Five people, including the prime suspect, have been arrested in connection with an armed attack on Dr. Ahmad Hossain, deputy director of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) carried out the arrests following the incident, which occurred on Monday afternoon when the doctor was returning home. According to RAB, the attack was planned over a tender dispute involving hospital contracts, and hired assailants were paid twenty thousand taka to carry out the assault.

At a press briefing at RAB’s media center in Karwan Bazar, RAB’s Legal and Media Wing Director Wing Commander M Z M Intekhab Chowdhury detailed the investigation. The suspects—Shariful Alam alias Karim, Aminul Islam alias Kalu, Sajjad alias Bodi, Salauddin, and Arifuzzaman—were detained from different parts of Dhaka. Preliminary findings indicate a long-standing conflict between two groups, “Rubel’s EME Traders” and “Monayem Group,” over hospital tenders. Rubel, currently in Malaysia, is alleged to have masterminded the attack and instructed local associates to execute it.

RAB stated that operations are continuing to arrest the remaining suspects and reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring public safety and upholding the rule of law.

In Nilphamari’s Domar upazila, a father handed his drug-addicted son over to police on Tuesday, April 21. The incident occurred in Paschim Chiknamati Dolapara village under Sadar Union, where Nazrul Islam surrendered his son Wahid to law enforcement after repeated violent behavior at home. Family members said Wahid had been using drugs for a long time and often assaulted relatives and damaged household items when confronted.

Following a report to the authorities, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shayla Saeed Tanvi and a team from Domar Police Station went to the scene and detained Wahid. A mobile court later sentenced him to seven months of imprisonment without labor and fined him 100 taka. Drugs were recovered from his house during the operation.

According to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer, the punishment was imposed after Wahid admitted his guilt and the seized drugs were confirmed as evidence.

Three members of a robbery gang were killed in an internal dispute over the distribution of stolen goods in the hilly area of Shilkhali under Baharchhara Union of Teknaf upazila, Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred on Monday night, April 20, when the robbers attacked each other with sharp weapons. Police recovered one body from the scene, while two others died on the way to the hospital. All three deceased were confirmed by police as active members of a robbery and abduction group.

Local sources said that a man named Murshed had called the victims to the hills, and they were reportedly relatives. The deceased were identified as Robi Alam, 22, Mujib Ullah, 26, and Nurul Bashar alias Kalani, 25, all residents of North Shilkhali. Baharchhara Union Parishad Chairman Amjad Hossain Khokon visited the site and confirmed that one of the deceased had multiple criminal cases against him.

Police have sent the bodies to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy and confirmed that the deaths resulted from internal conflict within the gang.

A woman identified as Monika Akter Mitu was detained from the ladies’ common room of Dhaka Medical College and handed over to police after being discovered posing as a student. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the old building of the college, where she was seen wearing a white apron and moving around like a medical student. Other students became suspicious, questioned her, and upon checking her ID card, confirmed that she was not enrolled at the institution. The college administration then verified the matter and handed her over to Shahbagh Police Station.

According to the detained woman, she is the daughter of Momin Ali from Tongibari upazila in Munshiganj district and currently resides in Nawabganj. However, she did not explain why she had entered the college under false pretenses. Inspector Md Faruk, in charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost, confirmed that she had been handed over to Shahbagh police for further action.

The motive behind her impersonation remains unclear, and police are expected to investigate the matter further.

Former student leader and content creator A.M. Hasan Nasim has been granted bail in a cyber security ordinance case filed over allegations of spreading misleading information and attempting to blackmail the Chief Whip of the National Parliament. The bail order was issued on Tuesday, April 21, by Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam, confirmed by prosecution sub-inspector Moktar Hossain.

Nasim was arrested on April 17 from a rented apartment in the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area and was later sent to jail after the court rejected a police remand request. The case was filed on April 18 at Gulshan Police Station by Md. Nazrul Islam, who identified himself as a loyal supporter of the Chief Whip, alleging that a Facebook account had posted misleading content about the Chief Whip on April 11.

According to the case statement, the accused also sent screenshots via WhatsApp to the Chief Whip’s personal number in an attempt to gain unethical benefits. Following discussions with the Chief Whip, the complainant filed the case.

A mother in Pakundia upazila of Kishoreganj has been waiting anxiously for her missing son, who has not returned home for 12 days. The man, identified as Md. Aslam, son of the late Abul Hasim from Syedgaon Purbo Para village, went missing on April 10 after leaving home without informing anyone. His mother filed a general diary at Pakundia Police Station on Monday morning.

According to family sources, Aslam, who has been mentally ill for several years, had shown some improvement after treatment and usually stayed at home. He was known to be quiet and calm, often walking around the neighborhood before returning home. On the day he disappeared, he was wearing jeans, a coffee-colored shirt, and a blue T-shirt. He is described as having a brown complexion and about 5 feet 3 inches tall.

The family has requested anyone with information about Aslam’s whereabouts to contact them at the provided phone number.

A violent clash broke out on Tuesday at Chittagong Government City College between members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s student wing, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, and Islami Chhatra Shibir over the rewriting of a wall graffiti related to the 'July–August' movement. The confrontation, which began around noon after hours of tension, led to a Shibir activist suffering a severe leg injury, with his ankle reportedly severed. Police and college authorities intervened to control the situation, but further clashes erupted during a Shibir protest later in the day.

According to local sources and college officials, the conflict began when a group led by a Chhatra Dal leader allegedly altered a graffiti that originally read “campus free from student politics and Chhatra League.” The incident’s video spread on social media, escalating tensions between the two groups. Both sides accused each other of launching attacks, and several people were reported injured.

College authorities temporarily suspended internal classes and some exams for safety reasons, though national university exams continued. Additional police were deployed, and officials said the situation was under control.

The Bangladesh Coast Guard detained 15 individuals and seized four dredgers, two bulkheads, and two trawlers in separate operations in Narayanganj and Rajbari. The operations were conducted on Monday evening and early Tuesday, according to Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon. In Narayanganj’s Dharmaganj area, five suspects were detained while illegally extracting sand, and the seized equipment was placed under legal process.

In a separate operation in Rajbari’s Goalanda Ghat area, 13 suspects were detained for illegal sand extraction, along with one dredger and two bulkheads. Three of the detainees were minors and were released after signing undertakings. The remaining suspects and seized items were handed over to the Goalanda River Police for legal action.

The Coast Guard stated that such operations will continue to protect agricultural land and residential areas from illegal sand mining activities.

A Mymensingh court has sentenced seven people to death for the murder of college student Shahinur Alam, also known as Iqbal, in Tarakanda upazila. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday afternoon by District and Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain. Two female defendants, Khaleda Akter and Rehena Khatun, were each sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, fined Tk 25,000, and given an additional one-year term in default of payment.

According to the case details, Iqbal, a civil engineering student at Rumdo Polytechnic Institute, went missing on May 31, 2021, after leaving his home in Palashkanda Tanpara village. His decomposed body was recovered five days later from an abandoned septic tank in the same village. His brother Selim Mia filed a murder case on June 6, 2021, accusing Asif Rana Naeem and others, citing a land dispute as the motive. Police later submitted a charge sheet following investigation.

Public Prosecutor Advocate Anwar Aziz Tutul said the court reached its decision after hearing testimony from 24 witnesses. The victim’s family expressed satisfaction with the verdict and called for its swift execution.

An 18-year-old Alim examinee named Jesmin Akter Ritu died in a road accident in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna on Monday morning, April 21, 2026. The incident occurred at the Ruppur Mor area of Pakshi Union when she was traveling by easybike with a friend. Her scarf became entangled in the vehicle’s wheel, causing her to fall onto the road and sustain severe injuries.

Local residents rescued her and took her to Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared her dead. According to police, Ritu was the daughter of Zahidul Islam from Saraikandi village in Muladuli Union and a student of Dashuria Madinatul Ulum Alim Madrasa. She suffered serious head and ear injuries that made her condition critical at the scene.

Ishwardi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Ashadur Rahman stated that no complaint was filed by the family, and the body was handed over to relatives after completing legal procedures.

Bangladeshi online activist Saniur Rahman, also known as Satya Sadhu, was arrested in India under Uttarakhand Police’s Operation Kalnami. The arrest followed years of his living under a false identity as a Hindu monk named Satyanistha Arya in Rishikesh. Authorities reportedly recovered a Bangladeshi passport from him, suggesting he had entered India illegally through the Nepal border in 2016 and evaded detection for years.

The report describes Rahman’s ideological transformation from a self-proclaimed atheist and Shahbag movement participant in Bangladesh to a proponent of militant Hindutva in India. It portrays his shift as opportunistic, arguing that his earlier secular activism masked deep-seated hostility toward Islam. His alleged involvement in aggressive acts against minority communities, including an attack on a church in Ghaziabad, is cited as evidence of his continued extremism.

The incident raises concerns about cross-border extremism and weaknesses in India’s border and intelligence systems. It also serves as a cautionary example of how ideological extremism can mutate across religious lines, destabilizing social harmony.

Workers of Ahsan Composite factory in Kaliakoir, Gazipur staged a protest on Tuesday morning demanding payment of their pending annual leave wages. The demonstration began in front of the factory at Palli Bidyut Dighir Par area and escalated when workers rejected management’s proposal for a meeting, insisting on immediate payment. They later vandalized office furniture, computers, and other equipment, injuring seven factory officials.

Police led by Gazipur Industrial Police-1 officer-in-charge Morshed Zaman arrived to control the situation. Workers reportedly threw bricks and stones at police, leading to a chase and counter-chase. Eleven workers and three police officers sustained minor injuries. Police fired several blank shots to disperse the crowd, eventually restoring order.

Kaliakoir Police Station officer-in-charge Shahidul Islam said the situation became tense for a while but was later brought under control. Additional police have been deployed to maintain security and prevent further unrest.

A railway employee was killed after being struck by the Meghna Express train in Sitakunda, Chattogram, on Tuesday morning. The accident occurred around 11 a.m. while the worker, Rafiqul Islam, was performing maintenance duties on the main railway line under the jurisdiction of the Divisional Engineer-1 of Bangladesh Railway’s Eastern Region. He died at the scene after being hit by the Chattogram-bound train.

According to Chattogram Railway Police, Rafiqul Islam was working on the track when the Meghna Express hit him, causing fatal injuries. Police have launched an investigation into the incident to determine the circumstances leading to the collision.

Following the accident, the Central Committee of the Bangladesh Railway Engineering Department Employees Association expressed deep sorrow, describing Rafiqul Islam’s death as an irreparable loss to the railway community and praying for the peace of his soul.

A local BNP leader and his associates have been accused of publicly assaulting four people, including two women, in Gabua village of Kakrabunia Union under Mirzaganj upazila, Patuakhali. The incident reportedly occurred on Friday afternoon during a dispute over cutting tree branches. The victims—Samir Chandra Halder, his wife Sabita Rani, their daughter Jhilik Rani, and Jhilik’s four-year-old son Piyas—were seriously injured and later admitted to the upazila health complex. A written complaint naming five individuals was filed at Mirzaganj Police Station by Sabita Rani on Monday.

According to police, the accused is Mojibur Rahman, vice president of the upazila BNP and former member of the 9th ward of Kakrabunia Union Parishad. The dispute stemmed from a long-standing land conflict between Samir Chandra Halder and his brother Shankar Halder. Witnesses said Mojibur Rahman allegedly sided with Shankar’s group and attacked Samir’s family with tree branches.

Mojibur Rahman denied the allegations, claiming he was called to mediate the dispute and that both sides were injured in the clash. Police confirmed receiving the complaint and said an investigation is underway.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 111 bottles of Indian Eskaf syrup and a motorcycle during a special operation in the Sabri Khana Bridge area under the Kulaghat Special Camp in Lalmonirhat district. The operation, conducted by the 15 BGB Battalion on Monday night, followed intelligence information about smuggling activities. The seized items have a total estimated value of 224,400 taka, including 44,400 taka for the syrup and 180,000 taka for the motorcycle.

According to the Lalmonirhat Battalion, smugglers fled the scene after being signaled to stop, leaving behind the motorcycle and the contraband. Lieutenant Colonel Mehedi Imam (PSC), commanding officer of the 15 BGB Battalion, stated that the force remains uncompromising in protecting the border, preventing smuggling, and combating human trafficking. He added that surveillance and patrols have been intensified in sensitive border areas.

The BGB confirmed that similar anti-smuggling operations will continue in the future to ensure a smuggling-free Bangladesh.