Two people, including a Jubo Dal leader, were shot inside the BNP office under Labanchora Police Station in Khulna on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The incident occurred around 1:45 p.m. at the office near Putimari Bazar. The injured were identified as Masum Billah, 35, president of the Putimari Bazar Committee and a Jubo Dal member, and Zahid, 35. Locals rescued them and admitted them to Khulna Medical College Hospital, where they are receiving treatment in surgery wards 11 and 12.

According to local sources, Masum Billah and Zahid were sitting inside the BNP office when Parvez, 34, reportedly known as an accused in several cases from different police stations, entered and opened fire following an argument stemming from previous enmity. Masum was shot in the left thigh, and Zahid in the right arm. The incident caused tension in the area.

Labanchora Police Station Officer-in-Charge Syed Mosharraf Hossain said preliminary information suggests Parvez fired the shots due to prior hostility. Police have visited the scene and launched an operation to arrest the suspect.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md. Anisul Huq has directed the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed to submit the investigation report on the murder of seven-year-old Ramisa within seven days. The instruction was issued on Tuesday following the brutal killing of the child in the Pallabi area of Dhaka. The ministry’s public relations officer, Dr. Rezaul Karim, confirmed the directive.

According to Dr. Karim, the minister also emphasized the need to complete the judicial process of the case as quickly as possible. The order reflects the government’s intent to ensure swift justice in this high-profile case, which has drawn public concern due to the nature of the crime.

The incident occurred last Tuesday when Ramisa was reportedly raped and murdered in Pallabi. The minister’s directive aims to expedite both the investigation and trial to bring those responsible to justice without delay.

Bangladesh’s Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced that investigators will submit a charge sheet in the murder case of second-grade student Ramisa as quickly as possible. He made the statement during a briefing at the Secretariat on Thursday afternoon, addressing Ramisa’s case and other recent issues. The minister said the law ministry will handle the remaining judicial process and expressed hope for exemplary punishment within a short time.

Ahmed added that several professional criminals and long-time fugitives have already been arrested. The government has compiled a list of high-profile murder cases, including those of Ramisa, Asiya, Tonu, and the Bogura rape and Gazipur five-murder incidents, to ensure speedy trials. He also mentioned ongoing efforts to improve law and order nationwide and plans to reform the police force.

Regarding regional matters, the minister described the citizenship issue in West Bengal as India’s internal affair and said the Border Guard Bangladesh remains alert against illegal crossings. He also confirmed that the government has formally requested India to return Sheikh Hasina through diplomatic channels.

A clash between two groups of students at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Dinajpur left three people, including a teacher, injured on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. near the Shaheed Abrar Fahad and Nur Hossain halls after an argument between residents of the two dormitories escalated. Students from both halls gathered in front of the university’s TSC area, where the confrontation turned violent.

Following the clash, students from Nur Hossain Hall blocked the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in front of the university, causing heavy traffic congestion on both sides of the road. The situation disrupted vehicular movement for some time.

According to Professor Dr. S. M. Emdadul Hasan, Director of the Student Counseling and Guidance Department, the confrontation has been temporarily stopped, and discussions are underway with students to restore normal traffic flow.

Police in Chuadanga have arrested two individuals accused of filming and circulating a video of a minor girl being raped in a cornfield in the Kundipur Belemathpara area of Sadar upazila. The incident, which reportedly occurred about two months ago, has sparked widespread anger and unrest in the local community. The main accused remains at large.

According to local sources and police, three young men from Kundipur village allegedly took the girl to a cornfield at knifepoint. One of them, identified as Miraj, is accused of committing the rape, while another, Palash, filmed the act on his mobile phone, and a third, Jony, kept watch. The video later spread among locals, prompting outrage and a police investigation. Police arrested Palash and Jony on Wednesday evening, while Miraj remains on the run.

There are also local allegations that a villager named Abdul took a large sum of money under the pretext of suppressing the incident. Police said efforts to arrest the main suspect are ongoing.

Seven members of the forest robber group known as 'Chhoto Suman Bahini', including its leader, surrendered to the Coast Guard in the Nandabala canal area of the Sundarbans under Mongla upazila of Bagerhat. The surrender took place on the night of May 17, 2026, and was confirmed by Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan during a press briefing on May 21. The surrendered individuals were identified as Suman Hawlader, Robiul Mallik, Rafik Sheikh, Siddiq Hawlader, Golam Mallik, Ismail Khan, and Mahfuz Mallik.

According to the Coast Guard, three single-barrel guns, two pipe guns, 25 rounds of live cartridges, and three blank cartridges were seized from the group. The operation was part of ongoing security drives titled 'Operation Restore Peace in Sundarban' and 'Operation Mangrove Shield', aimed at ensuring safety in the forest region. Since February 12, 2026, these operations have recovered 26 firearms, various ammunition, and communication devices, while arresting 21 bandits and rescuing 20 fishermen and forest workers.

Coast Guard officials stated that intelligence and operational activities will continue until the Sundarbans are completely free of bandit groups.

A Dhaka University non-residential student transport bus named ‘Kinchit’ was involved in another accident in the Moghbazar area of the capital on Wednesday, May 20, around 3:30 p.m. Several students were injured when the bus hit the Moghbazar flyover, damaging the upper front portion. Witnesses reported that one or two injured students received primary treatment at a nearby pharmacy.

Eyewitness Helal Uddin Rafid shared details of the incident on social media, confirming that the accident occurred during the 3:20 p.m. trip. Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) transport secretary Asif Abdullah said the accident occurred despite having an experienced driver on the route, suggesting negligence. He added that the bus committee and the driver had been contacted, and a request was made to the BRTC authorities to instruct all drivers to be more cautious.

Earlier in mid-April, another Dhaka University student bus met with an accident near the BFDC area of Tejgaon, injuring five to six students. Following consecutive incidents, students have expressed concern and demanded stronger safety measures for the university’s transport system.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained eleven Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, while they were attempting to cross into India illegally through the Baghdanga border in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district. The arrests took place on Wednesday night, May 20, 2026, according to a press release issued by BGB later that evening.

The statement said that a patrol team from Baghdanga Border Outpost under the 58th Battalion of BGB conducted the operation around 8:30 p.m. Among those detained were five women, two men, and four children, all residents of different districts in Bangladesh. In a separate anti-narcotics operation in the Nimtala and Madhabkhali border areas, BGB recovered 81 bottles of Indian-made cough syrup without any suspects.

BGB confirmed that the detained individuals were later handed over to Maheshpur Police Station for further legal action.

The provost of Nawab Abdul Latif Hall at Rajshahi University has accused a university Chhatra Dal leader, Murad Hossain, of threatening him over the phone. The alleged threat occurred on Tuesday after the provost locked a room that had been occupied by two non-residential students without permission. Professor Md. Ataullah said the caller identified himself as Murad Hossain and demanded the room be reopened within half an hour, warning that the lock would be broken and adding a personal threat.

According to hall sources, the two students had moved into room 158 without authorization. When summoned by the provost, they left the hall and locked the room from outside. The hall authorities then added another lock, which was later removed to avoid tension. The issue has been raised in the provost council meeting and will be discussed further after the vice-chancellor returns from abroad.

Murad Hossain denied issuing any threats or placing students in the hall. The university’s Chhatra Dal president said a written complaint would prompt an internal investigation. A former pro-vice-chancellor noted that such incidents could disrupt the hall’s restored discipline.

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) in Jamalpur has uncovered the motive behind the murder of a young man named Alamin in Sherpur Sadar’s Natun Bagalgor area. The investigation revealed that Alamin was killed on May 13 in a premeditated attack driven by a romantic conflict, family dispute, and personal humiliation. Two suspects, Shuvo (19) and Samrat (20), both from Pathalia village in Jamalpur, have been arrested in connection with the case.

According to PBI officials, Alamin was lured to a secluded area by Shuvo, where Samrat was already waiting. They strangled him with a nylon rope and slit his throat before dumping the body in a Napier grass field. The headless, decomposed body was discovered on May 18 and later identified by Alamin’s father. PBI seized the motorcycle and rope used in the crime, and Shuvo has given a confessional statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

PBI Superintendent Pankaj Dutta stated that technology-assisted investigation enabled the case to be solved swiftly. The brutal killing has caused fear in the area and renewed concern over relationship-driven violence and social decay.

A Cox’s Bazar court has sentenced four people to death and nine others to life imprisonment for the 2024 murder of army officer Lieutenant Tanzim Sarwar Nirjon in Chakaria. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday by Mohammad Abul Monsur Siddique, Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fifth Court) of Cox’s Bazar. In a separate arms case linked to the same incident, 13 defendants were each sentenced to 17 years in prison. Five others were acquitted for lack of involvement.

According to the case details, Lieutenant Tanzim was fatally stabbed by an armed robbery gang on September 23, 2024, during a joint operation in Dulahazara union to prevent a robbery. Following the incident, two separate cases were filed—one for murder and robbery preparation, and another under the Arms Act. The charge sheet was submitted on January 19, 2025. Among the four sentenced to death, one convict, Morshed Alam, remains absconding.

Prosecution lawyers said the verdict followed extensive hearings and evidence review. The plaintiff’s counsel noted that the ruling marked a significant step toward justice.

The body of Bangladeshi fisherman Md. Ismail Haque, who went missing while fishing in the Purnobhaba River in Biral, Dinajpur, was returned from India after 19 days. Haque, aged 65, disappeared on April 30 while fishing near Chandamari Puranghat in Kamdevpur village. Despite extensive searches by locals and fire service divers, he could not be found. On May 3, Indian authorities recovered an unidentified body from the Yadabbati Batulpur River ghat under Gangarampur police station, which was later identified as Haque through photos shared on social media.

Following official procedures between Bangladesh and India, and with assistance from the Bangladesh Embassy in Kolkata, the body was repatriated through the Hili checkpoint on Wednesday. After receiving the body, the family held funeral prayers and buried him in the family graveyard. Haque’s eldest son, Haidar Ali, expressed relief after the long wait and thanked the authorities and embassy for their cooperation.

The repatriation marks the end of a cross-border process that involved coordination between local administrations and diplomatic channels.

A joint eviction drive by police and city corporation officials in Dhaka’s Mirpur Bauniyabandh area turned violent on Wednesday afternoon when local residents resisted the demolition of thousands of houses built on government land. Witnesses said the situation escalated quickly as residents, angered by the sudden operation, threw bricks at law enforcement officers, forcing police to retreat to avoid further clashes. Videos circulating on social media showed officers running for safety while being chased by crowds.

Authorities claimed the land had been illegally occupied for years and that residents had been repeatedly asked to vacate. However, locals alleged that no prior notice or rehabilitation plan was provided before the eviction began, leaving many low-income families, including rickshaw pullers and garment workers, at risk of homelessness. The incident sparked widespread debate online, with opinions divided between humanitarian concerns and the need to free public land.

Police sources confirmed that several officers were injured, though no details were released. Additional forces were deployed later in the day, and experts warned that such unplanned evictions without resettlement measures often lead to recurring social and humanitarian crises in Dhaka.

Two officials from the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection were allegedly confined and harassed for nearly two hours while conducting an inspection near the Chittagong University campus on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred at the university’s Gate No. 2 area, where the officials, accompanied by representatives from Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (ChakSU) and CU Cable Network (CUCAB), were jointly inspecting local shops.

Assistant Directors Md. Anisur Rahman and Mahmuda Akter led the operation, which fined two pharmacies and four hotels a total of about 40,000 taka for irregularities. Tension arose when shop owner Solaiman Chowdhury was fined 10,000 taka and engaged in an argument with the officials. Although he later paid the fine, he and several locals allegedly blocked the officials’ vehicle and confined the team, including ChakSU and CUCAB members.

University authorities later intervened to rescue the officials and restore order. Witnesses claimed police remained inactive despite prior notification, while officials said the operation followed proper procedures and accused others of politicizing the incident.

An explosion occurred in the furnace of a rolling mill factory in Fatullah, Narayanganj, on Wednesday noon, leaving four workers burned. The injured workers were identified as Mizan, 40, Suman, 33, Milon, 35, and Uzzal, 32. They were admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for treatment.

According to hospital sources, Mizan sustained burns on 3 percent of his body, Suman 2 percent, Milon 3 percent, and Uzzal 3 percent. Workers at the factory said the explosion happened while melting old, dirty iron in the furnace, causing sparks to hit the four workers. Colleagues rescued them and took them to the hospital.

Workers claimed that such accidents often occur during the melting of old iron, but since the fire does not spread outside the furnace, the fire service is usually not informed. The factory authorities did not provide any comment, and the officer-in-charge of Fatullah Model Police Station said he was unaware of the incident but would send police to investigate.