A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr. Atiur Rahman and 24 others in a case involving the alleged embezzlement of about Tk 531 crore under the name of Anontex Group. The warrants were issued by Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md. Sabbir Foyez following confirmation from Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) public prosecutor Mohammad Tarikul Islam. The court also set March 4 for submission of the report on the execution of the warrants.

According to the ACC, the accused conspired to defraud Janata Bank PLC by creating false records and misappropriating Tk 531.44 crore, which with interest amounts to approximately Tk 1,130.19 crore. The case was filed on February 22 of the previous year by ACC Deputy Director Md. Nazmul Hossain at the commission’s Dhaka Integrated District Office. The charge sheet against 26 individuals, including Dr. Abul Barkat, was submitted on October 20, and the court took cognizance on January 15.

Dr. Abul Barkat, the only accused currently in custody, was produced before the court, which rejected his bail plea and ordered his return to prison.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 in Dhaka on Tuesday began hearing a case over the killing of 28 people in Rampura during the anti-discrimination student movement. Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam, in his opening statement, compared the violence to the atrocities of March 25, describing it as unprecedented and calling for justice. The hearing took place before a three-member bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mojumdar.

Former Border Guard Bangladesh officers Lt Col Redwanul Islam and Major Md Rafat-bin-Alam Mun were present at the tribunal, while former police officials ADC Md Rashedul Islam and OC Md Mashiur Rahman remain absconding. Witness Bishwajit Rajbanshi testified that his father, Gangacharan Rajbanshi, was shot dead by BGB personnel during the Rampura crackdown.

The tribunal scheduled February 26 for cross-examination following the initial testimony. The case marks a significant step in addressing alleged crimes against humanity committed during the suppression of the student movement.

A Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) member, Naib Subedar Abdul Motaleb of the Border Guard Bangladesh, was beaten to death on Monday afternoon in Jungle Salimpur, Sitakunda, about 12 kilometers from Chattogram city. Three others, including two RAB members and a source, were severely injured and admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Chattogram. The attack occurred when a 16-member RAB team launched an operation to arrest three wanted criminals, including a notorious figure named Yasin, during the opening of a political office.

According to RAB officials and eyewitnesses, four RAB members entered the office where around 150 people were present. After detaining two suspects, about 300 attackers surrounded and assaulted the officers with sticks and bricks. The attackers later abducted the injured officers to Nizampur, three kilometers away, where Motaleb was fatally beaten. Police later rescued the survivors. Authorities confirmed there were no gunshot wounds on the victims.

RAB-7 officials said the area has long been a haven for armed groups and that efforts are underway to identify those involved in the attack.

Police recovered the body of a fugitive top criminal from inside a sawmill in Morjal Union of Raipura upazila, Narsingdi, on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Opu Ahmed, 45, son of Habibur Rahman from Pahar Morjal area. Opu had escaped from Narsingdi jail during the July Movement incident and had been on the run since then, though locals said he continued to visit the area regularly.

According to local sources, unidentified assailants hacked him to death sometime late Monday night. On Tuesday morning, residents discovered the bloodied body inside the sawmill and identified it as Opu’s. Police from Raipura station arrived at the scene after being informed and recovered the body.

Sub-inspector Nazmul Islam of Raipura Police Station stated that a preliminary report had been prepared and that Opu was facing eight to nine cases, including charges related to weapons, drugs, and murder. The investigation is ongoing, and legal procedures are in progress.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 in Dhaka has postponed the verdict in the Chan Kharpul six-murder case to January 26, 2026. The case concerns the killing of Shahriar Khan Anas and five others during the July Revolution of 2024. The three-member tribunal, led by Chairman Golam Mortuza Mojumdar, delayed the ruling as the judgment was not yet ready. The verdict was initially scheduled after both prosecution and defense completed their arguments on December 24, 2025.

According to the prosecution, 26 witnesses and extensive documentary, audio, video, and forensic evidence were presented, including recordings and police communication data. Prosecutor Gazi Tamim stated that the evidence proved the charges beyond doubt and sought maximum punishment and confiscation of fugitives’ assets for victim compensation. Eight former police officials are accused, four of whom are in custody while the rest remain fugitives.

This will be the second verdict related to crimes against humanity committed during the July Revolution, following the tribunal’s first ruling in November 2025 against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch has arrested Evaly Chairman Shamima Nasrin and Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Rassel. The arrest took place just after midnight on Tuesday, January 20, in the Dhanmondi area of the capital. The information was confirmed by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman of the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division.

According to reports, more than two hundred arrest warrants have been issued against Shamima Nasrin and Mohammad Rassel in cases filed with Dhanmondi, Kafrul, and Savar police stations. Over one hundred of these warrants are from Dhanmondi Police Station alone. The arrests are linked to these pending cases.

Previously, both were arrested on September 16, 2021, from their Mohammadpur residence in connection with allegations of fraud and embezzlement. Shamima Nasrin was released on bail in April 2022, and Mohammad Rassel in December of the same year.

The trial of Border Guard Bangladesh officer Lieutenant Colonel Redwanul Islam and three others begins today at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 in Dhaka. The case concerns the killing of 28 people in the Rampura area during the July uprising. The three-member tribunal, chaired by Justice Golam Mortuza Mojumdar, will open proceedings with introductory statements. The other members of the panel are Justice Shafiul Alam Mahmud and retired district judge Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury.

On December 24, the tribunal rejected discharge petitions and formally framed charges against the four accused, setting January 20 for the trial’s start. Redwanul and former BGB officer Major Rafat Bin Alam are in custody, while former DMP ADC Rashedul Islam and former Rampura OC Mashiur Rahman remain absconding. Earlier hearings were delayed, and the prosecution submitted formal charges following investigations that identified the accused as participants in the Rampura killings.

The tribunal had previously ordered newspaper notices for the absconding defendants. The case stems from widespread violence during the July–August student and public protests, in which 28 people were killed and many injured in Rampura.

The parents of martyr Shahriar Khan Anas appeared at the International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday morning to hear the verdict in a case concerning crimes against humanity. The case involves the killing of six people in Dhaka’s Chankharpul area during the July Movement. They arrived at the tribunal at 10:50 a.m. to attend the session.

According to the report, Anas’s father, Shahriar Khan Palash, and mother, Sanjida Khan Deepti, had previously given testimony against eight accused individuals in the case. The tribunal is set to deliver its verdict on January 26. The case is one of several related to incidents of violence and killings during the July Movement.

The tribunal proceedings mark a significant step toward concluding the long-running case, which has drawn attention due to its connection with the July Movement killings in the capital.

A devastating fire broke out early Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Shafiullah Kata Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, destroying more than 300 makeshift shelters. The blaze began around 3 a.m. in a BRAC-run learning center at Block D-4 of Camp 16 and quickly spread to nearby sheds and huts. Thousands of Rohingya refugees have been left homeless, though no casualties were reported.

Multiple fire service units from Ukhia and Teknaf responded promptly and managed to bring the fire under control after about three hours. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and the extent of damage has yet to be fully assessed, according to Ukhia Fire Station Master Dollar Tripura. Law enforcement personnel from the 8 APBn coordinated rescue and security operations, relocating affected residents to safer areas and deploying additional police forces.

The report notes that fires have occurred previously in Rohingya camps, including incidents in December of the previous year that damaged a hospital and several shelters, highlighting ongoing vulnerability in the densely populated settlements.

Four accused, including former Shahbagh police inspector Arshad Hossain, were produced before International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday morning in connection with the July Revolution killings at Dhaka’s Chankharpul area. The case involves the murder of Shahriar Khan Anas and five others, allegedly through indiscriminate police firing. The three-member tribunal, led by Chairman Golam Mortuza Mojumdar, is set to deliver its verdict after eight months of formal proceedings.

According to the prosecution, the state presented testimony from 26 witnesses and extensive documentary, audio, video, and forensic evidence, including recorded conversations, wireless messages, and weapon issuance records. Prosecutor Gazi Tamim stated that the evidence conclusively proved the charges and sought maximum punishment, confiscation of fugitives’ properties, and compensation for victims’ families.

The case names eight police officials, four of whom are in custody while the others remain fugitives. This will be the second verdict related to crimes against humanity committed during the 2024 July Revolution, following the tribunal’s earlier ruling against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates.

A Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officer was killed and three others injured during an anti-crime operation in Sitakunda’s Salimpur area of Chattogram on Monday afternoon. The attack occurred when a 16-member RAB-7 team raided an office after receiving information that a suspect was hiding there. Armed assailants surrounded the team, seized the weapon of Naib Subedar Abdul Metaleb, shot him in the leg, and beat him severely. He died before reaching the hospital.

The same area had been the site of a major army operation on August 30, 2025, when a local arms factory was discovered and four suspects were detained. Locals say the region has long been plagued by conflicts over hill occupation, extortion, and illegal construction, with repeated attacks on law enforcement.

RAB-7 officials said the situation was not suitable for controlled fire during the ambush. Additional forces have now taken control of the area, and operations are underway to identify those involved.

The Bangladesh Army conducted a special operation early Monday in Udaypur area of Jhenaidah Sadar upazila, recovering looted tear gas and sound grenades. The raid was carried out by a patrol team of the East Bengal Regiment, which also detained Rubel Hossain, a local resident facing multiple criminal cases. The seized items included a multi-impact sound grenade, a cocktail, and a random-move tear gas grenade.

According to army sources, the recovered equipment matches those used by the Bangladesh Police and is believed to be part of the gear stolen or lost during the July protests of the previous year. Local residents said Rubel Hossain had been active in violent activities during that period and had previously been in law enforcement custody.

The army stated that the operation followed intelligence reports about attempts by criminal groups to create unrest in the area ahead of the national election. The recovered weapons have been handed over to Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station, whose officer-in-charge confirmed receipt of the evidence.

Police have arrested Abul Kashem, a 50-year-old BNP leader, in connection with a case alleging an attempt to occupy government land in Hatiya, an island upazila of Noakhali. The arrest was made in Dhaka earlier on Monday, January 19, and confirmed later that night by Hatiya Police Station Officer-in-Charge Saiful Alam. Kashem, also known as Kashem Dubai, is the son of Nur Ahmed from Ward 3 of Hatiya Municipality and a former organizational secretary of the local BNP unit.

According to the case statement, a group had been trying for a long time to illegally occupy government khas land near the Goltola tourism center in Burirchar Union’s Rahmat Bazar area. On January 8, land officials visited the site after receiving complaints that the accused were showing fake documents to sell land to landless people. The group allegedly demanded Tk 2 crore in extortion and threatened violence if the demand was not met.

Local administration and police later conducted an operation to control the situation, detaining two people while others fled. Police said Kashem faces charges of obstruction of government work, extortion, fraud, and attempted land grabbing.

A Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officer, Deputy Assistant Director Abdul Motaleb, was killed in a gun attack by armed assailants in the remote hilly area of Jungle Salimpur in Sitakunda, Chattogram. Three others, including a RAB source, were seriously injured and admitted to the Combined Military Hospital. According to allegations, the attack was led by followers of local crime leader Yasin. In response, large numbers of RAB, police, and Border Guard Bangladesh personnel have been deployed across Chinnamul, Alinagar, and Link Road areas, with a sweeping operation underway inside Jungle Salimpur.

Local sources said the assault occurred around 3 p.m. Monday during a special RAB operation to arrest an armed suspect. Around 400–500 members of Yasin’s group reportedly ambushed the team, using mosque loudspeakers to rally attackers. They beat RAB members, vandalized a microbus, and abducted three people, later torturing them in the Alinagar hills before police rescued them. RAB-7 confirmed the incident in a press release, stating one officer was killed and three injured.

The report adds that Yasin’s group has long controlled Jungle Salimpur and Alinagar, engaging in illegal land trading and extortion from local businesses and utilities.

Authorities are investigating how a loudspeaker announcement rapidly gathered 400–500 people before a deadly attack on Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members in Sitakunda’s Jungle Salimpur area of Chattogram. The incident occurred after RAB-7 entered the area to apprehend a suspected militant. Within minutes of their arrival, a loudspeaker announcement urged residents to come out, leading to a coordinated assault that left one RAB member dead. Officials are probing whether the call came from a mosque’s sound system or another source, possibly linked to a nearby political event.

RAB officials stated that the attack appeared pre-planned rather than spontaneous. They refrained from firing inside the area, fearing civilian presence, and later recovered audio clips, mobile footage, and CCTV evidence for forensic analysis. Local mosque committee members denied involvement, claiming their microphones were not misused. Some residents reported hearing announcements resembling mobile speaker sounds rather than mosque systems, suggesting multiple simultaneous broadcasts.

Investigators are now verifying whether the loudspeaker call was an improvised reaction or part of a rehearsed plan. A digital forensic team is reviewing all available recordings to identify those responsible for the announcement and the organized attack.