A Dhaka court has ordered a fresh three-day remand for former army officer and ex-MP Masud Uddin Chowdhury in a murder case. The order was issued on Monday afternoon by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Monirul Islam after Chowdhury was discharged from Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment.

According to the case file, Detective Branch SI Kofil Uddin presented Chowdhury before the court in connection with the killing of Delwar Hossain during a student protest in Mirpur on 19 July 2024. The prosecution sought a seven-day remand, arguing that further interrogation was needed to obtain complete information. The defense opposed the request, citing Chowdhury’s health issues and previous eight days of remand without clear investigative results.

The court granted three days of remand after hearing both sides. Earlier, on 11 April, Chowdhury had been placed on a four-day remand but was hospitalized the next day due to illness. He was arrested on 23 March from Baridhara in Dhaka in connection with the same case.

Authorities have been urged to prevent Dr. Kamda Prasad Saha, accused of issuing a false forensic report in the Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder case, from leaving Bangladesh. The report alleges that Saha, now serving as treasurer at Khulna Medical University, is seeking a no-objection certificate to travel to several SAARC countries, with suspicions that he intends to flee to the United States and seek political asylum. Tonu’s father and mother both accused him of falsifying the autopsy report and demanded his immediate arrest.

Saha was the head of the forensic department at Comilla Medical College when Tonu was murdered. Despite visible injury marks, his first postmortem report failed to identify a cause of death, and the second report implied consensual sexual activity, sparking public outrage. Local residents and students have called for his travel clearance to be suspended and for him to be placed under surveillance.

The renewed attention follows recent progress in the murder investigation, including the remand and imprisonment of a retired army officer and DNA testing orders for three suspects.

A Jubo Dal activist named Md Nasir Talukdar, also known as Madhu Nasir, was shot dead on Sunday night in Shamsherpara under Ward 6 of Kodalpur Union, Raozan upazila of Chattogram. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. when armed assailants opened fire on him and fled. Locals rescued Nasir and took him first to Raozan Upazila Health Complex and later to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where he died around 11:30 p.m.

According to locals, Nasir sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his abdomen and thigh, and several bullet shells were recovered from the scene. The killing took place just 46 hours after another BNP supporter, Kawsar-uz-Zaman Babul, was shot dead in the same upazila. District Jubo Dal vice president Saber Sultan Kajol condemned the killing, alleging that such incidents were intended to tarnish the image of their leader, MP Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury.

Raozan Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sajedul Islam said Nasir was an accused in six cases, including one for murder. Police have collected evidence from the scene and launched an operation to arrest those involved.

A local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was seriously injured after being attacked by unidentified assailants in Magdhara Union of Sandwip on Sunday night. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. near the eastern side of Pelishar Bazar in Ward No. 5. The victim, Sajib Ahmed, who serves as the ward secretary of Jamaat, was returning home from work when a group of attackers assaulted him with sharp weapons, leaving him critically wounded. Locals rescued him and took him to Sandwip Upazila Health Complex, where doctors reported multiple deep head injuries and a critical condition due to heavy blood loss.

Sajib claimed he had been receiving threats for his organizational and promotional activities for Jamaat and identified two attackers named Akbar and Alvi, reportedly linked to Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal. Alvi denied involvement, saying he was elsewhere during the attack. Magdhara Union Jubo Dal convener Kamrul Islam condemned the violence and demanded a fair investigation. Chattogram North Jamaat Ameer Alauddin Sikdar strongly denounced the attack and called for the arrest of the perpetrators. Sandwip police confirmed receiving reports of the incident and said legal action would follow upon receiving a formal complaint.

Two college students were killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a private car on the 300 Feet Road, also known as the July 36 Expressway, in Rupganj on Sunday afternoon. The accident occurred around 1 p.m. near the Jolsiri intersection. The victims were identified as Rifat, aged 21, and Sakib, aged 19, both from Bancharampur in Brahmanbaria and students of a local college.

According to Kanchan Highway Police Camp officer-in-charge Sohel Rana, the private car was turning at the intersection when a high-speed motorcycle coming from Kanchan toward Kuril hit it. The riders were thrown off the bike, and the driver became trapped with the car. They were taken to Kurmitola General Hospital and later to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared them dead. Police said the motorcycle was traveling at very high speed.

Both the car and the motorcycle have been seized. The car driver fled the scene after the crash, while the driver and another passenger in the car sustained injuries. The bodies have been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.

A construction accident in the BISIC industrial area of Maria, Kishoreganj Sadar upazila, left one worker dead and four others seriously injured on Sunday evening. The incident occurred when a section of an under-construction gate collapsed during concrete casting at the entrance of the industrial zone. The deceased was identified as Rasel, 26, son of Manik Mia from Sholpo Maria village in Maria Union. The injured workers were taken to Kishoreganj 250-bed General Hospital for treatment.

According to local and eyewitness accounts, a loud noise was heard as part of the main gate structure suddenly gave way, trapping Rasel and several others under the debris. Fire service personnel later rescued the victims from the collapsed structure. The identities of the injured workers were not immediately confirmed.

Authorities have not yet provided details on the cause of the collapse or whether safety measures were in place at the construction site.

A mobile court in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, fined a company one lakh taka for illegally hoarding edible oil with the intent to create an artificial market crisis. The operation took place on Sunday afternoon at a warehouse named Abdullah Food Products in the Jalakuri area.

According to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Abdullah Food Products had been storing edible oil illegally for a long time and labeling it under various brands for sale. During the raid, officials found about 5,000 liters of edible oil bottled in containers of different sizes. The mobile court imposed the fine after confirming the illegal stockpiling.

The RAB-11 team conducted the operation as part of its ongoing drive against illegal hoarding and the production of adulterated food products in the region.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted a special operation in the Palongkhali border area of Ukhiya upazila in Cox’s Bazar, recovering 282 rounds of rifle and machine gun ammunition along with a local machete. The operation was carried out on Saturday by a special patrol team from the Palongkhali Border Outpost under the 64 BGB Battalion. According to BGB officials, the armed suspects fled the scene after sensing the presence of the patrol team, leaving behind the ammunition and weapon.

Lieutenant Colonel Md. Zahirul Islam, commanding officer of the 64 BGB Battalion, confirmed the recovery on Sunday night. He stated that despite efforts, no suspects were immediately detained. Intelligence surveillance has been intensified to identify and apprehend those who escaped. BGB reiterated its firm stance against illegal arms, drugs, and smuggling activities along the border and announced that similar operations will continue in the future.

Police in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, arrested a local BNP leader named Salauddin, aged 55, on Sunday following allegations of extortion and vandalism. Salauddin, who serves as the general secretary of Ward No. 1 BNP, was detained after police verified the complaint and later sent to court, according to Siddhirganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Emdadul Haque.

The arrest followed a written complaint filed on Friday by fruit seller Md. Azizul Haque, who alleged that Salauddin and several others assaulted him for failing to pay extortion money during his illness. The group allegedly damaged his shop and destroyed fruits worth about 80,000 taka. Azizul Haque also claimed that the accused threatened to kill him and his son, leaving him in fear.

Police stated that preliminary investigation confirmed the validity of the complaint, leading to Salauddin’s arrest and court appearance.

A Dhaka court has sentenced Sayed Ahmed to death for killing his wife Rehana Begum over dowry demands in Kamrangirchar about fifteen years ago. The verdict was delivered on Sunday, April 26, 2026, by Judge Munshi Md. Moshiar Rahman of Dhaka’s Fourth Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal. Along with the death penalty, the court imposed a fine of two lakh taka and ordered that the amount be realized by selling Sayed’s movable and immovable property to be given to the victim’s son.

According to the case details, Sayed married Rehana on June 25, 2010, and soon began pressuring her for dowry and property transfer. On September 29, 2012, Rehana’s mother found her daughter dead at home with red marks on her face. Despite initial police refusal to register a case, she later filed one with the tribunal. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) later investigated and charged Sayed, while his brother Shafi Ahmed was cleared of involvement.

The tribunal heard testimony from eleven witnesses before delivering the judgment, concluding a prolonged legal process that began in 2012.

A newly married couple, Mahfuz (20) and Monika Begum (18), died by suicide after consuming poison in Mirzapur village of Rafinagar Union, Dirai upazila, Sunamganj. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. on Sunday, five months after their marriage. Mahfuz’s father, Azizur Rahman, discovered the couple unconscious in the kitchen after returning from work and took them to the local health complex, where Monika was declared dead. Mahfuz was later transferred to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, where he also died while undergoing treatment.

According to local sources, Mahfuz worked in the garment sector and had married Monika out of love, with both families later accepting the union. Dirai Police Station Officer-in-Charge Enamul Haque Chowdhury confirmed the incident and said the cause of the poisoning remains unknown. Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the motive behind the suicide.

Police stated that the actual reason for the couple’s decision will be confirmed after the investigation concludes.

The Bangladesh Coast Guard detained six alleged smugglers along with 550 sacks of cement intended for smuggling into Myanmar. The operation was conducted on Saturday near Noachiri, off the coast of Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar, by the Coast Guard’s Matarbari station. Two boats used in the smuggling attempt were also seized during the operation.

According to Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Suman Al Mukit, the raid was carried out based on a tip-off. The cement, valued at approximately 275,000 taka, was being transferred illegally from a cargo boat to a fishing boat when intercepted. The seized goods, boats, and detained individuals are currently under legal processing.

Lieutenant Commander Mukit stated that such anti-smuggling operations will continue in the future to curb illegal trade along the coastal areas.

A 35-year-old man named Suman died after being struck by lightning in Gabtali upazila of Bogura on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred in Muchikhali village under Sonarai Union when Suman went to bring his goats from a nearby field amid stormy weather. Shortly after he reached the field, a loud thunderbolt struck, leaving him severely burned and dead on the spot.

Police confirmed the incident, stating that a team visited the scene soon after receiving the report. Gabtali Police Station’s investigation officer Md. Abu Musa said the body was handed over to the family after a preliminary examination. The victim was identified as the son of Md. Abdul Karim of the same village.

The report highlights the tragic consequences of venturing outdoors during thunderstorms, which remain a recurring hazard in rural areas during the rainy season.

A farmer named Abdul Hamid, aged 48, died after being struck by lightning in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj on Sunday. He was the son of the late Abdul Gafur from Betrasin village under Madhainagar Union. According to local sources, Hamid went to harvest Boro paddy in the eastern field of the village in the morning. Around 4:30 p.m., dark clouds gathered and rain with thunder began. A lightning bolt struck him directly, killing him on the spot.

Local union parishad member Abdul Jalil confirmed the incident, stating that the death occurred while Hamid was working in the field. The sudden death has cast a shadow of grief over the area. Residents have emphasized the need to raise awareness among farmers about avoiding fieldwork during thunderstorms to ensure their safety.

The incident highlights the recurring risk faced by agricultural workers during the storm season and the importance of community-level safety awareness.

Customs officer Bullet Bairagi was found dead near Kotbari area on the Dhaka–Chittagong highway in Comilla after returning from basic training in Chittagong. He had last spoken to his family around 1:25 a.m. while passing Tomchom Bridge, after which contact was lost. Police recovered his body the following morning and filed a case at Sadar Dakshin Police Station. Multiple police teams are now investigating the circumstances of his death.

His wife, Urmi Hira, broke down in tears upon receiving the news, expressing deep grief. The body was later taken to his ancestral home in Tungipara, Gopalganj, for cremation after colleagues at his workplace paid their final respects. The atmosphere at the customs office was described as heavy with sorrow.

The victim’s mother, Nilima Bairagi, alleged that her son’s death was not an accident but a murder, demanding exemplary punishment for those responsible. Customs Commissioner Abdul Mannan Sardar assured full cooperation with the investigation, while Additional Superintendent of Police Istiak Hasan Amin confirmed that several teams are working to uncover the mystery behind the death.