The Bangladesh Coast Guard seized a large consignment of Indian textiles and foreign cigarettes worth nearly Tk 9 crore in Sitakunda, Chattogram. The operation took place on Saturday night, February 14, following intelligence that the goods were being smuggled through the Dhaka–Chattogram highway near Chhoto Kumira Bazar. Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haque confirmed the seizure on Sunday night.

During the special operation conducted by the Coast Guard Station Bhatiari, officers searched a suspicious covered van and recovered Indian sarees, three-piece suits, lehengas, and 1,298 cartons of foreign cigarettes valued at approximately Tk 8.92 crore. The driver and helper of the van were released after signing written undertakings. The seized goods were later handed over to the Chattogram Customs authorities for legal action.

According to the Coast Guard, similar anti-smuggling operations will continue in the future to prevent illegal trade and protect government revenue.

A 15-year-old madrasa student named Md. Mahim Mia was killed in a stabbing incident in Dhaka’s Jatrabari Kazla area on Sunday night. The attack occurred in the Kazla School Lane, where a group of 10 to 12 youths reportedly intercepted and stabbed him. His friends rescued him in critical condition and took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead around 11:15 p.m. The hospital police outpost confirmed the incident and stated that the body was kept in the morgue, with the local police station informed.

According to Mahim’s friend Raihan, the victim was on his way to meet an elder brother when the attack took place. Mahim was a student in the Hifz section of a local madrasa and originally from Betal village in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila. He had been living in the Kazla area with his family. Police have yet to determine who was responsible for the killing or the motive behind it.

Authorities have begun initial procedures, but no suspects or reasons for the attack were immediately known.

On the day of the parliamentary election in Feni’s Sonagazi upazila, former assistant coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Shahadat Hasan, alleged that he was abducted and tortured by masked armed men from the Bagishpur Government Primary School polling center. The incident reportedly occurred around noon, when he was taken to an isolated area, beaten with rods, and threatened at gunpoint. He claimed the attackers demanded 500,000 taka in extortion and took 30,000 taka in cash, a mobile phone, and a wristwatch.

Shahadat, a fourth-semester BBA student at Feni University, said the assailants accused him of supporting Jamaat and aiding fake voting, which he denied, stating his family’s allegiance to BNP and the ideals of Ziaur Rahman. He alleged that he was forced to record videos portraying him as a criminal and to give false testimony against others. He also claimed he was threatened with harm if he approached authorities.

Former district coordinator Omar Faruk demanded a proper investigation, while Sonagazi Model Police Station’s officer-in-charge said no formal complaint had been received.

An imam in Shariatpur’s Damudya upazila was attacked after the scale symbol received more votes than the BNP candidate in the recent national election. The incident occurred on Friday, February 13, in the Char-Naraynpur Dewan Bari Mosque area of Purba Damudya Union. The injured, Hafiz Maulana Monir Hossain, serves as the mosque’s imam and teacher. Local sources said that after the election results, local Jubo Dal leader Akib Howlader and others questioned the imam about why the scale symbol had gained more votes. When he denied involvement, they allegedly dragged him out of his room, beat him, and threatened to kill him if he returned to the mosque.

During Friday prayers, worshippers discovered the imam missing and later found him injured. Another local, Shamim Dewan, was also beaten after informing the union chairman about the attack. The incident has caused tension and fear among residents. Locals condemned the assault and demanded a fair investigation. Police said no written complaint had been filed yet but promised action upon receiving one.

RAB-12 in Bogura has uncovered a new method of drug trafficking where narcotic Phensedyl is being sold under different names and packaging resembling cough syrup. On Sunday, the force seized bottles labeled Eskaf, MKDyl, and Fairdyl during a highway search in Shahjahanpur’s Noymail area. Two suspects from Lalmonirhat were arrested while transporting the consignment on a passenger bus bound for Dhaka. Separate cases have been filed under the Narcotics Control Act.

According to RAB-12 company commander Firoz Ahmed ATC, the liquid content of these syrups remains the same as Phensedyl, but traffickers are exploiting new branding to evade detection. Recent raids in Adamdighi and Sonatala upazilas also led to the recovery of similar bottles and the arrest of multiple individuals, including a mother and son involved in the trade. Women have also been found participating in the smuggling network.

The first discovery of Eskaf-branded Phensedyl occurred in October last year near TMSS Medical College Hospital in Bogura. Authorities say the trend of rebranding narcotic syrups is spreading into rural areas, prompting continued anti-drug operations.

Dhaka University sociology professor A K M Jamal Uddin and four others were detained by Dhanmondi police on Sunday, February 15, 2026, after a commotion broke out at Dhanmondi 32. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. when the professor arrived at the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to pay tribute. Police took him and others into custody following the disturbance.

Earlier that day, Professor Jamal Uddin had announced on his Facebook account that he would visit the historic residence at 4 p.m. to offer tears and tributes to the Father of the Nation, inviting others to join him. A video circulating on social media later showed him being escorted away by police after the situation escalated at the site.

The report did not specify the reasons behind the commotion or the current status of those detained.

Two people were killed and at least five to seven others injured when a passenger bus lost control and hit an autorickshaw on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway in Daudkandi, Cumilla. The accident occurred around 3:50 p.m. on Sunday in the Jinglatoli area on the Chattogram-bound lane. Police said the Dhaka-bound Econa Paribahan bus (Dhaka Metro-B 14-6203) veered off control, struck the autorickshaw, and then fell into a roadside ditch. Autorickshaw driver Faruk, 42, and bus passenger Mizanur Rahman, 48, died on the spot. No other passengers were in the autorickshaw.

Injured bus passengers were rescued and taken to the nearby Gouripur Upazila Health Complex for treatment. Traffic on the highway was briefly disrupted after the crash but later returned to normal. Daudkandi Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Iqbal Bahar Majumder said legal procedures regarding the accident are underway, and no arrests have been made so far.

A police constable from Hossainpur Police Station in Kishoreganj, Nazrul Islam, aged 50, died following a road accident while returning to the station with an arrested fugitive suspect. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday in the Podorgati area of Gobindpur Union, when a CNG autorickshaw carrying police personnel collided head-on with a bus coming from the opposite direction. Five people, including three police officers, were injured in the crash.

Nazrul Islam was first taken to Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital in Kishoreganj and later transferred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital as his condition worsened. He died there around 11 a.m. on Sunday while undergoing treatment. The other injured individuals received primary treatment at a local hospital.

Hossainpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Muhammad Rashedul Islam confirmed the incident and stated that legal procedures regarding the accident are ongoing.

A Jamaat-e-Islami activist named Mohiuddin, aged 32, died after being struck by a train while taking a selfie on a railway line in Bagmara, Lalmai upazila of Cumilla. The accident occurred around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday at the Bagmara Dudh Bazar bypass area along the Dhaka–Chattogram rail route. Mohiuddin, son of Shahidul Islam from West Chengahata village in Shilmuri Union of Barura upazila, worked as an autorickshaw driver.

According to eyewitnesses and close acquaintances, Mohiuddin drove his autorickshaw to Bagmara market in the morning and went to the railway line around 7:30 a.m. to take a selfie. He posted the photo on his Facebook account named “Islami Shanti” moments before being hit by a Dhaka-bound train, dying instantly at the scene. His family later took his body home before police arrived.

Laksam Railway Police Officer-in-Charge Jasim Uddin stated that the Dhaka-bound Upakul Express from Noakhali likely struck Mohiuddin after passing Laksam station around 7:30 a.m.

Unidentified assailants set fire to the house of a Jamaat-e-Islami supporter in Khulna’s Moshiali village under Atra-Gilatala Union late Saturday night by pouring kerosene. The incident occurred in the Khulna-5 constituency (Dumuria-Phultala). Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar visited the site on Sunday morning, condemned the attack, and advised legal action.

According to local Jamaat leader Syed Hasan Mahamud Tito, the area’s balance-scale symbol received more votes than the sheaf of paddy symbol, but after the latter was declared victorious in Khulna-5, supporters of both BNP and Awami League allegedly threatened Jamaat supporters. The victim’s family members, including two sons active in Jamaat and Islami Chhatra Shibir, were reportedly terrified after the attack.

Police from Khanjahan Ali station visited the scene immediately and began an investigation. The officer-in-charge stated that a written complaint from the victims would facilitate further action. Jamaat leaders urged authorities to identify and prosecute those responsible.

The interim government has formed an investigation committee to probe an incident in Noakhali’s Hatiya, where a woman was allegedly assaulted and her husband beaten after they voted for the National Citizen Party (NCP) symbol ‘Shapla Koli’. The matter was disclosed on Sunday afternoon during a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, following a meeting of the Advisory Council chaired by Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam stated that the Home Affairs Adviser confirmed the formation of the committee, which will thoroughly investigate the case.

During the same meeting, the council expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Home Affairs and related agencies for successfully completing the 13th National Parliamentary Election. The Chief Adviser described the election as unprecedented, noting the absence of post-election violence against religious minorities and highlighting strong police performance and high female voter turnout.

The meeting also discussed preparations for the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected members of parliament and the new government, scheduled for February 17 at the South Plaza of the National Parliament, with the government coordinating security arrangements with the BNP.

Dhaka University teacher and assistant proctor Sheherin Amin Bhuiya Monami has alleged that she received death threats through phone calls from multiple unknown numbers. She made the claim in a Facebook post on Sunday, where she also shared several screenshots showing calls from unidentified sources. Monami stated that she has been facing numerous death threats since February 13, describing the latest incident as one among many.

In her verified Facebook post, Monami mentioned BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman, questioning whether the current situation reflects a 'women-friendly and safe' Bangladesh. She further wrote that all Muslims should be prepared for death and that she has been ready since July 31, 2024. The post has drawn attention online, though no official response or investigation details were mentioned in the source.

The report did not specify whether any formal complaint has been filed or if authorities have taken action regarding the threats.

A Dhaka court has again postponed the submission of the further investigation report in the murder case of Inqilab Moncho’s Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court had set Sunday for the report’s submission, but as the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to file it, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam fixed February 19 as the new date. This marks the seventh delay in submitting the report.

The case stems from the December 12 shooting of Osman Hadi on Box Culvert Road under Paltan Police Station, after which he was taken to Singapore for treatment but died on December 18. A case was filed on December 14 by Inqilab Moncho’s member secretary Abdullah Al Jaber, initially under several penal code sections, later amended to include murder charges. On January 6, a charge sheet against 17 accused was submitted by the Detective Branch, but the plaintiff expressed dissatisfaction and requested further investigation, which the court granted to the CID.

Among the accused, 11 are in custody and six remain absconding, including the alleged main shooter Faisal Karim Masud and several associates.

The Paris prosecutor’s office has announced the formation of a special team of magistrates to examine possible involvement of French citizens in cases related to convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to AFP, the initiative follows the appearance of several prominent French names in Epstein’s circle. The new team will work with prosecutors and police from the national financial crimes unit to determine whether to open investigations against suspected French nationals.

Officials said the team will also revisit the case of Jean-Luc Brunel, who died in custody in 2022 after being accused of raping minors. Investigations had found Brunel to be a close associate of Epstein, allegedly exploiting poor young women under the guise of modeling opportunities. At least ten women have accused him. New allegations are also being reviewed against French diplomat Fabrice Aidan, a modeling agent, and a music director.

Following the release of Epstein-related documents, former French minister Jack Lang resigned, denying wrongdoing and calling the accusations false. Financial prosecutors have opened a preliminary inquiry into Lang and his daughter for tax evasion and money laundering.

An elderly man named Mashem Molla, aged 75, was killed in a road accident on Sunday morning in Gopalganj. The incident occurred in front of a filling station at Gopinathpur Sharifpara area along the Dhaka–Khulna highway under Gopalganj Sadar upazila. According to police, Mashem Molla was crossing the highway when he was struck by a passenger bus, leaving him critically injured. Local residents rescued him and took him to Gopalganj Medical College Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.

The deceased was a resident of Gopinathpur village in Gopalganj Sadar upazila and the son of the late Ismail Molla. The report initially mentioned a brick-laden trolley but later clarified that a passenger bus was involved in the fatal collision. Police from Gopinathpur outpost confirmed the details of the incident.

The report did not mention any further investigation or legal action following the accident.