A local BNP leader named Nasirul Biswas, aged 50, was shot and injured in a dispute over sand trading in the Hardinge Bridge area of Veramara upazila, Kushtia. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when unidentified assailants attacked him while he was selling sand. He sustained a gunshot wound to his back and injuries to his leg from sharp weapons. Locals rescued him and admitted him to Kushtia General Hospital, where doctors later confirmed he was out of danger.

According to police and local sources, the attack involved seven assailants, six of whom were masked. Witnesses could not identify any of them. Veramara police suspect the shooting stemmed from a business conflict over sand trading. Local BNP leaders said Nasirul, the general secretary of Ward No. 4 BNP and a sand trader, managed the party’s sand business in the area.

Police are investigating the incident to identify and apprehend those involved in the attack.

A total of 250 cargo containers have gone missing from Chattogram Port despite being under customs lock due to smuggling and tax evasion suspicions. The Chattogram Custom House had restricted their release through the ASYCUDA World system, but the containers could not be located. Officials suspect a large syndicate exploited system weaknesses and breached port security to remove the containers. Over seven months, the customs authority sent five letters to the port authority seeking clarification, but no response was received.

According to customs sources, the containers were imported between 2021 and 2024 and were never cleared by importers. The issue surfaced after a company failed to locate two auctioned containers in 2025, prompting a wider investigation. Security analysts warned that the disappearance poses a serious national security threat, recalling past incidents of arms and drug smuggling through the same port. Customs officials emphasized that the port authority is responsible for container custody.

Port officials have not provided direct comments, though the port chairman recently acknowledged attempts by a syndicate to manipulate documents and digital systems. Experts said both customs and port authorities share responsibility for the security lapse.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sent three letters to the current president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) requesting documents related to alleged irregularities, corruption, and money laundering involving former minister and ex-BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papon. The letters, signed by ACC Deputy Director Md. Saiduzzaman and sent on July 1, were confirmed by the commission’s public relations deputy director Md. Akhtarul Islam.

According to the ACC, the allegations include embezzlement of funds from the cricket board and government institutions, accumulation of undeclared wealth in Bangladesh and abroad by Papon and his family, and money laundering through hundi with the help of Beximco Pharmaceuticals officials. The requested documents cover a wide range of records, including consultancy contracts for the Purbachal stadium project, procurement orders, audit reports from 2012–13 to 2025–26, and details of BPL ticket sales and expenditures.

The ACC has asked the BCB to submit all requested information to its headquarters within five working days. Papon previously served as a member of parliament for Kishoreganj-6 and as managing director of Beximco Pharmaceuticals.

A college student was found with severe throat injuries inside the bathroom of an Ena Paribahan counter in Khulna’s Daulatpur area on Sunday evening, July 5, 2026. The injured, identified as Imon, 20, from Senhati in Dighalia upazila and a first-year honors student at BL College, was taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital in critical condition. The incident occurred after other staff members left for evening prayers, leaving him alone at the counter.

Family members said Imon had joined the job at the counter on the same day. When coworkers returned, they could not find him and later discovered him injured inside the bathroom. Ena Paribahan officials alleged that money was stolen from the counter’s cashbox during the incident. Police said they are investigating whether it was a robbery, planned attack, or suicide attempt.

Hospital sources confirmed that Imon received emergency treatment and was admitted to the surgery ward, where doctors are closely monitoring his condition. Police investigations are ongoing to determine the motive and circumstances behind the attack.

A man named Md. Belal Hossain, aged 32, was killed in a mob beating on Sunday morning in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. at the house of Haji Zaynab Company, where locals allegedly attacked him on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone. Police later took his body to the station after he was declared dead at the upazila health complex around 1 p.m.

According to police sources, Belal Hossain was a resident of Dholiya Para in Fatikchhari upazila and the son of Md. Babul. Hathazari Model Police Station’s officer-in-charge Md. Zahidur Rahman stated that Belal died from the mob beating and described him as a professional thief. The body was sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Police have detained one person for questioning in connection with the incident, and preparations are underway to file a case.

A man named Lovepreet Singh died after being set on fire by his brother-in-law in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, India. The incident occurred when Lovepreet went to his in-laws’ house on June 13 to bring back his wife, Sandeep Kaur, following a family dispute. According to reports, his brother-in-law, Sajan Singh, allegedly poured a flammable substance on him and set him ablaze. Gurjeet Kaur, Sajan’s sister-in-law, was severely burned while trying to save Lovepreet. Both victims later died while undergoing treatment.

Police have filed a case against Sajan Singh, who was also injured in the fire and is currently hospitalized. CCTV footage of the incident circulating on social media shows a man suddenly setting another person on fire, followed by chaotic scenes as the victims tried to escape the flames. The footage also shows a woman catching fire while attempting to help.

Authorities are investigating the case, and the video has drawn widespread attention online.

Police in Mymensingh recovered the beheaded body of a man named Rajib Ahmed, also known as Rubel, from a rented house in the city on Sunday afternoon. Two individuals, identified as Md. Roni Mia and Sajal, were detained in connection with the incident. According to police and family sources, Rubel, aged 40, was the son of the late Abdul Hamid and had been living as a tenant in the house of Parul Akter for about a month. Unknown assailants reportedly entered his room, beat him with bamboo sticks, and then slit his throat before fleeing.

Neighbors rushed to the scene after hearing screams and took Rubel to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Police recovered the body and found a liquor bottle near his head. Authorities said Rubel had several drug-related cases against him. Locals described him as a known drug user, though the motive behind the killing—whether drug-related or personal—remains unclear.

Police collected evidence from the scene and stated that an investigation is underway to uncover the cause of the murder.

Engineer Ashikuzzaman Tamim, who sustained severe burns in a fishing trawler fire on the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram, has died while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. His death, which occurred late Saturday night, raised the total number of fatalities from the incident to three. Tamim, a resident of Sandwip upazila in Chattogram, was buried at his village home on Sunday afternoon.

Earlier, on June 30, two other crew members—engine room greasers Md. Rubel, 32, and Shah Alam, 40—died while being taken to the same hospital in Dhaka. The fire broke out on June 30 at noon when an explosion occurred in the engine room of the anchored trawler named FV Desh at the Sadarghat area of the Karnaphuli River. According to the trawler’s captain, Zubair Mahmud, the explosion caused the fire to spread rapidly, leading to casualties.

Three other sailors from another trawler, FV Disney, who were also burned in the incident, have since recovered and been discharged from Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

A woman was allegedly killed by her drug-addicted younger brother in Raipur village under Jagatpur Union of Titas upazila in Comilla on Saturday night. Police recovered the body and sent it to Comilla Medical College Hospital morgue for investigation. The accused, identified as Md. Sanaullah, 28, reportedly assaulted his elder sister, Razia Akter, 35, during a dispute over money for drugs. Locals detained him and tied him to a tree before informing the police.

Upon receiving the report, the Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Tania Akter Lubna, along with Titas police, visited the scene and recovered drug-related equipment. A mobile court sentenced Sanaullah to ten days of imprisonment for drug use and handed him over to the police. According to officials, the victim’s father stated that Sanaullah had long been addicted to drugs and often assaulted family members.

Police have launched an investigation into the death to determine the exact cause and circumstances surrounding the incident.

Police in Barishal have arrested two individuals, including Mostafizur Rahman Litu, accused of assaulting Abdul Aziz Hawlader, Managing Director of Agrani Housing, and coercing him to sign two checks and several stamps. The incident occurred on June 27 at Aziz’s office on Sadar Road and became public after CCTV footage went viral on social media. Following a court case, police detained Litu and his associate Abul Kalam Azad, while efforts to arrest others continue.

According to sources, Litu was formerly a director of Agrani Housing and had previously settled his dues two years ago. However, after the BNP came to power, he allegedly renewed demands for money from Aziz. The Barishal district and city units of Jubo Dal later held a press conference denying that Litu is affiliated with their organization, stating he holds no position in any committee.

Litu claimed the dispute stemmed from unpaid business transactions and alleged that Aziz’s staff assaulted him before the confrontation. The court has ordered police to investigate and submit a report on the case.

Bangladesh recorded 472 road accidents in June 2026, resulting in 438 deaths and 561 injuries, according to a report released by the Road Safety Foundation on Sunday. Among the deceased were 44 women and 56 children. The report noted that 145 motorcycle crashes caused 134 deaths, accounting for 30.59 percent of total fatalities. Additionally, 91 pedestrians and 57 drivers or assistants were killed. The foundation also reported nine waterway accidents causing seven deaths and 21 rail accidents that killed 18 people.

The analysis showed that 32 percent of accidents occurred on national highways, 41.10 percent on regional roads, and 12.07 percent in urban areas. Most incidents involved loss of control (43.64 percent) or head-on collisions (23.09 percent). Dhaka Division recorded the highest number of accidents—116 crashes with 118 deaths—while Mymensingh Division had the fewest. The report identified faulty vehicles, reckless driving, poor road conditions, and weak traffic management as major causes.

The foundation emphasized that unregulated working hours, lack of driver training, and disregard for traffic laws continue to exacerbate the country’s road safety crisis.

Police in Khulna arrested a local Labour Party leader and his associate for alleged misconduct with officers at Sonadanga Model Police Station. The incident occurred when the two attempted to secure the release of two individuals detained in a drug case. Police stated that the arrested leader, identified as Mostafa Sheikh Dulal, secretary of the party’s Ward 18 unit, and his associate Shariful Islam were intoxicated at the time. Both were later admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital for treatment.

According to police, Dulal and his group arrived at the station around 12:45 a.m. and tried to meet the detainees. When officers refused, Dulal allegedly requested Sub-Inspector Nadim Mahmud to release them, but after being told the suspects would be sent to court, he and Shariful verbally abused the officers. Police then detained both men for disorderly conduct.

Following the arrest, the Khulna city Labour Party expelled Dulal from the organization. The city unit president said the decision followed party policy that no one involved in criminal activity would be spared.

At Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, 61 passengers of a Malaysia-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight failed to board after collecting their boarding passes. The incident occurred on Saturday night when flight BG-386 departed without 76 passengers. Immigration officials had earlier offloaded 10 passengers and stopped five others at the boarding gate due to visa discrepancies. Following the detection of fake visas, dozens of passengers disappeared from the airport.

Airport sources said the passengers were likely attempting to travel illegally under a scheme known locally as “body contract,” involving forged or mismatched travel documents. Intelligence officials suspect a network that may include airline and airport staff facilitated the process. Most of the passengers were reportedly seeking employment in Malaysia using tourist visas.

Authorities, including the airport’s executive director and intelligence agencies, are investigating the incident to identify those involved. Police’s Special Branch noted that some travelers were exploiting the potential reopening of Malaysia’s labor market to enter the country illegally.

The Islamic Foundation has urged the public to remain cautious about fake recruitment advertisements circulating on social media under its name. In a press release signed by Public Relations Officer Billal Bin Kashem on Sunday, the foundation clarified that a notice titled 'Teacher Recruitment 2026 under Mosque-Based Child and Mass Education Program for Moral and Religious Development' is entirely false and baseless.

According to the statement, the Islamic Foundation has no connection with the circulated advertisement. It emphasized that all official recruitment notices are published only through the foundation’s official website and national newspapers. The organization warned that a group of fraudsters is using the fake notice to deceive people with false promises of employment and urged everyone not to engage in any financial transactions with such groups.

The foundation’s advisory aims to protect the public from financial scams and misinformation spread through social media platforms.

An HSC examinee named Prantik Goswami Rangan, aged 17, died in a motorcycle accident in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur on Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. at Shahpara Mor area on the Paglapir road when the motorcycle he was riding lost control and hit a roadside tree. Prantik was the only son of Pradip Chandra Goswami from Ramanagarpra village and a student of Dhantala Reaz Uddin School and College.

According to local residents and family sources, he was heading to Paglapir market for personal work when the accident took place. The Officer-in-Charge of Gangachara Model Police Station, Abdus Sabur, confirmed the incident and said that an unnatural death case has been filed in connection with the accident.

Police have initiated standard legal procedures following the filing of the case, and no further details were provided in the report.