Begum, after their biological mother’s death. Neighbors and relatives alleged that both children were frequently subjected to physical abuse. On the day of the incident, Jahanara allegedly beat Naim severely in the absence of his father, leaving him lifeless. Neighbors later discovered the boy’s body on the floor with bruises and head injuries. Police recovered the body and sent it to Joypurhat General Hospital for autopsy. Authorities confirmed Jahanara’s arrest and said legal action is underway, while efforts continue to locate the absconding father. The case has sparked outrage in the local community, with demands for justice for the murdered child.