Armed groups have established dominance across the Padma River’s island regions spanning Rajshahi, Natore, Pabna, and Kushtia, creating a climate of fear and lawlessness. On Tuesday, Azizul Hakim, a sand depot manager, was shot dead in the Charjajira area after armed men arrived by speedboat and used a drone to locate him. Police later recovered his body with a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities report at least eleven active armed factions, with the ‘Kankon Bahini’ currently the most feared.

Police sources confirm multiple cases against these groups, including six involving Kankon Bahini, whose leader remains at large despite several arrests. Law enforcement officials cite the region’s vast, river-based terrain and overlapping administrative boundaries as major obstacles to operations. Recent clashes reportedly involved heavy weapons, possibly AK-47 rifles. Following Hakim’s killing, senior police officers are planning coordinated operations across the four districts.

Residents describe living amid constant gunfire, extortion, and fear, with movement restricted after dark. Locals demand long-term security measures and inter-district coordination to restore peace in the Padma’s char areas.

A mobile court in Bhangura, Pabna, sentenced a 32-year-old man named Dablue to one year of imprisonment and a fine of 500 taka for drug use. The verdict was delivered by Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Mizanur Rahman on Saturday night around 8 p.m. in the Kalibari area of the municipal town. During the operation, a small packet of cannabis was recovered from the convicted youth, who is the son of the late Akkas Ali.

According to Executive Magistrate Mizanur Rahman, the punishment was given under Section 36(5) of the Narcotics Control Act 2018 after the allegation was proven. Sub-Inspector Ershad Ali of the local police station was present during the operation. The magistrate stated that such anti-drug drives will continue in the area.

The case reflects ongoing local enforcement efforts against drug abuse in Pabna district, with authorities emphasizing continued vigilance through mobile court operations.

The officer-in-charge of Khulshi Police Station in Chattogram, Md Arifur Rahman, has been withdrawn following allegations that national team cricketer Nayeem Hasan was assaulted and taken to the station. The Chattogram Metropolitan Police confirmed on Saturday night that he has been attached to the police lines, and the officer-in-charge of Bakalia Police Station has been assigned to Khulshi.

Earlier, Sub-Inspector Md Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan and Constable Md Russell Chowdhury of Khulshi Police Station were temporarily suspended for alleged unprofessional conduct toward Nayeem Hasan. The Chattogram Metropolitan Police also formed a three-member committee to investigate the incident.

The alleged assault occurred on Friday night in the Lalkhan Bazar area of Chattogram, sparking widespread criticism. The investigation committee’s findings are expected to determine further action.

An Indian smuggler was injured by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) gunfire at the Latu border area of Barlekha upazila in Moulvibazar. The incident occurred around 10:25 p.m. on Saturday during a routine patrol by a BGB team. According to the 52 BGB Battalion, two suspected Indian smugglers entered Bangladesh and were challenged by the patrol team. When the suspects attempted to attack the BGB members with sharp weapons, the patrol fired two rounds in self-defense, injuring one of them.

Following the shooting, the injured smuggler and his accomplice fled back into Indian territory. The 52 BGB Battalion confirmed that intelligence investigations and legal procedures are ongoing regarding the incident. The BGB stated that it remains vigilant in preventing cross-border smuggling and maintaining law and order along the frontier.

Authorities have not released further details about the identities of the suspects or the extent of the injury sustained by the smuggler.

India has returned the body of Mujibur Rahman Mujib, a 26-year-old Bangladeshi man who was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near the Dattagram border in Kulaura, Moulvibazar. The handover took place on Saturday evening around 7 p.m. through the Chatlapur customs station. Family members, police officials, senior officers from both the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and BSF, and local union council members were present during the repatriation.

According to local authorities, Mujib, son of Azizur Rahman from Dattagram, was killed by BSF gunfire on Friday evening after 5 p.m. near the Manu River in the border area. Following the incident, BSF and Indian police recovered the body and took it to the morgue of Unakoti Hospital in India. The return of the body was confirmed by Lieutenant Colonel Sarkar Asif Mahmud, commander of the 46 BGB Battalion.

Mujib’s family members said he had gone to the Manu River to fish when the shooting occurred.

A confrontation erupted in Rangpur after the death of a patient led to allegations that doctors withheld the body in the morgue. Relatives of the deceased and local residents blocked the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway demanding the release of the body, causing a traffic jam stretching about five kilometers on both sides. The blockade was lifted around 3 p.m. after the body was handed over.

According to hospital and family sources, Nur Nahar Begum from Jumma Para in Rangpur fell ill early Saturday and was taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. Her relatives claimed doctors delayed providing oxygen and insisted on admission first, during which her condition worsened and she died. Angry relatives reportedly attacked a doctor, after which the body was kept in the morgue and the emergency department was closed for two hours.

Hospital Director Brigadier Ashiqur Rahman described the incident as regrettable, stating that the patient had arrived in critical condition and that a case would be filed to ensure legal action.

A farmer was killed by lightning in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. near the canal area of Brojoboksa village. The deceased was identified as Abdul Hamid, also known as Jhoru, aged 35, son of the late Haidar Ali of the same village.

According to his cousin Anwar Hossain, Abdul Hamid had returned home from fieldwork and was heading to the Brojoboksa canal to bathe when he was struck by lightning and died on the spot. The officer-in-charge of Kalaroa Police Station, H. M. Shaheen, confirmed that police had visited the victim’s home after receiving information about the incident.

Local authorities have acknowledged the death and conducted an initial inspection at the site, but no further details were provided in the report.

Sabbir Ahmed Sadan, a student leader from Madan upazila in Netrokona, was fined Tk 500,000 after attempting a second marriage without disclosing his first. The incident occurred on Friday night in Sonakanda village of Kendua upazila. Sadan, president of the Tioshree Union unit of the student wing, had secretly married Aymona Akter, daughter of his neighbor Dhanai Mia, in 2022. When he went to marry the daughter of Shahjahan Mia, president of the local farmers’ wing, his first wife’s family revealed the earlier marriage, leading to his detention and assault by the bride’s side. He was released after paying the fine.

Following his release, Sadan’s associates allegedly attacked Aymona Akter’s house on Saturday, injuring her elder sister Sumona Akter, who received treatment at Madan Upazila Health Complex. Police intervened after a 999 call from Aymona’s family and brought the situation under control. Local leaders and police officials confirmed the incident, stating that further legal action would follow if a written complaint was filed.

Bangladesh national team spinner Nayeem Hasan was detained and harassed in Chattogram following a late-night police operation based on a WhatsApp message. The message, sent at 1:28 a.m. by a sergeant of a special agency’s Khulshi zone, claimed that a specific CNG auto-rickshaw was being used for gold smuggling. Acting on that unverified tip, police intercepted the vehicle near Lalkhan Bazar and detained Nayeem and his companions without confirming their identities or checking for illegal items.

According to police and investigation sources, the message lacked details about the alleged smuggling, including who was involved or where the gold was located. Despite this, the second officer of Khulshi Police Station forwarded the message to a mobile team instead of informing his superior. After Nayeem was brought to the station, the officer-in-charge recognized him and released him when no evidence of smuggling was found. A subsequent search of his belongings also revealed nothing illegal.

Police later acknowledged procedural errors, and the sub-inspector responsible for the operation was removed from duty pending further investigation.

Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir has expelled its central leader Md. Zisan Ahmed Pradhan after his arrest in a rape case filed at Daudkandi Police Station in Cumilla. The organization announced the decision on Saturday, June 13, 2026, citing preliminary evidence of a romantic relationship between Zisan and the complainant. The expulsion was confirmed in a Facebook statement by the group’s central publicity secretary, S M Forhad, who added that the organization would provide legal support to the victim if the allegations are proven.

The statement also raised concerns about the handling of the case, claiming that police did not allow Shibir representatives or Zisan’s family to meet him after his recovery and that the complainant and her father were being held separately under police custody. The organization said it could not verify the full circumstances due to limited access to the involved parties. Police officials confirmed Zisan’s arrest under a specific rape case and said legal proceedings are ongoing.

The case was filed by a widow who accused Zisan of rape and forced abortion under the pretext of marriage. Zisan previously served as assistant secretary for international affairs in Shibir’s central committee and as president of its Cumilla West unit.

A 47-year-old Muslim street vendor named Akbar Mondal was killed with an axe in Purulia district of West Bengal on June 9, according to a report by The Wire. His family claimed that the murder was linked to rising anti-Muslim sentiment and fear-based politics in the state. Police, however, denied any communal motive behind the killing.

Akbar’s son, 20-year-old Julfikar, said his father was attacked while selling steel utensils in Supurdihi village. He was allegedly beaten with a stick and then struck with an axe by an unknown assailant. Julfikar, who also works as a hawker due to poverty, said the incident has deeply shaken their family and community. He added that some locals had previously forced them to chant religious slogans and threatened their livelihood.

Julfikar has demanded a thorough investigation and exemplary punishment for those responsible. The area, known as Jangalmahal, has a history of political movements and remains economically vulnerable.

Ten people were injured in a clash between two groups in the Kadamtali area of Kasba upazila, Brahmanbaria, on Saturday morning. The confrontation began around 9:45 a.m. between residents of Shahpur and Araibari villages over a dispute involving a Hajj pilgrim’s luggage left behind in Saudi Arabia.

According to police and local sources, an elderly woman from Shahpur village went on Hajj this year through the Kasba Hajj Kafela. She accidentally left one of her suitcases in Saudi Arabia. When her family pressed the Hajj agency to retrieve it, the agency said the responsibility lay with the pilgrim. The disagreement escalated when the woman’s relatives vandalized the agency’s office on Thursday, leading to renewed violence on Saturday.

Kasba Police Station Officer-in-Charge Nazneen Sultana said the clash stemmed from tensions over the luggage issue and that police were working to bring the situation under control.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Hasan Md. Shawkat Ali has announced that strict action will be taken against those involved in the assault and detention of national cricketer Nayeem Hasan. The commissioner visited Nayeem’s residence in Bahaddarhat’s Faridarpara area on Saturday afternoon to express regret over the incident. He stated that he personally heard the details from Nayeem and had already directed action against the responsible police officers.

According to the report, the incident occurred on Friday night when police stopped Nayeem’s CNG-run autorickshaw at Lalkhan Bazar intersection in Chattogram. Despite locals identifying him, police allegedly tried to force him into the vehicle, assaulted him with sticks and pipes, and later took him to Khulshi Police Station. Nayeem’s father, former ward councillor Mahbub Alam, and relatives arrived at the station late at night, where police reportedly mistreated Nayeem until calls from senior Bangladesh Cricket Board officials.

Two police officers—Sub-Inspector (unarmed) Md. Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan and Constable Md. Russell Chowdhury—have been temporarily suspended, and a three-member committee has been formed to investigate the incident.

A surge in landmine explosions along the Bandarban border has caused rising fatalities and panic among residents. The latest incident occurred on Tuesday in Ghumdhum union near Bangladesh-Myanmar border pillar 40, where a Rohingya laborer named Abdul Khalek was killed after stepping on a buried mine while working in a garden. The area falls under the jurisdiction of the 34th Border Guard Battalion. Locals report living in constant fear as mine-related deaths continue to increase.

The explosions are linked to ongoing clashes between Myanmar’s government forces and Rohingya rebel groups in Rakhine State, where the Arakan Army reportedly controls territory near the border. Residents claim that mines have long been planted along the frontier, possibly by armed groups seeking to secure their positions or prevent infiltration. Despite repeated incidents, Bangladesh’s border authorities have not yet issued a formal statement.

Local elders recall that the once-forested border area has become barren and fenced with barbed wire, cutting off traditional livelihoods. Without a sustainable solution, residents fear further casualties from continued mine explosions.

In May 2026, Bangladesh recorded 613 road accidents that left 622 people dead and 1,652 injured, according to a report released by the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association. The report, signed by the association’s secretary general Md. Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, stated that motorcycle accidents accounted for the highest number of fatalities. Across road, rail, and waterways, a total of 676 accidents caused 671 deaths and 1,696 injuries.

The report found that 37.13 percent of all road accident deaths involved motorcycles, with 231 killed and 219 injured. It also detailed that 28.69 percent of accidents involved motorcycles, followed by trucks, buses, and battery-run vehicles. Most accidents occurred on national highways, particularly in Dhaka Division, which saw 180 incidents resulting in 185 deaths and 558 injuries. The association attributed the crashes to poor road conditions, unfit vehicles, unskilled drivers, and reckless behavior.

To reduce accidents, the organization recommended halting the import and registration of small vehicles such as motorcycles and e-bikes, improving road infrastructure, enforcing traffic laws, training drivers, strengthening BRTA capacity, conducting road safety audits, and ensuring fair wages and working hours for drivers.