A 22-year-old housewife named Nilufa Akter was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Darimukund Uttarpara village of Shahbandegi Union, Sherpur upazila of Bogura early Monday night. Police recovered her body from the floor of her home, while all members of her in-laws’ family went missing immediately after the incident, intensifying local suspicion. Nilufa’s husband, Ekhlas Ali, works as a truck helper and was reportedly away from home for three days.

According to police and local sources, Nilufa lived with her two-year-old child, father-in-law Monju, mother-in-law Ratna Begum, and brother-in-law Mostakin. Neighbors rushed to the house after hearing cries around 10:30 p.m. and found Nilufa’s body covered with cloth, with a candle burning beside her head. Before police arrived, her in-laws allegedly fled, taking her child with them.

Sherpur police said there were no visible injuries on the body except a mark around the neck. The body was sent to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, and investigators are focusing on the disappearance of family members to determine the cause of death.

A father and son were killed in a road accident in Karnaphuli, Chattogram, on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred near the first stair area of Shah Amanat Bridge when a pickup van and a motorcycle collided. The victims were identified as Durga Pada Mallik, aged 70, from Singhra village in Chatari Union of Anwara upazila, and his son Bidhan Mallik, aged 47, a science teacher at Daulatpur Multipurpose High School in Karnaphuli.

According to Moijjartek Traffic Police In-Charge Abu Sayeed Baker, the collision took place around 8 a.m. as both vehicles were traveling from the new bridge area toward Moijjartek. Durga Pada Mallik, who was riding on the back of the motorcycle, died on the spot. His son, the motorcycle rider, was taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Sub-Inspector Alauddin Talukdar of the hospital police outpost confirmed that both bodies were brought to the hospital and that legal procedures are underway.

A 17-year-old boy named Hamid was killed by his friend Shamim in Eidgaon upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday morning after a dispute over unpaid money. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. in the Lorabag area. Local residents detained Shamim along with his mother and sister and handed them over to the police.

According to local chairman Alomgir Taj Jony, both Hamid and Shamim were neighbors and friends. Hamid worked as a mobile mechanic, while Shamim was a tomtom driver. The argument began when Hamid demanded his due payment from Shamim, leading to a heated exchange. During the altercation, Shamim allegedly stabbed Hamid in the abdomen and fled. Locals later captured Shamim and his family members.

Eidgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge A.T.M. Sifatul Majdar confirmed that the suspects were taken into custody and that the knife used in the killing was recovered from the scene.

In Dhaka’s Metropolitan Tribunal for the Suppression of Violence Against Children, the parents of murdered child Ramisa Akter gave emotional testimony on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Abdul Hannan Molla, the victim’s father and the case’s complainant, described returning home after a call from his wife to find crowds gathered outside their building in Pallabi. He recounted discovering blood near the toilet and his daughter’s severed head under a steel bed in the accused’s flat. He said police later completed formalities and he filed the case at the police station.

Ramisa’s mother, Parveen Akter, also testified, recounting that she was cooking when her younger daughter went missing. After hearing screams, she searched the building and found her daughter’s shoes under the accused’s door. Despite repeatedly asking neighbor Swapna Khatun to open the door, she refused. When residents broke in, they found blood in the bathroom. Parveen identified accused Sohel Rana as the killer and claimed his wife Swapna assisted him.

Both parents became emotional during testimony, and the father left court in distress after completing his statement.

Residents of Khaksa village in Baraigram, Natore, held a human chain on Tuesday demanding a thorough investigation into the deaths of four people in a house fire. The victims’ relatives and locals claimed that the incident, which killed a woman, her two children, and a friend of her husband, was a planned murder linked to an extramarital affair involving the husband, Mohammad Oli. They alleged that Oli later fled with his lover, Rekha Khatun, and started living with her.

Speakers at the protest, including local political and social figures, urged authorities to uncover the truth and ensure exemplary punishment for the accused. They recounted that the fire occurred on March 7, 2023, after Oli brought octane home from an overturned fuel truck. While his wife, children, and friend died in the blaze, Oli escaped unharmed, which they found suspicious.

Police officials stated that actions would be taken following an investigation. Protesters appealed to the Home Minister and administration for justice and the arrest of the accused.

A housewife named Monowara Begum Chaina was stabbed to death inside her home in the Uttar Katli area of Netrakona municipality on the evening of June 2, 2026. Her husband, Abu Chan, and son, Munna, were also seriously injured in the attack. Locals rescued the injured and took them to Netrakona Modern Sadar Hospital. The suspected attacker, identified as local rickshaw driver Abdur Rashid, was caught at the scene and handed over to police. Police later visited the location for investigation.

According to police, local residents, and relatives, the incident came to light when Abu Chan called his elder son Anwar to report the assault. After searching the house, locals found Chaina’s body hidden under a bed, bearing multiple stab wounds. Police confirmed that Abdur Rashid was being interrogated in custody.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) Sajal Kumar Sarkar stated that the motive behind the killing was not immediately clear, but an investigation was underway to uncover the cause.

At least seven people, including the suspected gunman, were killed in a series of shootings linked to a family dispute in Muscatine, Iowa, on Monday afternoon. Police said the victims were believed to be members of the suspect’s family. Officers responding to reports of gunfire on Park Avenue found four bodies, all dead from gunshot wounds.

Investigators identified 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland as the main suspect. He fled before police arrived but was later found critically injured near a bridge, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and died at the scene despite medical efforts. Police subsequently discovered two more male victims at separate locations—one at a residence on Mill Street and another at a business on Grandview Avenue—both believed to have died from gunshot injuries.

Authorities said the incidents were connected and driven by family conflict. The identities and ages of the victims have not yet been released. Local media reported that McFarland had a prior criminal record, though details were not disclosed. The investigation remains ongoing.

The Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 1,400 liters of stolen diesel during an operation in Patenga, Chattogram, on June 1, 2026. The fuel, valued at approximately 161,000 taka, was allegedly being transported for illegal sale. Two engine-powered wooden boats used to carry the fuel were also confiscated. The operation was conducted by a special team from the Coast Guard’s Patenga outpost based on secret intelligence.

According to a press release from the Coast Guard’s East Zone, the smugglers fled the scene upon realizing the presence of the law enforcement team, and no arrests were made. Legal procedures regarding the seized fuel and boats are currently underway.

The Coast Guard’s East Zone media officer stated that similar operations will continue in the region to curb smuggling and other illegal activities.

Abdul Hannan Molla, father of murdered child Ramisa Akter, demanded maximum punishment and justice for the accused Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Khatun. He made the appeal on Tuesday morning before the first day of witness testimony at the Dhaka Metropolitan Tribunal for the Suppression of Violence Against Children, presided over by Judge Masrur Salekin.

Key witnesses including a magistrate, doctor, evidence collector, and local residents were scheduled to testify. The main accused, Sohel Rana, was brought from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj, while his wife Swapna Khatun was brought from Kashimpur Jail. On Monday, the court framed charges against the couple for rape, murder, and concealment of the body, and summoned 17 witnesses to appear.

According to the case file and police sources, Ramisa’s body was recovered on May 19 from a flat in Pallabi, Dhaka. Police alleged that Sohel Rana, a 32-year-old neighbor, killed and mutilated the child before attempting to flee. The victim’s father filed the case the same day at Pallabi Police Station.

A police team from Eidgaon Police Station in Cox’s Bazar has been accused of assaulting the elderly mother and wife of an expatriate and forcing them out of their home. The complaint was filed by Shahena Akhter, wife of Malaysia-based expatriate Shahjahan, who alleged that on the night of June 29, officers led by Officer-in-Charge A.T.M. Shifatul Majdar, along with SI Ashraf and ASI Zohir, entered her house without reason, physically assaulted her and her mother-in-law, and expelled them from the residence. She later lodged a formal complaint with the Superintendent of Police and held a press conference seeking justice.

According to the complaint, the police’s actions allowed Shahjahan’s divorced first wife, Shaheda Sultana Beauty, to re-enter the house, causing social humiliation and distress to the family. In response, OC Shifatul Majdar denied the allegations, stating that police intervened only to rescue a girl allegedly confined by the second wife amid a domestic dispute between the two spouses. He claimed the other accusations were baseless.

The matter remains under review following the complaint submission to the district police authority.

A six-year-old boy named Jihad has been missing for three days in Bhangura upazila of Pabna. He disappeared on Sunday around 5 p.m. from the Charbhangura Purbo Para area while visiting his maternal grandparents’ home. Jihad is the son of Zafar Iqbal from Agbohor village in Dilpashar union. His father filed a general diary with Bhangura Police Station on Monday morning after failing to locate him.

According to Jihad’s father, the family lives in Savar, Dhaka, due to his job and had come home to celebrate Eid. On Saturday, they visited his in-laws’ house in Charbhangura. The child was last seen playing with other children near the house before he went missing. Despite extensive searches, the family has not found any trace of him.

Bhangura Police Station’s investigation officer Md. Ariful Islam said police are working to locate the missing child.

A seven-year-old girl named Fatema was taken by a crocodile from the main ghat of the pond at Khan Jahan Ali shrine in Bagerhat around 9:30 p.m. on Monday. Thousands of people gathered at the site immediately after the incident. Shrine authorities informed the administration, prompting a rescue operation joined by the local lawmaker, deputy commissioner, superintendent of police, and political figures. The rescue team initially failed to locate the child.

At around 4:40 a.m. on June 2, the child’s body was recovered floating near the ghat. The shrine’s chief caretaker, Fakir Tarikul Islam, confirmed the recovery. Local resident Mohammad Hamim described the incident as tragic and warned that such occurrences could discourage visitors unless the crocodile is relocated to a secure area. Another resident, Jaber Sheikh, claimed the crocodile was not originally from the shrine but brought from India and belongs to an aggressive species.

The child’s mother, known locally as Pagli, has been identified and was seen mourning near the site, unable to speak after the incident.

A series of violent clashes broke out in Gopalganj’s Kotalipara upazila on Monday evening following the detention of three men accused of stealing a vehicle battery. The incidents occurred in Ghagorkanda-Beparipara village, where houses were vandalized and at least 20 people, including men and women, were injured. Several of the injured were admitted to the local health complex for treatment.

According to local accounts, members of the village’s anti-drug committee detained three suspects—Morsalin Mia, Rasel Daria, and Abdullah Daria—on allegations of theft and confined them in their office while notifying police. When news of the detention spread, residents from nearby Kathiga and Chitshi villages attacked the office, vandalized property, and freed the detainees. The clashes escalated, leading to widespread damage and injuries.

Kotalipara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Riad Mahmud stated that no formal complaint had been filed as of yet and that the situation in the area remained calm.

Five people, all from the same family, were killed early Tuesday when a private car collided with a parked gas cylinder-laden truck on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila. The accident occurred around 4:30 a.m. in the Maligram area. The deceased include Nurjahan Begum, her son Arif Hasan, Ayesha Begum, Rakib Hossain, and the car’s unidentified driver. The victims were residents of Jhikargacha upazila in Jashore district.

According to police and fire service sources, six family members were traveling from Dhaka to Jashore when the driver lost control and hit the stationary truck. The car was severely damaged, killing four people on the spot, including a child and the driver. Fire service and highway police from Bhanga and Shibchar rescued the victims and took the injured to the district medical college hospital. One of the injured, Rakib Hossain, later died at the hospital.

Police have seized both the private car and the gas truck involved in the accident, according to Shibchar Highway Police Sub-Inspector Nur Alam.

Aftab Shahriar Mahir, a 20-year-old college student, was killed in a head-on collision between his motorcycle and a microbus in Ishwarganj, Mymensingh. The accident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at Charhosenpur along the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj highway. Local residents and fire service personnel rescued Mahir and took him to Ishwarganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.

Mahir, son of Abdul Kaiyum from Musalli village in Nandail, lived with his family in Dattapara of Ishwarganj municipality. He was a first-year political science student at Ishwarganj Government College. According to his family, Mahir had long requested a motorcycle like his friends, and his father finally bought one for Tk 2.75 lakh four months ago. The family is devastated by his sudden death.

Police said the cause of the collision is under investigation and legal procedures are underway. The incident has renewed concern over rising motorcycle accidents on highways and the need for greater road safety awareness.