A Rohingya man named Abdul Khalek, aged 30, was killed in a landmine explosion on Tuesday morning near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Ghumdhum union of Naikhongchhari upazila, Bandarban. The incident occurred close to border pillar number 40 in the Reju Amtali area. Khalek, son of Md. Anu Mia from the C-block of Kutupalong-1 Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, sustained severe injuries when the explosion severed his left leg and badly damaged his right leg. Fellow workers rescued him and took him to the MSF hospital in Kutupalong, where he died during treatment.

Local residents said landmines have long been buried in areas near the Myanmar border, posing heightened risks during the monsoon season or when people approach the border inadvertently. Police from the Ghumdhum investigation center visited the site after receiving reports of the explosion. Naikhongchhari Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Mozammel Haque confirmed that a report on the incident has been prepared and legal procedures are underway.

The recurring landmine incidents along the border continue to raise safety concerns for residents and workers in the region.

A schoolgirl was reportedly attacked with acid inside Begum Fazilatunnesa High School in Titas upazila of Cumilla on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. when a youth allegedly threw a liquid substance at 14-year-old Hiramoni, an eighth-grade student from Raghunathpur village. The victim said she had been harassed by several young men for some time, and one of them had stabbed her hand the previous day. She stated that the liquid was aimed at her face, burning parts of her clothing and causing pain to her face and body.

Hiramoni’s family expressed relief that she escaped major injury due to her layered clothing and mask but voiced concern for her safety and uncertainty about sending her back to school. The school’s head teacher, Afaz Uddin Pathan, described the incident as tragic and said the administration was worried about student safety. Titas police chief Mominul Haque confirmed that a complaint had been filed and that authorities were investigating the matter seriously.

Police said they would take necessary legal action following the investigation.

A man named Azizul Haque, also known as Jhoru Mastan, was killed in a clash over control of a sand trade site in the Padma river char area bordering Natore, Rajshahi, and Kushtia. Police recovered his bloodied body from a speedboat on the riverbank at Charjajira in Lalpur upazila on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred between midnight and early morning in Hobirchar, where two rival groups, known as the Belal group and the Kakon group, exchanged gunfire.

Police reported that Jhoru Mastan, aged 35, was from Pabnapara village in Doyarampur union of Bagatipara upazila. He had been working at a sand point controlled by the Kakon group in Charghat area. Investigators suspect that the killing resulted from the ongoing rivalry with the Belal group over dominance in the sand business. The body bore a gunshot wound above the left eye, and police believe the bullet exited through the top of his head.

Law enforcement agencies from Lalpur, Veramara, and Laxmikunda river police units visited the scene. No arrests have been made so far, and an investigation is underway to identify those involved.

Police in Dhamoirhat upazila of Naogaon have arrested a 32-year-old man named Alif Hossain for allegedly spreading obscene photos on social media. He was detained on Monday during a police operation in Gopalpur, Tangail district. According to police, Alif is the son of Azharul Islam from Ghatail police station area in Tangail. The arrest followed a complaint filed by the father of a female victim, leading to a district-level investigation and a technology-assisted operation.

Officer-in-Charge Mintu Rahman stated that preliminary interrogation revealed Alif used Facebook and other online platforms to befriend young women. He allegedly manipulated them into sharing or recording explicit photos and videos, which he later stored on his phone. Police said he used these materials to blackmail the victims for personal gain. Following his arrest, Alif was sent to court on Tuesday.

The case highlights the growing concern over online exploitation and the use of digital tools in criminal investigations in rural Bangladesh.

Police in Dewanganj, Jamalpur, arrested two suspended Awami League leaders early Tuesday in connection with an explosives case. The detainees were identified as Fazlul Haque Khan, 50, general secretary of the Awami League’s Sadar Union unit, and Mozzafar Ali, 29, information and research secretary of the Chukaibari Union unit. They were taken into custody from different areas of Dewanganj municipality.

According to Dewanganj Model Police Station officer-in-charge Anwar Hossain, both individuals were detained as suspected accused in a case filed under the Explosives Act. Later in the day, they were sent to court and subsequently placed in jail custody.

The report did not specify details about the case background or the alleged incident leading to the arrests.

A Krishak Dal leader in Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila has alleged that a police officer assaulted him inside the local police station on Monday night, rupturing his eardrum. The injured leader, Fardin Hasan Ujjal, is currently receiving treatment at Bhanga Upazila Health Complex. The incident reportedly occurred when Ujjal went to the station to deliver medicine and food to an acquaintance who had been detained earlier that evening.

According to Krishak Dal’s general secretary Kamrul Islam, Ujjal identified himself to Sub-Inspector Kabir Hossain but was nevertheless beaten and forced out of the station. The assault sparked anger among Krishak Dal members, who later held a protest meeting at Bhanga Eidgah Madrasa field on Tuesday, demanding an investigation and the withdrawal of the officer involved. Police personnel reportedly apologized to the victim in an attempt to defuse the situation.

Sub-Inspector Kabir Hossain described the incident as an unintended misunderstanding that was resolved immediately, though Krishak Dal leaders continued to call for accountability.

Two local leaders of the BNP’s student and youth wings were killed when a Narayanganj City Corporation waste truck ran over their motorcycle in Siddhirganj on Tuesday evening. The victims were identified as Abdul Kadir Jilani, 26, former general secretary of Fatullah Union Chhatra Dal, and Masum Billah, 27, publicity secretary of Ward 9, Kutubpur Union Jubo Dal. The accident occurred around 6 p.m. in the Jalkuri Jhudpotti area while they were on their way to a coil factory inauguration.

Eyewitnesses said the two men were attempting to overtake the truck when their motorcycle lost control and slipped, causing them to fall under the truck’s wheels. Both died on the spot. Masum Billah, originally from Dashmina in Patuakhali, lived in Fatullah’s Shibu Market area and was involved in local politics and business. Abdul Kadir, from Motlob Uttar in Chandpur, lived in Fatullah’s Delpara Bank Colony area.

Siddhirganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Emdadul Haque confirmed that the truck had been seized and the bodies sent for autopsy. An investigation is underway.

Police and Border Guard Bangladesh recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified Bengali trader from a forest near Jaitun Para in Ruma upazila of Bandarban on Tuesday morning. The body, which bore a gunshot wound to the head, was sent to Bandarban Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. Law enforcement officials detained twelve people for questioning in connection with the killing and filed a case at Ruma Police Station. Authorities said security operations have been intensified in the area to uncover the motive behind the murder.

Local organizations strongly condemned the killing, blaming armed miscreants for the attack. In response, several groups including the Parbatya Chattogram Nagorik Parishad, Chhatra Parishad, Jubo Parishad, and Mohila Parishad held a protest rally at the Muktamancha grounds in Bandarban town. Speakers at the rally demanded a fair investigation, enhanced security for Bengali residents in the hill region, and the reestablishment of withdrawn army camps and new Border Guard posts to curb armed activities.

Police confirmed that the investigation is ongoing and that maintaining law and order in the area remains a top priority.

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested alleged drug trafficker Babul Hossain, also known as Babu, during a special operation in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area on Tuesday afternoon. Acting on intelligence, DNC officers intercepted a bus of Liton Travels and detained Babu, who was posing as a regular passenger. A search of his shopping bag revealed 16,000 yaba pills wrapped in tape and tissue. Authorities also seized a mobile phone used in drug transactions.

According to DNC officials, Babu, a resident of Keraniganj, had long controlled a major yaba distribution network supplying southern and northern regions of Bangladesh. He reportedly sourced drugs from dealers in Dhaka, Chattogram, and Teknaf, storing them in Keraniganj before transporting them by bus to districts such as Jashore, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Rangpur. A case has been filed under the Narcotics Control Act 2018 at Jatrabari Police Station.

Officials said investigations are ongoing to identify other members of the syndicate. The DNC has intensified surveillance and pledged continued nationwide operations to dismantle drug trafficking routes and protect youth from narcotics abuse.

Tea vendor Salauddin Liton testified as the 22nd witness in the murder case of Imam Hasan Tayim, son of a police officer, during the July Revolution in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area. On Tuesday, he gave his statement before International Crimes Tribunal-2 against former DMP Commissioner Habibur Rahman and 10 other accused. Liton described that on July 20, 2024, police entered his tea shop near Kajla footbridge, forced him to close and reopen the shutter, assaulted him and others, and dragged Tayim and two companions outside before gunfire was heard.

According to his testimony, police looted goods and cash worth about 25,000 taka from his shop and beat him with rifle butts. Later, he saw Tayim lying on the ground with gunshot wounds while police prevented them from taking him to the hospital. Two days later, Liton learned from a friend that Tayim had died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The testimony was part of ongoing proceedings against 11 accused in the case, shedding new light on alleged police involvement in the 2024 Jatrabari incident.

Police have detained six suspects following allegations of robbery and sexual assault in a house at Dolunighona area of Purba Baroveola Union under the newly formed Matamuhuri upazila in Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Monday night when a group of seven to eight armed robbers reportedly broke into a brick-built residence by cutting the window grill and held the family members at gunpoint. They allegedly looted cash and gold ornaments from the house and assaulted two female members of the family, a housewife and her daughter, a tenth-grade student.

Local residents rescued the injured victims and took them to Chakaria Upazila Health Complex, from where doctors referred them to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital for advanced treatment. Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Abhijit Das and Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Monir Hossain visited the scene. Police said six suspects were detained with local assistance and multiple teams are working to identify and arrest others involved. The incident has caused widespread fear and concern in the area.

A journalist in Shariatpur has been named as an accused in an extortion case filed after an attack on Sujit Karmakar, head teacher of Damudya Pilot Girls High School. The case, lodged on Monday at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Damudya, lists eight named and several unnamed suspects. Among them is Miraj Sikdar, a local reporter for Star News, who claims he was only filming the incident as part of his professional duty.

Eyewitnesses and local discussions suggest that Sikdar was present with other journalists during the attack and was not seen participating in it. Sikdar said he had previously reported on alleged irregularities involving the teacher and believes he was targeted out of personal animosity. Local journalists, including the Shariatpur Press Club’s general secretary, expressed concern that implicating a journalist for doing his job threatens press freedom.

The complainant, however, accused Sikdar of masterminding the attack. Police said they have yet to receive the case documents and will review the allegations once they arrive. The incident has sparked widespread debate on social media about press safety and impartial investigation.

An armed robbery and sexual assault took place in the newly formed Matamuhuri upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Monday night. A group of seven to eight armed robbers entered a house in the Dolunighona area of Purba Bara Vewla Union by cutting the window grills. They looted cash and gold ornaments before assaulting the homeowner’s wife and her tenth-grade daughter. Police, with help from local residents, later arrested six suspects in connection with the incident.

According to police and locals, the husband of the assaulted woman works in Chattogram, while she lived at home with her two daughters. After the attack, locals rescued the victims and took them to Chakaria Upazila Health Complex, from where doctors referred them to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital for advanced treatment. Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Abhijit Das and Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monir Hossain visited the scene.

Police identified the detainees as residents of Matamuhuri upazila and said multiple teams are working to uncover others involved in the crime.

Police in Kolmakanda, Netrokona, have arrested former upazila vice chairman and former Volunteer League member secretary Md Rafiquzzaman, also known as Khokon, in connection with a sabotage case. He was detained early Tuesday from the Pabai Mor area of Pogla Union. Authorities later sought court approval to send him to jail. According to a police report submitted to the court, the arrest was made based on findings from an ongoing investigation.

Police stated that the case stems from incidents on January 4, 2025, when a group allegedly linked to banned Chhatra League activists carried out anti-state slogans, processions, and explosions at Lengura Bazar in Kolmakanda. The group reportedly vandalized and looted a local furniture shop owned by businessman Shamsul. Investigating officer SI Md Abu Taher said preliminary evidence connects the arrested suspect to the events, and the investigation remains active.

Kolmakanda Police’s investigation officer-in-charge Sajal Sarkar confirmed that the arrest was made on specific allegations and that the suspect was presented before the Netrokona court on Tuesday afternoon.

Two individuals were arrested in Madaripur on June 9, 2026, for their alleged involvement in supplying rotten and substandard food under the school feeding (midday meal) project. The detainees, AFM Ahsanul Habib from Mymensingh’s Gafargaon and Md. Nuruzzaman from Barishal’s Bakerganj, were arrested following a case filed against their company, Samata Traders, which was responsible for food distribution to students. Police detained them from Chandmari area of Madaripur municipality and sent them to court after initial interrogation confirmed their involvement.

The arrests followed reports that several students in Madaripur Sadar and Chapainawabganj Sadar fell ill after consuming midday meals. Media coverage of the incident prompted government action. Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Haque Milan requested the district commissioners of both districts to form committees including civil surgeons to investigate the irregularities and take swift action against those responsible.

Authorities have indicated that further legal and administrative measures will follow based on the findings of the ongoing investigation.