The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested alleged drug trafficker Babul Hossain, also known as Babu, during a special operation in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area on Tuesday afternoon. Acting on intelligence, DNC officers intercepted a bus of Liton Travels and detained Babu, who was posing as a regular passenger. A search of his shopping bag revealed 16,000 yaba pills wrapped in tape and tissue. Authorities also seized a mobile phone used in drug transactions.

According to DNC officials, Babu, a resident of Keraniganj, had long controlled a major yaba distribution network supplying southern and northern regions of Bangladesh. He reportedly sourced drugs from dealers in Dhaka, Chattogram, and Teknaf, storing them in Keraniganj before transporting them by bus to districts such as Jashore, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Rangpur. A case has been filed under the Narcotics Control Act 2018 at Jatrabari Police Station.

Officials said investigations are ongoing to identify other members of the syndicate. The DNC has intensified surveillance and pledged continued nationwide operations to dismantle drug trafficking routes and protect youth from narcotics abuse.

Tea vendor Salauddin Liton testified as the 22nd witness in the murder case of Imam Hasan Tayim, son of a police officer, during the July Revolution in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area. On Tuesday, he gave his statement before International Crimes Tribunal-2 against former DMP Commissioner Habibur Rahman and 10 other accused. Liton described that on July 20, 2024, police entered his tea shop near Kajla footbridge, forced him to close and reopen the shutter, assaulted him and others, and dragged Tayim and two companions outside before gunfire was heard.

According to his testimony, police looted goods and cash worth about 25,000 taka from his shop and beat him with rifle butts. Later, he saw Tayim lying on the ground with gunshot wounds while police prevented them from taking him to the hospital. Two days later, Liton learned from a friend that Tayim had died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The testimony was part of ongoing proceedings against 11 accused in the case, shedding new light on alleged police involvement in the 2024 Jatrabari incident.

Police have detained six suspects following allegations of robbery and sexual assault in a house at Dolunighona area of Purba Baroveola Union under the newly formed Matamuhuri upazila in Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Monday night when a group of seven to eight armed robbers reportedly broke into a brick-built residence by cutting the window grill and held the family members at gunpoint. They allegedly looted cash and gold ornaments from the house and assaulted two female members of the family, a housewife and her daughter, a tenth-grade student.

Local residents rescued the injured victims and took them to Chakaria Upazila Health Complex, from where doctors referred them to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital for advanced treatment. Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Abhijit Das and Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Monir Hossain visited the scene. Police said six suspects were detained with local assistance and multiple teams are working to identify and arrest others involved. The incident has caused widespread fear and concern in the area.

A journalist in Shariatpur has been named as an accused in an extortion case filed after an attack on Sujit Karmakar, head teacher of Damudya Pilot Girls High School. The case, lodged on Monday at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Damudya, lists eight named and several unnamed suspects. Among them is Miraj Sikdar, a local reporter for Star News, who claims he was only filming the incident as part of his professional duty.

Eyewitnesses and local discussions suggest that Sikdar was present with other journalists during the attack and was not seen participating in it. Sikdar said he had previously reported on alleged irregularities involving the teacher and believes he was targeted out of personal animosity. Local journalists, including the Shariatpur Press Club’s general secretary, expressed concern that implicating a journalist for doing his job threatens press freedom.

The complainant, however, accused Sikdar of masterminding the attack. Police said they have yet to receive the case documents and will review the allegations once they arrive. The incident has sparked widespread debate on social media about press safety and impartial investigation.

An armed robbery and sexual assault took place in the newly formed Matamuhuri upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Monday night. A group of seven to eight armed robbers entered a house in the Dolunighona area of Purba Bara Vewla Union by cutting the window grills. They looted cash and gold ornaments before assaulting the homeowner’s wife and her tenth-grade daughter. Police, with help from local residents, later arrested six suspects in connection with the incident.

According to police and locals, the husband of the assaulted woman works in Chattogram, while she lived at home with her two daughters. After the attack, locals rescued the victims and took them to Chakaria Upazila Health Complex, from where doctors referred them to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital for advanced treatment. Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Abhijit Das and Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monir Hossain visited the scene.

Police identified the detainees as residents of Matamuhuri upazila and said multiple teams are working to uncover others involved in the crime.

Police in Kolmakanda, Netrokona, have arrested former upazila vice chairman and former Volunteer League member secretary Md Rafiquzzaman, also known as Khokon, in connection with a sabotage case. He was detained early Tuesday from the Pabai Mor area of Pogla Union. Authorities later sought court approval to send him to jail. According to a police report submitted to the court, the arrest was made based on findings from an ongoing investigation.

Police stated that the case stems from incidents on January 4, 2025, when a group allegedly linked to banned Chhatra League activists carried out anti-state slogans, processions, and explosions at Lengura Bazar in Kolmakanda. The group reportedly vandalized and looted a local furniture shop owned by businessman Shamsul. Investigating officer SI Md Abu Taher said preliminary evidence connects the arrested suspect to the events, and the investigation remains active.

Kolmakanda Police’s investigation officer-in-charge Sajal Sarkar confirmed that the arrest was made on specific allegations and that the suspect was presented before the Netrokona court on Tuesday afternoon.

Two individuals were arrested in Madaripur on June 9, 2026, for their alleged involvement in supplying rotten and substandard food under the school feeding (midday meal) project. The detainees, AFM Ahsanul Habib from Mymensingh’s Gafargaon and Md. Nuruzzaman from Barishal’s Bakerganj, were arrested following a case filed against their company, Samata Traders, which was responsible for food distribution to students. Police detained them from Chandmari area of Madaripur municipality and sent them to court after initial interrogation confirmed their involvement.

The arrests followed reports that several students in Madaripur Sadar and Chapainawabganj Sadar fell ill after consuming midday meals. Media coverage of the incident prompted government action. Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Haque Milan requested the district commissioners of both districts to form committees including civil surgeons to investigate the irregularities and take swift action against those responsible.

Authorities have indicated that further legal and administrative measures will follow based on the findings of the ongoing investigation.

Police recovered the body of a 19-year-old woman named Ria Moni from a locked apartment in the Chhayabithi area of Savar municipality on Monday afternoon. The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. According to police and local sources, Ria lived in the rented flat with her husband, Roni Islam, who recently became the joint general secretary of the municipal unit of the student organization Chhatra Dal. Roni has been missing since the incident.

Ria’s family alleged that Roni killed her following ongoing marital disputes. They claimed that after receiving his new political post, Roni had been mentally and physically abusing Ria. The family further stated that Roni strangled or otherwise killed her, locked the flat from outside, and fled. Police said they broke the lock to recover the body and have conducted a postmortem examination. Multiple operations are underway to locate the suspect.

Authorities stated that further action will be taken after receiving the autopsy report and approval from higher officials.

Three people have died from burn injuries sustained in an arson attack on the homes of accused individuals in Pabna Sadar upazila. The incident occurred after the rape and murder of a teenage girl, whose body was recovered from the Padma River in Bharaara union. Two of the victims died on Tuesday morning while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, and another died on Monday afternoon.

Police and local sources said that after the girl’s burial on June 4, an enraged crowd set fire to the accused’s houses. The fire triggered a gas cylinder explosion, injuring several nearby residents and onlookers. None of the accused or their family members were present during the fire. The deceased were identified as Suman Sheikh, Saiful Islam Sabbir, and Sapu, all local residents.

Pabna Sadar Police Station’s officer-in-charge confirmed the deaths and said legal procedures are underway. Earlier, police arrested three suspects, including the victim’s alleged boyfriend Naim, who reportedly confessed to the rape and murder.

A violent clash erupted late Friday night in Chattogram’s Nandankanan area between members of ISKCON and local Hindu residents over an alleged land grab. According to reports, ISKCON members confined police officers and attacked residents while attempting to seize land belonging to the Loknath Temple community. At least seven people were injured, and additional police were deployed to control the situation.

Loknath Dham authorities accused ISKCON of using forged documents to occupy nearby property and expand its temple complex. Witnesses said ISKCON members brought in outsiders, cut power and CCTV connections, and vandalized homes. Victims alleged that police failed to intervene promptly. Local leaders claimed ISKCON’s actions were premeditated and aimed at taking control of the entire area.

ISKCON representatives denied the allegations, asserting that the disputed land was legally donated to them decades ago and that Loknath Temple members obstructed their access. Police stated that both sides have been summoned for mediation and that an investigation is underway.

A Cumilla court has ordered the issuance of an Interpol red notice against retired sergeant Zahiduzzaman and former soldier Shahin Alam, the main suspects in the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a student and theatre activist of Cumilla Victoria Government College. The directive was given on June 8 by Senior Judicial Magistrate Muminul Haque of Cumilla’s 1st Amli Court. Court police inspector Mohammad Mamunur Rashid confirmed the order in the evening.

According to court sources, the order followed information obtained from Hafizur Rahman, a former warrant officer of Cumilla Cantonment’s Static Signal unit, who was arrested earlier and is now in Cumilla Central Jail. His interrogation reportedly revealed evidence of the presence and involvement of Zahiduzzaman and Shahin Alam at the crime scene. Shahin Alam has fled to Kuwait, while Zahiduzzaman’s whereabouts remain unknown.

The investigating officer, PBI Inspector Tariqul Islam, was instructed to take necessary steps to bring the fugitives under the law through Interpol. The case continues as part of regular judicial proceedings.

Hafizur Rahman, a suspect in the murder case of Cumilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, was produced before the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court in Cumilla on Monday afternoon. After the court appearance, he was sent back to prison, confirmed Cumilla Court Police Inspector Mohammad Mamunur Rashid.

Earlier, on April 22, police from the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested Hafizur Rahman from his residence in Keraniganj, Dhaka, as a suspect in the case. He was then presented before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Mominul Haque in Cumilla, where the investigating officer sought a seven-day remand. The court granted a three-day remand instead.

Following the remand hearing on April 25, the court ordered Hafizur Rahman to be sent to jail. According to PBI Inspector Tarikul Islam, he was brought to court on Monday as part of his routine appearance related to the ongoing case proceedings.

Two men died from electrocution while digging a grave in Noyamatpur village under Mulgram Union of Kasba upazila in Brahmanbaria on Monday around 11:30 a.m. The deceased were identified as Nuru Mia, 65, son of Jamir Hossain, and Sanaullah, 18, son of Marju Mia, both residents of Noyamatpur village.

According to police and local sources, several villagers were preparing a grave for the burial of the late Mati Sarkar’s wife. While removing a steel shield used to cover the grave, it came into contact with an overhead electric wire, causing the fatal electrocution of the two men. One of them died on the spot, while the other was pronounced dead upon arrival at Kasba Upazila Health Complex.

The attending physician at the health complex, Atik Akram, confirmed that one victim was already dead before reaching the hospital, and the other died at the scene.

A man named Sujon Mia, aged 22, allegedly killed his wife, 20-year-old Samina Akter Sammi, early Monday morning in the Sheikhhati Tamaltala area of Jashore Sadar upazila. Police said the incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. when Sujon, reportedly addicted to drugs, attacked Sammi with a sharp knife following an argument over money for drugs. After the attack, Sujon stabbed himself in the chest in an apparent suicide attempt and was later hospitalized in critical condition.

According to Sammi’s uncle and family sources, the couple had married four months earlier without informing their parents after a long romantic relationship. Sammi later discovered Sujon’s drug addiction, which led to frequent quarrels and physical abuse. She had been trying to help him recover and had arranged for his travel abroad, with a flight to Malaysia scheduled for Monday.

Police confirmed that the murder was linked to Sujon’s drug addiction. Sammi’s body was sent for autopsy, and preparations for a murder case are underway. Sujon’s parents have been taken into custody for initial questioning.

A restaurant employee was handed over to police in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj on Monday morning for allegedly attempting to rape a five-year-old child. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. in Nayakandi village of Bhoberchar Union. Witnesses said the accused, identified as 33-year-old Monju, grabbed the child near a tube well, prompting the child’s mother to scream for help. Locals quickly intervened and turned the suspect over to police.

Monju denied the allegation, claiming he worked at Alif Kacchi Restaurant in Bhoberchar Eidgah area for about two months and was walking in the village after finishing his duty. He said he only asked the child’s name when locals attacked him, insisting he was not involved in any immoral act.

Sub-Inspector Md. Firoz Mia stated that police reached the scene promptly, rescued the accused from the crowd, and sent him to hospital for treatment. Inspector (Investigation) Md. Sabbir Hossain confirmed that the victim is under police protection, the suspect has been arrested, and legal proceedings are underway.