A police officer went missing after a speedboat sank following a collision with a passenger launch named Karnaphuli-12 on the Meghna River in Lalmohan, Bhola. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Wednesday near the Mangal Sikdar launch terminal. The missing officer, Md. Fakhrul, was stationed at the Sikdar Police Investigation Center in Lalmohan and is a resident of Bakerganj, Barishal. Five others, including three police constables and two fisheries department staff, were injured in the accident.

According to eyewitnesses, the team was conducting an operation to enforce a government fishing ban when their speedboat malfunctioned and drifted into the river. The launch, arriving from Dhaka, was unloading passengers at the time. The drifting boat was pulled under the launch by the current, and when attempts were made to move it, the propeller’s whirlpool overturned the vessel. Most passengers swam to safety, but Fakhrul went missing.

Lalmohan Police Station’s officer-in-charge Md. Oliul Islam said a rescue operation is underway to locate the missing constable and that legal measures will follow.

Recovery work for the derailed coaches of the NilSagar Express in Santahar, Bogura, was completed on Thursday morning. The derailment occurred near Bagbari in Adamdighi upazila, about two kilometers north of Santahar, on Wednesday afternoon. Following the incident, the assistant station master of Santahar was temporarily suspended, and a four-member investigation committee was formed. Station officials said partial train operations could resume by noon, while full service on the Ishwardi-Parbatipur route might take another four to five hours.

According to local accounts, the train driver allegedly failed to heed signals and was driving at high speed, leading to the derailment. Panic among passengers caused some to jump from the train roof, resulting in injuries. Fire service units and local residents jointly carried out rescue operations, sending 50 to 60 injured passengers to nearby hospitals. Four fire service units participated in the rescue, and a relief train from Ishwardi Junction was dispatched to lift the nine derailed passenger coaches.

Train movement in the northern region was halted for several hours but was expected to gradually return to normal later in the day.

Police in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, have arrested brick kiln owner Shafiul Azam, also known as BK Azam, for allegedly brandishing a firearm and threatening staff at a petrol pump near the Morichya BGB checkpoint. The arrest took place late Wednesday night following reports of the incident, which occurred on Tuesday when Azam allegedly raised a shotgun and caused a disturbance at the pump.

According to the petrol pump manager, Nurul Haque, Azam demanded fuel beyond his allocated quota. When Haque refused to supply extra fuel outside the government’s rationing system, Azam reportedly threatened him with the shotgun and created chaos at the site. The manager later filed a written complaint with the local police station.

Ramu Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monirul Islam Bhuiyan stated that authorities took the matter seriously after it was reported in the media and have initiated legal action. Police have also seized Azam’s licensed shotgun as part of the investigation.

Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has publicly accused her late colleague and labor leader Cesar Chavez of sexual violence, joining several other women who shared similar experiences. In a statement released Wednesday, Huerta said she decided to speak out after being contacted for a New York Times investigation that uncovered allegations of abuse involving minors as young as 12. Huerta, now nearly 96, said she had kept silent for six decades to protect the farmworker movement she helped build with Chavez, who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association and died in 1993.

The New York Times report included accounts from multiple women describing sexual abuse by Chavez, including Huerta’s claim that she was manipulated and later raped by him, resulting in pregnancies she kept secret. Other women, including Ana Murguia, Debra Rojas, and Esmeralda Lopez, also described assaults or coercion by Chavez when they were minors or young adults. The United Farm Workers, which evolved from the organization Chavez co-founded, announced it would not participate in Cesar Chavez Day events and pledged to create an independent reporting channel for survivors.

Lawmakers from both parties called for Chavez’s name to be removed from public honors, describing the revelations as shocking and a betrayal of civil rights values.

Five passengers were injured when a bus of Ekushey Paribahan lost control and overturned at Kabirla area in Burichang upazila of Cumilla on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway around 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday. Locals said the seriously injured were taken to Eastern Medical College Hospital. The bus was traveling from Dhaka toward Cumilla at the time of the accident.

Kalbela newspaper’s chief reporter, Yusuf Arefin, was among the injured and is currently receiving treatment at Mainamati Cantonment General Hospital. A Chandina Fire Service officer said the bus remained on the road and would be removed using a wrecker. Highway police confirmed that there was no major traffic congestion, except for a brief disruption caused by vehicles entering the wrong lane.

Highway Police Superintendent Shahinur Alam stated that the process of removing the overturned bus was underway and would be completed shortly. Police and fire service personnel were present at the scene to manage the situation.

A collision between two passenger launches at Sadarghat terminal in Dhaka on Wednesday evening left one man dead and a pregnant woman seriously injured. The deceased was identified as Sohel, 22, while the injured woman, Reba, 20, is from Barishal. The accident occurred around 5:30 p.m. when one launch, while boarding passengers, was struck from behind by another vessel. Fire service personnel rescued the victims and sent them to Mitford Hospital, where Sohel later died.

Police and fire service officials said the situation was quickly brought under control after initial panic among passengers. The injured woman remains under treatment at the hospital. Authorities have begun investigating the cause of the collision and stated that legal action will be taken if negligence by the launch operators is found.

According to police, the incident happened as passengers were boarding for a trip to Barishal’s Kashipur. The investigation is ongoing to determine responsibility for the fatal crash.

Railway authorities have formed a four-member investigation committee after nine coaches of the Dhaka–Chilahati-bound Nilsagar Express derailed in Bagmari area of Adamdighi upazila, Bogura. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning when the train, which departed Dhaka at 6:45 a.m., reportedly failed to follow a banner signal while heading toward Tilakpur station. A total of 66 passengers were injured in the accident.

According to official information, 20 injured passengers are receiving treatment at Naogaon Sadar Hospital, while 40 others were released after primary care. Six more were treated and released from Adamdighi Upazila Health Complex in Bogura. Relief trains from Ishwardi and Parbatipur were dispatched to assist in rescue operations. The investigation committee is led by the chief transport officer and includes the mechanical engineer, chief engineer, and chief signal engineer.

Railway authorities have warned that Thursday morning’s Nilsagar Express and Ekota Express departures from Dhaka may face slight delays. They have expressed regret for the temporary inconvenience caused to passengers.

Railway authorities have started recovering nine coaches of the Nilshagar Express that derailed in Adamdighi, Bogura, on Wednesday afternoon. A rescue train from Ishwardi, Pabna, arrived at the site around 6:45 p.m. and began operations, confirmed Santahar Railway Station Master Khadija Khatun. Another rescue train from Parbatipur, Dinajpur, is also on its way to assist in restoring rail communication as quickly as possible.

The derailment occurred around 2:15 p.m., injuring many passengers, including those who were on the train’s roof and jumped off during the accident. The incident disrupted rail communication between Dhaka and five northern districts—Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Panchagarh, and Joypurhat—as well as between Dinajpur and other northern regions. However, train movement on the Dhaka–Rangpur–Lalmonirhat line remains normal.

Local sources said rail track repair work was underway at the site, and a red flag had been placed, but the driver reportedly failed to notice it. No fatalities have been reported so far, and 47 injured passengers were taken to Naogaon General Hospital for treatment.

A fishing boat belonging to fisherman Bali Jolodas was stolen late Tuesday night from Bottoli Fish Wharf in Santoshpur Union of Sandwip upazila, Chattogram. The boat, worth about 360,000 taka, was his only means of livelihood. The theft has left him distraught as he struggles with loan repayments and family expenses. Local fishermen have expressed growing fear following the incident.

According to locals, Bali Jolodas had purchased the boat with his savings and borrowed funds, paying monthly installments of around 50,000 taka. He discovered the theft after returning from fishing during the night tide. Local fisherman Batul Jolodas said such thefts had never happened before, and now they must guard their boats at night. Union Parishad member Ashraf described Bali as a hardworking man who has been left destitute and said efforts are underway to assist him and recover the boat.

Sandwip Police Station Officer-in-Charge Zayed Noor stated that no written complaint had yet been received but assured that legal action and recovery efforts would begin once a complaint is filed.

Nine coaches of the Dhaka-bound Nilsagar Express train derailed on Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2026, shortly after leaving Santahar Junction in Bogura. The incident occurred as the train was heading toward Chilahati, leaving more than fifty passengers injured. No fatalities have been reported so far, according to initial information from local authorities.

Following the derailment, rail communication between Dhaka and the northern destinations of Chilahati, Panchagarh, and Saidpur was suspended. Police officials stated that many passengers were traveling on the roof of the train, and several of them were injured after falling during the derailment. Rescue operations are underway to recover the derailed coaches.

Local police confirmed that the exact number of casualties remains uncertain, and further details will be provided after rescue and assessment work is completed.

At least seven people, including three children, were killed in a major fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in a residential building in the Palam area of southwest Delhi. According to the Delhi Fire Service, the blaze started around 7 a.m. in one of the rooms and quickly spread throughout the building.

Thirty fire service units rushed to the scene to bring the flames under control and rescue residents trapped inside. Officials said the dense population of the area made the rescue operation difficult. Local police and emergency response teams also joined the operation soon after the incident was reported.

During the rescue, seven bodies were recovered from the building, including those of three children. The fire caused extensive damage to the structure, destroying furniture and valuables inside, according to the Delhi Fire Service. The cause of the fire has not been detailed in the report.

Police in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, arrested 14 people for organizing an iftar gathering on a boat in the middle of the Ganges River and allegedly throwing leftover food into the water. The arrests followed the circulation of a video on social media showing the event. Authorities said the accused were charged with hurting religious sentiments, polluting the environment, and disturbing public order.

The case was filed at the Kotwali police station based on a complaint from a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s youth wing. The complaint stated that the Ganges is sacred to followers of Sanatan Dharma and that discarding food into the river desecrated its sanctity. Assistant Commissioner of Police Vijay Pratap Singh said the video, which went viral on Instagram, led to the investigation and subsequent arrests.

Police sources confirmed that the authenticity of the video is being verified and efforts are underway to identify others involved. River patrol surveillance has been increased to prevent similar incidents in the future.

A Dhaka court has granted a two-day remand for eleven individuals arrested in connection with a violent attack, vandalism, and looting at the Square Shopping cum Commercial Complex in Uttara. The order was issued on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, by Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin. The accused were presented before the court by the investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Md. Suman Mia of Uttara West Police Station, who had sought a seven-day remand for interrogation.

Defense lawyers opposed the remand request, arguing that the accused were not involved in the incident and included rickshaw pullers and day laborers with no proven link to the crime scene. Despite the defense plea for bail, the court approved a two-day remand for each accused. The case was filed by Ariful Islam, an electrician of the complex, following the attack.

According to the case statement, the violence began after an altercation between a rickshaw puller and a security guard, escalating into a large-scale assault and looting that caused an estimated loss of nine crore taka before police and army forces restored order.

At least 23 people were killed and 108 others injured in a series of suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri, a city in northeastern Nigeria. The explosions occurred on Monday evening, and police confirmed the details on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Nahum Kenneth Daso said preliminary investigations indicated that the incidents were carried out by suspected suicide attackers.

Authorities reported that the blasts followed an earlier assault on a military checkpoint between Sunday night and early Monday morning. Officials have blamed suspected jihadist groups for both the checkpoint attack and the subsequent explosions in Maiduguri. The police statement described the loss of life as tragic and confirmed that investigations were ongoing.

The incidents highlight continuing security challenges in Nigeria’s northeast, where authorities are struggling to contain militant violence. Further details about the attackers or the specific groups involved were not disclosed in the initial reports.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has introduced a three-tier security arrangement to ensure the safety of homebound travelers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The force announced the plan during a press briefing at Sadarghat Launch Terminal on Tuesday afternoon. As part of the measures, 32 RAB teams have been deployed across key terminals and surrounding areas in Dhaka, supported by continuous patrols, surveillance, and checkpoints.

RAB-10 Commander and Additional DIG Mohammad Kamruzzaman stated that special security operations are being carried out in major points including Sadarghat, Sayedabad, Shyampur, Sutrapur, and Kamrangirchar. Six civil teams are also gathering intelligence and monitoring activities. The security operations will continue through Eid day and the following period.

To assist passengers, RAB has set up two control rooms at Sadarghat Launch Terminal and Sayedabad Bus Terminal, staffed around the clock. Travelers facing harassment or overcharging for tickets can report complaints directly or by phone, and RAB has pledged immediate action upon receiving such reports.