A violent clash broke out in Rajshahi on Thursday afternoon over control of the district motor workers’ union office, leading to explosions, vandalism, and panic in the Shirail bus terminal area. The confrontation, which lasted about an hour, involved supporters of Rafiqul Islam Pakhi, the acting general secretary of the union and convener of the city workers’ party. Witnesses reported that Pakhi’s followers detonated several crude bombs to disperse rivals and seize control of the office.

The conflict followed growing internal disputes after Pakhi assumed his position following the fall of the Awami League government. Tensions escalated when some workers were allegedly assaulted by his supporters, prompting protests and demands for new elections. On Thursday, opposing groups armed with rods and pipes gathered in different parts of the city before the clash erupted.

Local residents alleged that police were present but failed to intervene effectively. Authorities later deployed additional forces to stabilize the area, which remained tense amid fears of renewed violence.

A Dhaka court has granted a four-day remand for former DGFI officer Md. Afzal Naser in connection with a murder case filed over the killing of a man during the July Movement in Uttara. The order was issued on Thursday, April 23, 2026, by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah. The prosecution was represented by state lawyer Shamsuddoha Suman. Earlier, the investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Mohammad Ashraful Alam of Uttara East Police Station, had sought a seven-day remand for interrogation.

According to the remand petition, preliminary investigation indicated Naser’s involvement in the incident. Investigators claimed that under his direction, violent activities were carried out to suppress the anti-discrimination student movement. The petition stated that sufficient evidence had been found and that police custody was necessary for further investigation. Naser was previously arrested on March 30 from his residence in Mirpur DOHS and had been remanded multiple times in other cases before being sent to jail.

The case alleges that on August 5, 2024, victim Mahmudul Hasan was shot dead during a student rally against discrimination in Uttara, leading his family to file the murder case at Uttara East Police Station.

Habibur Rahman Mallik, uncle of the slain Nazrul Islam Mallik, testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that intelligence officials told his family RAB intelligence chief Ziaul Ahsan was responsible for Nazrul’s killing. His statement came during cross-examination by defense lawyer Aminul Gani Tito before a two-member judicial panel led by Justice Shafiul Alam Mahmud on Thursday, April 22.

Habibur Rahman is the fourth witness in a crimes against humanity case involving allegations of enforced disappearances and killings during one and a half decades of Awami League rule. During cross-examination, Tito disputed the witness’s claim, arguing that Ziaul’s name was introduced under the investigator’s influence. Habibur Rahman maintained that intelligence personnel had repeatedly visited their home and informed them of Ziaul’s involvement.

The tribunal set May 6 as the next date for testimony. Ziaul’s sister and lawyer Naznin Nahar objected to the schedule, arguing that other cases receive longer intervals between hearings. Prosecutor Uday Tasmir responded that the defense complains both when witnesses are delayed and when they appear regularly. The tribunal upheld its decision and adjourned the session.

A violent clash erupted on Thursday afternoon between activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal at Ishwardi Government College in Pabna. The confrontation involved gunfire and crude bomb explosions, spreading panic across the campus. Several individuals from both groups were reportedly injured, and a temporary office of Chhatra Dal near the college gate was vandalized during the incident.

According to Shibir’s upazila president Sajib Hasan, his group had a pre-scheduled protest program approved by the college authorities and had sought police cooperation. He claimed that Chhatra Dal members attacked them with bricks as their procession reached the college gate, triggering the clash. Chhatra Dal’s college unit vice president Imran Hossain Khan alleged that around 100–150 Shibir activists, accompanied by outsiders, attacked their members, assaulted them, and detonated crude bombs, creating fear on campus.

Ishwardi police officer-in-charge Md. Ashadur Rahman stated that the situation is now under control, both groups have left the campus, and additional police have been deployed to maintain order.

Authorities in Jhenaidah district have confirmed that the body recovered from the Ichamati River near the Paliyanpur border in Maheshpur upazila belongs to Afghan citizen Hashmat Mohammadi. His identity was verified by his US-based brother, Mohammad Ira, after recognizing photos of the body. The body had been found on April 13 and was buried by a local charity after remaining unclaimed.

According to the report, Hashmat had been living in Italy and frequently traveled to India for gemstone trade. He was previously arrested in India following a business dispute but was later acquitted. Unable to return home, he planned to travel back to Italy through Bangladesh with the help of a man named Masud. Hashmat last contacted his brother on April 11 or 12, saying he was about to cross the Ichamati River into Bangladesh.

Police in Maheshpur have begun investigating the case, collecting Masud’s phone numbers and awaiting the autopsy report to determine the cause of death, as no injury marks were found on the body.

Authorities in Chattogram have identified two individuals seen wielding weapons during violent clashes between Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir at Government City College on Tuesday. Despite the identification, police have yet to make any arrests but said operations are ongoing to detain all involved. The clashes erupted over disputes surrounding graffiti related to the July Movement, escalating into multiple rounds of violence that spread from the campus to nearby areas.

Witnesses reported that several participants carried sharp weapons, including machetes, while others wore helmets. Identified individuals include City College student Noor Nabi Rishad and MES College Chhatra Dal member-secretary Mirza Faruk. Following the incident, both groups held rival demonstrations across Chattogram on Wednesday, joined by central leaders. The college suspended classes and exams, and additional police were deployed as tension gripped the campus.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police Commissioner Hasan Mohammad Shawkat Ali confirmed that CCTV footage is under review and assured that no armed participant will be spared. The city remains tense as both organizations continue to exchange accusations and stage counter-protests.

Six workers were reportedly abducted from a rubber plantation in the Hatirdera area of Tongkabati Union, Bandarban, late on Wednesday night, April 22. According to local sources, a group of armed men dressed in black took the workers away around 11:30 p.m. The abducted individuals were identified as Nurul Afsar, Md. Arafat, Ismail, Karim Ullah, Romit, and Sakib.

Tongkabati Union Parishad Chairman Mai Mro said he had heard that a group of men in black clothing carried out the abduction but could not confirm who they were. Bandarban Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Shahed Parvez told the media that police were aware of the incident and were verifying the details.

Authorities have begun preliminary investigations, but no group has yet claimed responsibility for the abduction, and the motive remains unclear.

Police in Brahmanpara, Comilla, arrested a local BNP leader named Sona Mia, also known as Ismail, with 600 yaba tablets during a special operation on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Officer-in-Charge Md Faruk Hossain raided his residence in Dhanyadaul village and recovered the drugs. The suspect was taken into custody and brought to the local police station.

According to local sources, Sona Mia serves as the publicity secretary of the Brahmanpara Sadar Union BNP and is the son of Majid Member from Dhanyadaul village. Brahmanpara Upazila BNP’s joint general secretary Nazrul Islam stated that the party was unaware of his involvement in drug activities and emphasized that there is no place for drug dealers in the BNP.

OC Faruk Hossain said that a case under the Narcotics Control Act is being processed and that similar special operations will continue to curb drug trafficking in the area.

A student leader named Hamim Sardar was killed in a road accident in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday evening, April 22, 2026. The incident occurred near the Sautikanda rail line underpass on the Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway when his motorcycle collided head-on with two battery-powered autorickshaws. Locals rescued the severely injured Hamim and took him to a hospital, where duty doctor Dr. Jinia Islam declared him dead.

Hamim was a leader of the student wing at Government K.M. College in Bhanga and the son of Hasan Sardar from Purba Hasamdia village under Bhanga Municipality’s Ward No. 5. His mother was reportedly in deep grief after the accident. The news of his death cast a shadow of mourning across the local community and among members of the student organization he was affiliated with.

Local student leaders expressed sorrow over his death, and the area remained in mourning following the tragic incident.

Two workers were killed and two others injured when soil collapsed during excavation work for a sewerage project in Chattogram’s Agrabad area early Thursday. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. near the B-Four Access Road under Halishahar Police Station. All four workers were rescued and taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared two of them dead.

The deceased were identified as Rakib and Tushar, the latter from Dinajpur district. The injured workers, Sagar and Ershad, are receiving treatment at the same hospital. Fire Service officials said the collapse happened while workers were digging to install a water pipe in front of the Singapore Market area. The project is being implemented by Chinese contractor Sino Hydro under the Chattogram WASA sewerage project.

Chattogram WASA officials said the accident occurred during trial pit excavation and that a report has been requested from the contractor. Discussions are underway to ensure compensation for the victims’ families.

Police in Debiganj, Panchagarh, detained a 24-year-old man named Md. Shakil Ahmed for allegedly posting an AI-generated offensive image of Jaima Rahman, daughter of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, on Facebook. The arrest took place on Wednesday afternoon in the Bhaulaganj Bazar area of Chilahat Union. Shakil, a third-year student at Tejgaon College in Dhaka, is the son of Md. Bulbul Islam from Nagar Bhaulaganj.

According to local sources and eyewitnesses, Shakil posted the image and a caption from his personal Facebook account on Tuesday, which later spread widely through screenshots. The post sparked anger among local BNP leaders and activists, leading to tension in the area. Police were informed and a team led by Sub-Inspector Faruk conducted the operation to detain him.

Debiganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Selim Malik confirmed that the authenticity of the post had been verified. Preparations are underway to file a case against the detainee under the Information and Communication Technology Act.

Union council member Rustam Ali of ward 9 under Eidgar Union in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, was released on Wednesday night after his family paid Tk 800,000 to masked armed abductors. He had been kidnapped earlier that morning while traveling from Eidgaon to his home in Eidgar. The release took place around 8 p.m. in a hilly forest area about three kilometers inside the Swapnotori area of Joarianala Union.

According to the victim’s uncle, Karim Maulvi, the abductors initially demanded Tk 3 million as ransom but later freed Rustam Ali after receiving Tk 800,000. Police from Ramu station arrived at the scene after being informed of the release, though attempts to contact the station’s officer-in-charge, Monirul Islam Bhuiyan, were unsuccessful as his phone was found switched off.

The incident highlights ongoing security concerns in the hilly regions of Cox’s Bazar, where abductions for ransom have been reported in the past, though no further details were available from authorities at the time of reporting.

A Jahangirnagar University student leader has been accused of throwing a bowl of halim at a restaurant worker after allegedly finding a fly in the food. The incident involved Hosne Mobarak, the central health and food safety secretary of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JAKSU). It occurred on Tuesday night at a restaurant known as Habib Bhai’s Hotel in the university’s Bot Tola area. Following the incident, on Wednesday night, a group of students forcibly closed at least 25 shops in the same area.

Witnesses and CCTV footage indicated that former Chhatra League leader Turjo Kirtania led the shop closures, while other student representatives, including Mohammad Ali Chishti from the Chhatra Shakti panel, opposed the forced shutdowns. Assistant Proctor Professor Abdur Razzak arrived at the scene to calm tensions between the groups. Chishti stated that while students wanted accountability for Mobarak’s behavior, closing shops by force was not a solution.

Mobarak denied physically assaulting the worker, saying he threw the bowl in protest after seeing a fly in the food. The assistant proctor confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and would be resolved through discussion the following day.

A mortar shell resembling a bomb was recovered from a pond in Dhanua Kamalpur, a border area of Bakshiganj upazila in Jamalpur district, on Wednesday evening, April 22, 2026. The shell was found in the pond of a local resident named Sada Mia in South Kamalpur village. A local woman noticed the object while feeding her goat near the pond and initially mistook it for a piece of metal. Locals informed the police after realizing it was an old mortar shell.

Police from Bakshiganj station arrived at the scene and took the shell into custody under guard. The object is currently being kept under police protection. Officials believe the rusted shell may date back to the 1971 Liberation War period and remained unexploded for decades. Bakshiganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer Murad Hossain visited the site following the recovery.

Authorities have not reported any injuries or explosions, and the shell remains secured while further examination is expected.

A Comilla court has granted a three-day remand for Senior Warrant Officer Hafizur Rahman, the first accused in the murder case of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a student of Comilla Victoria Government College. The order was issued by Senior Judicial Magistrate Mominul Haque after Hafizur was presented before the Comilla Sadar Court-1 on Wednesday afternoon. He had been arrested earlier by PBI investigator Tariqul Islam from his residence and brought to court. The PBI had sought a seven-day remand, but the court approved three days.

The case, which began after Tonu’s body was found inside the Comilla Cantonment on March 20, 2016, has seen multiple investigations by different agencies including the police, DB, and CID, without resolution. Over ten years, the case has been handled by seven investigating officers from four agencies, with 80 hearing dates passed. Tonu’s parents attended the latest hearing, expressing continued grief and demanding justice.

The arrest marks the first time a named suspect has been detained in the long-stalled case, raising hopes among the victim’s family for progress in the investigation.