The Sylhet Battalion of Border Guard Bangladesh (48 BGB) conducted coordinated anti-smuggling operations across several border areas in Sylhet, seizing goods valued at approximately 4.87 million taka. Acting on confidential information, the raids took place in locations including Banglabazar, Sonalichela, Sripur, Domdomia, Protapur, Songram, Tamabil, Sonarhat, and Bisnakandi Border Outposts.

According to BGB, the confiscated items included Indian cattle, cumin, sugar, tires, saris, blankets, chocolates, creams, olive oil, facewash, soap, mehendi, biscuits, bidi, and liquor. Additionally, betel nuts and catfish were seized while being smuggled out of Bangladesh. The total estimated market value of the seized goods was reported to be 4,868,640 taka.

The 48 BGB commander stated that regular patrols and intelligence operations are being maintained to strengthen border security and prevent smuggling and drug trafficking in the Sylhet region.

A college student was killed and at least 30 others injured in a violent clash between two groups over possession of government land in Begumpur village of Nabiganj upazila, Habiganj, on Sunday morning. The deceased, Manjur Mia, 23, was a first-year BA student at Nabiganj Government Degree College and son of Khalilur Rahman. Police said the situation was brought under control and the body was sent to the morgue.

According to local sources, Khalilur Rahman had long been living on the government land, which another group led by Helal Mia and Moniruzzaman attempted to seize. The longstanding dispute escalated when Helal and Moniruzzaman’s men allegedly tried to occupy the land with weapons, triggering the clash. Manjur and about 20 others were injured, and he was declared dead at Nabiganj Upazila Health Complex.

Police have deployed additional forces in the area and launched an operation to arrest those involved. The investigation officer confirmed that the situation remains under control.

Two journalists were assaulted on Saturday morning, April 18, in the Kashimpur area of Vedarganj upazila, Shariatpur, while filming alleged illegal fuel sales at Messrs Faria Filling Station. The victims were Zahid Hasan Tipu, correspondent of Daily Inqilab, and Ashiqur Rahman Hridoy, correspondent of Daily Samakal. Tipu filed a written complaint at Sakhipur Police Station the same evening, accusing pump owner Faruk Madbar and his nephew Zaman Madbar of the attack.

According to the victims and local sources, the filling station had long been accused of hoarding fuel in drums and selling it at inflated prices instead of supplying waiting vehicles. When the journalists began recording the scene, the pump owner and his associates allegedly obstructed them and attacked Tipu. Locals rescued the injured journalists and took them to Vedarganj Upazila Health Complex for treatment.

Local journalist leaders condemned the incident, calling it an attack on press freedom and demanding swift legal action. Police confirmed receiving the complaint and said an investigation was underway.

At least 280 people, including women and children, were aboard a wooden trawler that sank in the Andaman Sea while attempting to reach Malaysia from Bangladesh. Only nine survivors were rescued by a Bangladeshi-flagged ship and later handed over to the Coast Guard. The incident occurred after the vessel departed from the Cox’s Bazar coast on April 4, 2026, and capsized near the Andaman Islands following rough weather. Most passengers were from Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf, Ukhiya, and Chattogram, with some Rohingya refugees among them.

Local sources said human traffickers lured jobless youths and Rohingya women with false promises of employment and marriage before sending them on the dangerous sea journey. Despite repeated tragedies, the main traffickers remain at large, while six Bangladeshi survivors have been jailed as alleged smugglers. Families of the missing accuse authorities of inaction and claim traffickers continue operating openly. Police and Coast Guard officials confirmed the sinking but could not provide information on the missing passengers.

Local representatives reported that dozens of residents from Teknaf’s coastal villages remain unaccounted for, as families continue searching for their loved ones amid growing frustration over the lack of enforcement against trafficking networks.

Three Bangladeshi youths were detained by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday afternoon while allegedly attempting to bring drugs into Bangladesh through the Par Gopalpur border in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah. According to local residents, the arrests took place in the Madhupur area of India after the youths crossed the border illegally.

The detainees were identified as Shahin, 22, son of Abdul Gani of Par Gopalpur village; Sohag, 27, son of Abu Bakkar of the same village; and Hridoy, 15, son of Hayat Ali of Kanaidanga village. Locals said they entered Indian territory to collect drugs when BSF patrol members apprehended them.

Lieutenant Colonel Md Rafiqul Alam, commanding officer of Maheshpur 58 BGB, confirmed that the trio was detained by BSF while attempting to bring drugs. He said communication had been established with BSF regarding the matter, and the detainees were reported to be in good health under BSF custody.

A Dhaka court has once again postponed the submission of the further investigation report in the murder case of Shahid Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court had set April 19 for the report’s submission, but the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to present it. As a result, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah fixed May 5 as the new date. This marks the twelfth time the submission date has been deferred.

Osman Hadi was shot by assailants on December 12 last year near Box Culvert Road in Paltan while returning from Friday prayers. He was later taken to Singapore for advanced treatment but died on December 18. A murder case was filed two days after the attack, and the murder charge was added on December 20 following a court order.

Earlier, the Detective Branch had submitted a charge sheet against 17 accused, 11 of whom are in custody and six absconding. Dissatisfied with that report, the plaintiff filed an objection, prompting the court to order the CID to conduct further investigation.

A student of Jahangirnagar University was detained by dormitory authorities while allegedly consuming drugs inside a female dormitory room. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in room 116 of Nawab Faizunnesa Hall. The detained student, Inisha, is from the Department of Drama and Dramatics, 48th batch, and a resident of Begum Khaleda Zia Hall. Authorities recovered marijuana, bottles of local and foreign liquor, smoking equipment, lighters, cigarette remnants, and a suspicious liquid from the room.

According to the hall provost, Professor Golam Mostafa, the incident came to light after students reported a strong odor from the room. The student was found consuming drugs and was not a resident of that hall. The Begum Khaleda Zia Hall administration has been informed. The seized items have been confiscated, and the matter is under serious investigation.

A five-member investigation committee has been formed, headed by Professor Dr. Sultana, with Deputy Registrar Ear Hossain as member secretary. The committee also includes Rasheda Khatun, Nadia Sultana, and Shahanaj Akter.

At least six people were killed and fourteen others injured in a shooting in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Saturday, according to authorities. The attacker, a resident of the Holosiivskyi district in southern Kyiv, first opened fire on people in the street before entering a nearby supermarket and taking several hostages. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said police attempted to negotiate with the gunman for about forty minutes, but he remained unresponsive and agitated.

President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that four people were killed on the street, and a woman in her thirties later died in hospital. The attacker also killed one of the hostages. Klymenko stated that police tried to persuade the gunman to surrender to allow medical aid for the wounded, but he made no demands and did not respond. After killing a hostage, police were ordered to neutralize him.

The gunman was killed during an exchange of fire inside the supermarket. The motive for the attack remains unknown, and among the injured is a twelve-year-old child, according to Zelensky.

A joint convener of the Mahiganj Thana unit of the Volunteer Party, Sajedul Islam Shoaib, aged 37, was arrested in Rangpur city with 72 bottles of Phensedyl during a special operation by the Detective Branch (DB) police. The operation took place on the night of April 18, 2026, following a tip-off about a large drug consignment heading toward Rangpur Railway Station. Police intercepted Shoaib in the Khasbag area, seizing a motorcycle and a bag used for transporting the drugs.

According to police sources, Shoaib admitted during interrogation that he had received the drugs two days earlier from an unidentified person in Kurigram’s Fulbari area. He had planned to deliver the consignment to another person via a Dhaka-bound train. Shoaib is the son of the late Amanat Ullah Bhuiya of Khasbag, Mahiganj.

Following the arrest, the Rangpur Metropolitan Volunteer Party expelled Shoaib from the organization. In a joint statement, city convener Imran Hossain and member secretary Nur Hasan Sumon said the expulsion was due to his involvement in unethical activities violating party discipline.

Police in Kuliarchar, Kishoreganj, arrested a man named Pukai Chandra Barman, now known as Md. Usman Mia, on Friday night based on a court-issued warrant. The arrest took place in South Salua village under Salua Union. Authorities said the warrant stemmed from a case filed by his mother in January, accusing him of assault and theft under sections 323, 380, and 427 of the Penal Code. Following his arrest, he was sent to jail through the court.

According to police, the accused had been in hiding for some time after the case was filed. About a month ago, he formally converted to Islam through an affidavit and changed his name. Local sources said several family mediations were held after his conversion, during which he stated that he changed his religion voluntarily and expressed willingness to support his wife, children, and mother. The last mediation decided he would pay 4,000 taka monthly for family expenses.

Some locals claimed he faced family pressure after converting, but no official statement on this matter has been issued by authorities.

Students at the University of Chittagong staged separate protests after a student was injured in an attack allegedly carried out by local residents. The demonstrations were organized by the university’s central student council (Chakshu) and the campus unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir. The protests took place at the university’s Zero Point area on Friday midnight and again at noon.

Chakshu’s communication and housing affairs secretary Ishaq Bhuiyan criticized the absence of police presence at the campus police outpost, noting that in the past, hundreds of officers were deployed to prevent internal conflicts. He demanded swift justice for those involved in the attack. Mohammad Parvez, secretary of the campus unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir, accused a local syndicate in Jobra village of repeated assaults on students and urged the university administration to dismantle the group.

Both student bodies called for immediate action to ensure student safety and restore a secure environment on campus.

A plastic factory in Shahdaulatpur village of Burichang upazila, Comilla, was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon after a dispute over sharing octane led to an accidental ignition. Witnesses said that during a scuffle among several people over the octane, a burning cigarette ember fell into the fuel, causing flames that quickly spread to the nearby plastic factory. Three young men sustained burn injuries in the incident.

Fire service units rushed to the scene and managed to bring the blaze under control, but by then goods worth approximately 1.5 to 1.7 million taka had been reduced to ashes across two factories. The injured—identified as Md. Sulaiman, Tanvir Hossain, and Md. Shubho—were sent to Dhaka in critical condition for treatment.

Factory owners Billal Hossain and Nazrul Islam said they narrowly escaped the fire after hearing shouts of “fire” and running outside, but their entire business was destroyed.

A woman named Nasima Begum, wife of expatriate Al Amin, was hacked to death by assailants at her home in Sharif Sardar Bari, Ward 6 of Shibpur Union under Bhola Sadar, around midnight on Friday. Her eight-year-old son Abir was also attacked and seriously injured but survived by pretending to be dead. Police recovered Nasima’s body on Saturday and sent it for autopsy. Based on Abir’s statement, police detained Jihad, son of former union council member Jamal Uddin, for questioning.

According to police, locals, and the injured child, the attackers entered the house after Nasima and her son had gone to sleep, using a mobile phone light to identify and repeatedly strike her. When Abir woke up, he was also stabbed. After the attackers left, Abir came outside at dawn and called for help. Neighbors informed police through the emergency hotline and took the injured boy to Bhola Sadar Hospital.

Police said legal procedures and post-mortem formalities are underway while the child continues to receive treatment.

At least 20 people were injured in a violent clash between residents of two villages in Kushtia over local dominance. The confrontation took place on Saturday morning in Ujan and Gajanbipur areas under the Islamic University police station in Kushtia Sadar upazila. During the violence, around 30 houses were reportedly vandalized, and several of the injured were admitted to Kushtia General Hospital for treatment.

According to local sources, two rival groups from six nearby villages, including Ujangram and Gajanbipur, have long-standing disputes over influence in the area. The clash began in Gajanbipur and later spread to Ujangram, escalating into widespread violence. Police were deployed to restore order, and the Islamic University police confirmed that army patrols were active in the area throughout the day to maintain control.

Authorities said the situation was brought under control by evening, though tensions remained high in the affected villages.

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) in Brahmanbaria has solved the murder of six-year-old schoolgirl Nishat, whose body was found in a sack near her home on April 17, 2026. PBI Superintendent Sachin Chakma stated that neighbor Isha Mia, an autorickshaw driver, confessed to killing Nishat after failing in an attempt to sexually assault her. The suspect was taken into custody from Mohanpur village on April 18.

According to police, Nishat went missing on April 15 after leaving home to buy chips. Isha lured her to a park in Rasulpur, then brought her to his house at night, where he attempted to assault her. When Nishat threatened to tell her mother, he suffocated her with his shirt. The next day, he hid the body in his house and later dumped it in an open area near the home.

Following Isha’s arrest, local residents protested demanding his execution and set fire to his house.