Five police officers, including the officer-in-charge of Laxmikunda River Outpost, were shot and injured when unidentified assailants attacked a police patrol on the Padma River in Haripur area of Kushtia district. The incident occurred between 1:10 a.m. and 1:50 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, while the team was conducting a routine patrol.

According to reports, the attackers opened fire suddenly, leading to an exchange of gunfire between the two sides. The injured officers were immediately rescued and taken to Pabna General Hospital, and one critically wounded officer was later referred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. All five injured officers are currently under treatment.

Pabna Additional Superintendent of Police Md. Moshior Rahman stated that additional forces have been deployed in the area and operations are ongoing to identify and arrest those involved.

An eight-year-old madrasa student named Faizul Karim Musha was allegedly subjected to severe physical abuse by his teacher, Md. Sowaib Hossain, at Al Karim Hifzul Quran Nurani Madrasa in Durgapur village of Bakerganj upazila, Barishal. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Monday, and the accused teacher went into hiding immediately afterward.

The victim’s mother, Mukta Begum, said she found her son with blood clots on various parts of his body when she visited the madrasa the next morning. She took him to the upazila health complex for treatment and filed a written complaint with Bakerganj police against the teacher and the madrasa’s director, Md. Anwar Hossain. The accused teacher could not be reached for comment, and he disconnected a call upon learning it was from a journalist.

Madrasa director Anwar Hossain expressed regret over the incident but denied allegations of regular abuse at the institution. The Bakerganj upazila education officer stated that corporal punishment is not permitted and that action would be taken following an investigation if a written complaint is received.

A businessman named Zahidul Islam, aged 50, was allegedly beaten to death in Debidwar municipality of Cumilla on Tuesday night over a dispute involving unpaid dues. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. near the Viral Bus Station area. Zahidul, originally from Dhamghar village in Muradnagar upazila, had been living in the Mohona residential area of Debidwar and was engaged in land trading.

According to the victim’s family, a group of young men, including individuals named Mobarak and Shahin from Bolibari village, called Zahidul out of his home under the pretext of settling a land-related payment. He was later taken to the Viral Bus Station area, where he was severely beaten. Locals rescued him and took him to Debidwar Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.

Debidwar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Moniruzzaman stated that the body would be sent to Cumilla Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy as part of the ongoing investigation.

A leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, identified as Ashraful Islam, lost his ankle during a violent clash with Chhatra Dal at Chittagong Government City College on Tuesday afternoon. The incident followed escalating tension between the two student groups over graffiti related to the 'July Movement'. The injured student, who is the president of Shibir’s Agrabad Saraipara ward unit, underwent surgery at a private hospital.

According to local sources and college authorities, the conflict began when members of Chhatra Dal allegedly altered a wall graffiti that read “student politics and Chhatra League-free campus” by replacing the word “student” with “Gupta.” The situation turned violent around noon, leading to an hour-long chase and counter-chase before police and college officials intervened. However, further clashes erupted later during a Shibir protest.

Police said both groups were students, so they avoided taking a hardline approach but would act upon formal complaints. College authorities confirmed that the situation was under control, though several people from both sides were injured.

Armed robbers wearing police uniforms carried out three separate home robberies in Baraitali Union of Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night. According to victims, the gang held family members at gunpoint and looted cash, gold ornaments, mobile phones, and other valuables. The incidents occurred between 3:15 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. in the Chowkidar Kata and Sikdar Para areas.

In Sikdar Para, resident Jahanara Begum said a group of armed men in police uniforms entered her house around 3:30 a.m., claiming to search for drugs. They forced her to open a cupboard and took 250,000 taka in cash and about two bhori of gold worth roughly 500,000 taka. The robbers then took her to a neighbor’s house, where they also looted 20,000 taka. Earlier that night, the same group reportedly robbed the home of Mohammad Nurul Absar in Chowkidar Kata, taking cash, mobile phones, and valuables.

Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Monir Hossain said he was unaware of the incidents and that no formal complaint had been filed.

At Chattogram Government City College, violent clashes broke out between members of the student groups Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir on Tuesday following a dispute over graffiti related to the 'July Movement'. Witnesses reported seeing several individuals armed with sharp weapons such as machetes and cleavers running toward a Shibir procession. At least 20 people from both sides were reported injured, and one Shibir activist allegedly suffered a severe leg injury. Police and college authorities intervened to restore order, but renewed clashes occurred during a subsequent Shibir protest.

Video footage circulating online showed masked or helmeted youths wielding weapons and moving rapidly across the campus. However, the administration stated that it could not confirm the attackers’ organizational affiliations from the footage. Local sources said the violence intensified after the graffiti, originally reading “student politics and Chhatra League-free campus,” was altered by Chhatra Dal activists to include the word “Gupta.” The incident spread fear among general students as armed groups appeared across campus.

Police said efforts are underway to identify those involved in the attack.

Two young motorcyclists, Arif Hossain (17) and Sohan Ahmed (18), were killed in a road accident on Tuesday evening in Jhenaidah. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at the Panchmail area on the Jhenaidah-Magura highway when their motorcycle was struck by a Mahindra three-wheeler and thrown under a moving truck. Both victims died on the spot after being crushed under the truck’s wheels.

Police confirmed the accident and said the victims were returning to Bijoypur village from Jhenaidah town when the collision took place. The officer-in-charge of Jhenaidah Arappur Highway Police, Mrityunjoy Biswas, stated that efforts are underway to identify and detain the truck using information technology. The bodies have been sent to Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Authorities are continuing their investigation to locate the truck and determine the full circumstances of the crash.

An unexploded mortar shell believed to be from Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War was recovered near the gymnasium area of Rajshahi University on Tuesday morning, April 21, 2026. Workers discovered the metallic object during renovation work around 10 a.m. and immediately informed university authorities. The bomb disposal unit of the law enforcement agency later arrived, cordoned off the area, and safely transported the shell to an open field near the university’s mass grave site, where it was neutralized through a controlled explosion.

According to university officials and eyewitnesses, the shell surfaced when workers struck it with a spade while digging. The university’s proctor, Professor Mahbubur Rahman, confirmed the incident and stated that similar old mortar shells had been found in previous excavation or renovation works on campus. Additional Police Commissioner of Rajshahi Motihar Zone, Muhibul Islam, said the operation was conducted with utmost caution to ensure public safety.

Authorities have declared the area safe, and normal activities at the university have resumed following the disposal operation.

A 14-year-old boy named Shah Alam died after falling from the rooftop of a five-story building in the Kajla area of Jatrabari, Dhaka, on Tuesday afternoon. Neighbors, including a man named Kamruzzaman, rescued him and took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead at 7:10 p.m. The hospital police outpost confirmed that the body has been kept in the morgue and the local police station has been informed.

According to Kamruzzaman, he and others heard a loud noise and initially thought something had fallen from the building. Upon checking, they found Shah Alam lying on the ground and struggling. They immediately took him to the hospital for treatment. The boy’s family lived on the second floor of the same building, and he reportedly worked at a garment factory. However, the exact cause of his fall remains unknown.

Police are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident to determine whether it was accidental or involved other factors.

Five people, including the prime suspect, have been arrested in connection with an armed attack on Dr. Ahmad Hossain, deputy director of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) carried out the arrests following the incident, which occurred on Monday afternoon when the doctor was returning home. According to RAB, the attack was planned over a tender dispute involving hospital contracts, and hired assailants were paid twenty thousand taka to carry out the assault.

At a press briefing at RAB’s media center in Karwan Bazar, RAB’s Legal and Media Wing Director Wing Commander M Z M Intekhab Chowdhury detailed the investigation. The suspects—Shariful Alam alias Karim, Aminul Islam alias Kalu, Sajjad alias Bodi, Salauddin, and Arifuzzaman—were detained from different parts of Dhaka. Preliminary findings indicate a long-standing conflict between two groups, “Rubel’s EME Traders” and “Monayem Group,” over hospital tenders. Rubel, currently in Malaysia, is alleged to have masterminded the attack and instructed local associates to execute it.

RAB stated that operations are continuing to arrest the remaining suspects and reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring public safety and upholding the rule of law.

In Nilphamari’s Domar upazila, a father handed his drug-addicted son over to police on Tuesday, April 21. The incident occurred in Paschim Chiknamati Dolapara village under Sadar Union, where Nazrul Islam surrendered his son Wahid to law enforcement after repeated violent behavior at home. Family members said Wahid had been using drugs for a long time and often assaulted relatives and damaged household items when confronted.

Following a report to the authorities, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shayla Saeed Tanvi and a team from Domar Police Station went to the scene and detained Wahid. A mobile court later sentenced him to seven months of imprisonment without labor and fined him 100 taka. Drugs were recovered from his house during the operation.

According to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer, the punishment was imposed after Wahid admitted his guilt and the seized drugs were confirmed as evidence.

Three members of a robbery gang were killed in an internal dispute over the distribution of stolen goods in the hilly area of Shilkhali under Baharchhara Union of Teknaf upazila, Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred on Monday night, April 20, when the robbers attacked each other with sharp weapons. Police recovered one body from the scene, while two others died on the way to the hospital. All three deceased were confirmed by police as active members of a robbery and abduction group.

Local sources said that a man named Murshed had called the victims to the hills, and they were reportedly relatives. The deceased were identified as Robi Alam, 22, Mujib Ullah, 26, and Nurul Bashar alias Kalani, 25, all residents of North Shilkhali. Baharchhara Union Parishad Chairman Amjad Hossain Khokon visited the site and confirmed that one of the deceased had multiple criminal cases against him.

Police have sent the bodies to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy and confirmed that the deaths resulted from internal conflict within the gang.

A woman identified as Monika Akter Mitu was detained from the ladies’ common room of Dhaka Medical College and handed over to police after being discovered posing as a student. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the old building of the college, where she was seen wearing a white apron and moving around like a medical student. Other students became suspicious, questioned her, and upon checking her ID card, confirmed that she was not enrolled at the institution. The college administration then verified the matter and handed her over to Shahbagh Police Station.

According to the detained woman, she is the daughter of Momin Ali from Tongibari upazila in Munshiganj district and currently resides in Nawabganj. However, she did not explain why she had entered the college under false pretenses. Inspector Md Faruk, in charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost, confirmed that she had been handed over to Shahbagh police for further action.

The motive behind her impersonation remains unclear, and police are expected to investigate the matter further.

Former student leader and content creator A.M. Hasan Nasim has been granted bail in a cyber security ordinance case filed over allegations of spreading misleading information and attempting to blackmail the Chief Whip of the National Parliament. The bail order was issued on Tuesday, April 21, by Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam, confirmed by prosecution sub-inspector Moktar Hossain.

Nasim was arrested on April 17 from a rented apartment in the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area and was later sent to jail after the court rejected a police remand request. The case was filed on April 18 at Gulshan Police Station by Md. Nazrul Islam, who identified himself as a loyal supporter of the Chief Whip, alleging that a Facebook account had posted misleading content about the Chief Whip on April 11.

According to the case statement, the accused also sent screenshots via WhatsApp to the Chief Whip’s personal number in an attempt to gain unethical benefits. Following discussions with the Chief Whip, the complainant filed the case.

A mother in Pakundia upazila of Kishoreganj has been waiting anxiously for her missing son, who has not returned home for 12 days. The man, identified as Md. Aslam, son of the late Abul Hasim from Syedgaon Purbo Para village, went missing on April 10 after leaving home without informing anyone. His mother filed a general diary at Pakundia Police Station on Monday morning.

According to family sources, Aslam, who has been mentally ill for several years, had shown some improvement after treatment and usually stayed at home. He was known to be quiet and calm, often walking around the neighborhood before returning home. On the day he disappeared, he was wearing jeans, a coffee-colored shirt, and a blue T-shirt. He is described as having a brown complexion and about 5 feet 3 inches tall.

The family has requested anyone with information about Aslam’s whereabouts to contact them at the provided phone number.