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.

The verdict in a war crimes case against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and four other accused will be announced on March 4. The case concerns the shooting of Amir Hossain, who was hanging from a building cornice, and the killing of two others during the July uprising in Rampura, Dhaka. Defense lawyer Ershadul Haque Babu confirmed the date after Tribunal-1, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mojumdar, set it through a chamber order as the court did not sit that day.

Earlier, on February 3, both prosecution and defense completed their arguments. Defense lawyers claimed their clients were innocent and not connected to the charges, while prosecutors argued that evidence, including witness statements and video footage, proved the accused’s involvement and sought maximum punishment. The tribunal had formally indicted the five accused on September 18 last year after the prosecution filed charges on August 7.

Among the accused, former Rampura police outpost ASI Chanchal Chandra Sarkar is in custody, while Habibur Rahman and three others remain absconding.

A firefighter named Ahsan Habib, aged 46, died while conducting a rescue operation following a road accident in Sherpur, Bogura. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Saturday night in front of the Mahipur Fire Service Station. According to the Fire Service, Habib was controlling traffic during a rescue mission in the Chandai Kona area when a speeding bus hit a truck from behind, causing the truck to run over him. He died on the spot. Sherpur Highway Police seized both vehicles and handed over the body to his family after legal formalities.

Earlier that night, at around 1 a.m., a woman named Khadija Khatun, 39, was seriously injured after being hit by a private car while crossing the road in Hamsayapur. She was sent to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment. In another accident around 9 p.m. in Garidaha’s Dash Mile area, a three-vehicle collision left four people injured, including Shuvo, 28, who is now in ICU at a hospital in Dhaka.

Police said all damaged vehicles were seized, and efforts are ongoing to maintain normal traffic flow.

Police in Gabtali, Bogura recovered the body of a truck businessman from near his home late Saturday night. The victim, Saiful Islam, aged 40, was a resident of Sondabari Purbo Para village under the municipality’s Ward No. 4. Locals discovered his body about 50 feet west of his house early Sunday morning and informed the police.

According to Gabtali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Anisur Rahman Anis, Saiful Islam was killed by slitting his throat and stabbing him multiple times with a sharp weapon. His body was sent to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Police said preparations are underway to file a case and efforts are ongoing to arrest those responsible.

The report states that Saiful Islam had returned home late at night after settling business accounts with his partners at a local fuel station before being found dead hours later.

Fifteen people were injured in a clash between two groups in Darichar Laxmipur village of Muladi upazila, Barishal, on Saturday, February 14. The conflict erupted after former union parishad chairman Kabir Mallik was not invited to the birthday celebration of his nephew, the son of union member Sakayet Mallik. The event had been organized for Sunday, but tensions rose when Kabir Mallik’s rival Jahangir Molla received an invitation while he did not.

According to local sources, Kabir Mallik became angry and ordered the removal of tents and materials set up for the event. The argument escalated into a violent clash, leaving 15 people injured. Four of the seriously injured, including Monir Mallik, Mizan Mallik, and Mezbaha Mallik, were sent to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal for treatment.

Kabir Mallik denied involvement, claiming that his opponents attacked his supporters. Muladi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Arafat Jahan Chowdhury confirmed the incident, stating that police and army personnel brought the situation under control. No formal complaint had been filed as of the report’s publication.

Two alleged muggers were seriously injured in a mob beating while attempting a robbery in Bajbi Tatibari area of Duptara Union, Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj on Saturday, February 14. Police later recovered a pistol, a magazine, and four rounds of bullets from their possession. The injured were identified as Rabbi, 20, and Sabbir, 15, both sons of Jahangir Mia from Rajakanda area under Hossainpur police station in Kishoreganj. They had been living in a rented house in Bajbi Hajibari area.

According to police and local sources, the two tried to snatch cash from a rickshaw puller on the Gausia–Araihazar road by threatening him with a firearm. Locals chased and caught them after the victim shouted for help, leading to the mob beating. Police rescued the injured and admitted them to Araihazar Upazila Health Complex.

Following their information, police searched their rented house and found ammunition and a magazine. On Sunday morning, February 15, a Fire Service diving team recovered the pistol from a nearby pond. Police said legal action is underway.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is scheduled to fix the date today for delivering the verdict in a war crimes case against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman and four other accused. The case involves the shooting of Amir Hossain, who was hanging from a building ledge in Rampura, and the killing of two others during the July uprising. The three-member tribunal panel is led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mojumdar, with Justice Shafiul Alam Mahmud and retired district judge Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury as members.

On February 3, both prosecution and defense completed their arguments. Defense lawyer Sarwar Jahan Nippon sought acquittal for accused Chanchal Chandra Sarkar, while state defense lawyer Md Amir Hossain argued for the innocence of four absconding defendants. Prosecutor Mizanul Islam countered their claims. The prosecution earlier asserted that evidence, including witness statements and video footage, clearly proved the accused’s involvement and sought the maximum penalty.

The tribunal had framed charges on September 18 last year after the prosecution filed formal charges on August 7. Among the accused, former Rampura police outpost ASI Chanchal Chandra Sarkar is in custody, while the others remain absconding.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s women’s division secretary, Nurunnisa Siddika, has expressed deep concern, anger, and condemnation over a reported rape incident in Hatiya linked to voting activities. In a statement issued to the media on Sunday, she said the assault allegedly occurred because the victim voted for the Shapla symbol. The victim is currently receiving treatment at Noakhali General Hospital, where a medical board has been formed for her care, confirmed by emergency medical officer Dr. Mostafizur Rahman.

Siddika described the incident as a reflection of authoritarianism and an attack on constitutional rights, stating that no woman should face such violence for exercising her right to vote. She emphasized that politically motivated sexual violence undermines democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. On behalf of Jamaat’s women’s division, she presented three demands: an impartial and swift investigation, immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved, and assurance of the victim’s medical, security, and psychological support.

She also urged citizens, human rights groups, women’s organizations, and all political parties to unite against such brutality and defend women’s dignity and safety.

At least 32 people were killed and several others abducted when armed assailants attacked three villages in northern Nigeria’s Niger State on Saturday, according to local police and witnesses cited by Al Jazeera. The attackers, arriving on motorcycles, carried out violent raids across the villages, setting homes ablaze and kidnapping residents.

Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun confirmed that suspected terrorists struck Tunga-Makeri village, killing six people, burning houses, and abducting several villagers. In Konkoso, resident Jeremiah Timothy told Reuters that the assault began with sporadic gunfire before the attackers set fire to a police station, leaving at least 26 people dead. Authorities said the attackers included groups linked to ISIL (ISIS) and local kidnapping gangs seeking ransom.

The attacks occurred near the Kainji forest along the Niger–Kwara border, an area known as a hideout for armed groups including Boko Haram and criminal gangs.

An attack took place at the campaign office of independent parliamentary candidate Saiful Islam Firoz in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, leading to the filing of a case naming 20 accused individuals. According to the case statement, the incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Friday at the main election office located on Thana Road, where Firoz and his supporters were present. The attackers allegedly broke into the office, vandalized furniture, and injured several workers.

The case was filed on Friday night by Saiful Islam Firoz, the independent candidate for the Jhenaidah-4 constituency, at Kaliganj Police Station. Officer-in-Charge Jellal Hossain confirmed that the police had received the case. The accused include individuals aged between 22 and 59, whose names were listed in the complaint.

Police have acknowledged receipt of the case, but no further details on arrests or investigations were mentioned in the report.

An Indian national, Nikhil Gupta, has pleaded guilty in the Southern District Federal Court of New York to attempting to assassinate US citizen and Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The 54-year-old admitted before Judge Sarah Netburn that he hired a hitman in 2023 to kill Pannun, who resides in New York. Gupta told the court he paid $15,000 to someone he believed was a contract killer, who was actually linked to the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Pannun leads the US-based group Sikhs for Justice, which campaigns for an independent Khalistan state in India’s Punjab region.

According to the US Attorney’s Office, Gupta was arrested in June 2023 at Prague Airport in the Czech Republic and extradited to the United States. He has been convicted of conspiring to murder Pannun, with sentencing scheduled for May 29. Under US law, he faces 20 to 24 years in prison. FBI officials said Pannun was targeted for exercising his freedom of expression. The FBI also alleged Gupta worked with Indian intelligence officer Vikas Yadav, who remains at large.

The case has strained relations between Washington, Ottawa, and New Delhi, as the US and Canada accuse India of targeting their citizens of Indian origin. Indian officials deny the allegations, calling such actions contrary to national policy.

Police in Hatiya, Noakhali, have stated that no incident of rape occurred involving a mother of three in Chanandi Union. Assistant Police Superintendent Nurul Anwar confirmed this on Saturday night, February 14, after visiting the woman’s home and speaking with local residents. The statement followed allegations made the previous night that the woman had been raped and assaulted in her home over a dispute related to voting for the Shapla Koli symbol.

According to Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Abu Tayeb Md Arif Hossain, an additional police officer was sent to investigate after the complaint surfaced on social media. He said local inquiries found no evidence of rape, though a physical altercation had occurred in the Ashrayan Project area. The accused individual was reportedly hospitalized two hours before the alleged incident. Police said they would take further action if a written complaint was filed.

The local BNP unit formally protested, calling the allegations baseless and politically motivated. Former BNP president Alauddin Roni urged a fair investigation to uncover the truth. The alleged victim could not be reached for comment.

A man named Abdur Rahim Bhuttu Soiyal, aged 45, was hacked to death on Saturday night in Rasulpur Union under Shashibhushan Police Station of Charfassion upazila, Bhola. The attack occurred around 9:30 p.m. near Kolar Hat Road following a dispute linked to a drug-related conflict involving his son. Locals rescued the severely injured victim and took him to Charfassion Hospital, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival.

According to local sources, the incident stemmed from a dispute after Bhuttu Soiyal’s son, Amir Hossain, paid Tk 4,000 to a man named Bellal for drugs but was later beaten when he demanded the money back. Angered by the assault on his son, Bhuttu Soiyal reportedly verbally confronted the accused, leading to his fatal attack the next night. The victim’s daughter demanded capital punishment for those responsible, alleging they had been extorting money from her father since August 5.

Shashibhushan Police Station Officer-in-Charge Fakhrul Islam said the killing appeared to have resulted from a drug-related conflict and that legal action would follow pending investigation.

Police in Lalpur upazila of Natore district arrested two alleged drug dealers with 4,800 yaba pills worth about Tk 1 million during a special operation in Mohorkoya village on Saturday, February 14. Acting on a tip-off, officers from Lalpur Police Station conducted the raid from afternoon to evening and detained the suspects, identified as Md. Bellal Sarkar, 55, and his wife, Mosammat Marzina Khatun, 50. The drugs were recovered from their bodies and home during the search.

According to police, the couple had been involved in drug trading in the area for a long time. The seized yaba tablets have an estimated market value of around Tk 1 million. A case under the Narcotics Control Act is being processed against the two detainees.

Lalpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Mojibur Rahman confirmed the arrests and said the anti-drug operations would continue. He urged residents to remain vigilant to help keep the community free from drugs.

A mother of three in Abdullahpur Union’s Ward 7 of Charfassion, Bhola, has accused three young men of raping her after breaking into her home, looting two bhori of gold and four lakh taka. The incident occurred on Tuesday night, and the woman filed a written complaint with Charfassion Police Station on Friday. According to police and the victim, the woman had withdrawn the money from a bank earlier that day to purchase land and was staying alone with her children as her husband worked in Chattogram.

The attackers allegedly tied her hands and mouth, confined her children in another room at gunpoint, and raped her in her bedroom. The suspects were identified as Nur Karim, Hanif, and Nazmul. One of the accused, Nur Karim, denied the allegation, claiming a personal dispute and asserting that his shop was robbed that same night.

Charfassion Police Station’s officer-in-charge Jahangir Badsha confirmed that a written complaint was filed and said an investigation is underway. The victim received initial medical treatment at Charfassion Upazila Health Complex.