Police in Tongi, Gazipur, have identified the 26-year-old woman seen unconscious between two men on a motorcycle on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. She is Sahena Begum Sumi, a Baul artist who lived with her elder sister in the Bowbazar area and performed songs in different places. After questioning by Tongi West police on Saturday afternoon, she was released into her elder sister’s custody.

Sumi told local journalists that she drank alcohol herself at a bar in Uttara after becoming mentally distressed by family problems. She said no one made her drink. She said she knew the two motorcycle riders as her uncles and called them when her condition worsened after drinking.

According to her account, the two men took her to a friend’s home in Mirpur, Dhaka, after receiving the information. She also alleged that her former husband, Shahriar, had spread false and misleading information to put her in trouble. Deputy Commissioner SM Shafiqul Islam said police found her currently normal, while efforts continue to locate the two motorcycle riders.

Mohammad Selim Uddin, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Dhaka North unit and a mayoral candidate for DNCC, expressed deep concern and anger over the death of a teacher during a mugging near the National Parliament building in the capital. In a protest statement on Saturday, he questioned how muggers could operate near such an important and heavily secured state area.

Selim Uddin said the incident had raised a natural question about where ordinary people could be safe if citizens’ lives and property could not be protected around major state installations. He described the unchecked activities of muggers in busy and important parts of the capital as a matter of deep concern for public safety.

He said ensuring the security of citizens’ lives and property is among the state’s principal responsibilities. He called for effective and strict measures against extortion, mugging, theft, robbery and terrorist activities, and urged law-enforcement agencies to be more active in maintaining normal law and order in Dhaka and across the country. He also sought forgiveness for the deceased teacher and demanded the swift arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved.

Police arrested four leaders and activists of the activities-banned Awami League in a special operation across areas of Tongi in Gazipur on Friday night. The detainees were sent to the District and Sessions Judge Court on Saturday afternoon, according to the report.

Those arrested were Mohammad Zakir Hossain, 50, joint convener of Awami League’s Ward 46 unit; Zakir, 34, an Awami League worker from Keranirtek; Mala Uddin Prince, 30, an Awami League worker from the Pagar area; and Kiran Ahmed, 42, joint convener of Ward 47 Jubo League.

Police said leaders and activists of the activities-banned Awami League held a procession at Morkun Gudaraghat in Tongi on Friday afternoon and chanted various anti-government slogans. Tongi East Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Maksudul Alam said operations were continuing to arrest others involved in the incident.

Malaysia’s Immigration Department detained 528 foreign nationals in a nationwide operation called Ops Sasar from August 25 to 27 over alleged immigration-law violations. The department said the campaign was conducted using public complaints, available information and intelligence surveillance. A total of 678 foreign nationals were questioned and checked during the three-day operation.

The Putrajaya Immigration Department also conducted raids at two locations: a construction site in Jalan Wangsamaju, Setapak, and a business establishment in Dato Keramat. Officials checked 83 foreign nationals at those sites and detained 73 for alleged immigration offences, including 30 Bangladeshis, 37 Indonesians and two Nepalis.

The detainees also included one national each from Togo, Burkina Faso, Myanmar and India. JIM said most of those arrested were working when the operation took place, and some attempted to flee after noticing law-enforcement personnel. Allegations include lacking identity cards or valid immigration documents, overstaying approved periods and working without valid permission. The department said action would be taken under relevant immigration-law provisions.

Local residents and members of affected families held a human chain outside the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday, demanding an impartial investigation into allegations of land grabbing, extortion, assault, drug dealing, harassment through cases and illegal sand filling on agricultural land in Kaliganj, Gazipur. Speakers sought protection for complainants and victims and called for legal action if allegations are proven.

Participants raised allegations involving Kaliganj upazila BNP member secretary Khalekuzzaman Bablu, his brothers Anisur Rahman Ripon and Sohel, and several others. They alleged that political identity and local influence were being used to control markets, land, sand filling and construction work. They also claimed that people who protested or filed complaints faced cases and other forms of harassment.

The demonstrators cited Dubai expatriate Alamgir Kabir’s claim that nearly four bighas of his land had been occupied, while the family of Bayezid Hasan Shibli alleged he was beaten and handed to police after yaba was placed in his pocket. Their six demands included recovering occupied land, investigating the allegations, stopping illegal sand filling, examining claimed political influence and ensuring victims’ safety.

Ronjina Parvin, 55, head teacher of Bagbari Girls Government Primary School in Bogura, died after falling from a rickshaw during an alleged bag snatching near the South Plaza of Bangladesh’s Parliament Building in Dhaka. The incident occurred at about 6:30am on Saturday while she was travelling toward an eye hospital in the Farmgate area.

Hospital and family sources said Parvin had arrived at Gabtali Bus Terminal at dawn after travelling overnight from Bogura to see a doctor at Islamia Eye Hospital. As her rickshaw reached the South Plaza, alleged snatchers on a motorcycle came from behind and pulled her bag. She fell from the rickshaw and sustained a head injury.

She was rescued from the scene and taken to Suhrawardy Hospital, where the duty doctor declared her dead. Tejgaon zone Deputy Commissioner of Police Ibn Mizan said police were working to identify the motorcycle and those involved in the incident.

A court in Habiganj has taken cognizance of an extortion case against Madhabpur Upazila BNP president Shamsul Islam Kamal and four others over allegations that they demanded Tk20 lakh from an expatriate family after disrupting house construction. Sunny Alam Srabon, son of US expatriate Shahin Mia, filed the case on Thursday before Senior Judicial Magistrate Shahidul Alam of the Habiganj Speedy Trial Court.

The complaint alleges that Kamal and others stopped construction on land owned through purchase in the Dattapara area of Dharmaghar Bazar on August 16. They are accused of assault, issuing death threats and demanding money. Shahin Mia said he had earlier paid Kamal Tk50,000 and later Tk100,000 to prevent obstruction, but alleged that construction was still blocked and Tk20 lakh was demanded.

Kamal denied the allegations, saying the land is disputed and has three heirs, while the entire 31 decimals were allegedly registered from one heir. He said he visited the site only to resolve the matter. The court ordered the CR 52/2026 case to be treated as an FIR at Madhabpur police station within three working days, and Officer-in-Charge Sohel Rana said it has been recorded.

A woman named Amirunnesa died inside an ambulance after it was trapped in severe congestion on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. A resident of Pranbhagabatipur village in Chandraganj, Lakshmipur, she suffered a heart attack on Friday night and was taken toward Dhaka at about 8pm, according to relative Tarek Al Hasan. The ambulance became stuck near Daudkandi around 11pm and remained largely stationary for four hours. She died around 3:30am.

Her relatives said she might have survived if she had reached hospital. The reported traffic jam stretched about 40 kilometres. Another affected traveller, Monir Hossain, said he was travelling from Cumilla to Dhaka with an overseas-bound passenger and had to use an auto-rickshaw from Chandina to Gauripur.

Monir said traffic restrictions linked to AI cameras prevented vehicles from travelling in the opposite direction. He said the trip from Cumilla to Gauripur took four hours and cost Tk1,250 in broken stages. Highway police said congestion briefly eased around noon before worsening again, while multiple police teams were working to restore traffic flow.

At least 10 alleged victims have submitted written complaints to the superintendent of police against Jobairul Haque Zian, a leader of the banned Chhatra League in Satkania, Chattogram, after an investigative report was published on August 22. Despite the complaints, police have not arrested him. The report alleged that Zian used fake female identities on Facebook to establish contacts and personal relationships with police officers and people from other professions.

According to the complaints, Zian allegedly collected sensitive information, photographs and videos through deceptive online contact, then used the material for blackmail and severe harassment. Several complainants said they feel unsafe and fear he could use connections with influential people to cause them serious harm. Some victims are reportedly afraid to reveal their identities and have demanded a proper investigation and punishment if allegations are proven.

Police said Zian could not be arrested because no specific case had been filed against him. However, Bangladesh Human Rights Foundation secretary general Advocate Zia Habib Ahsan said police may detain and question a person over allegations such as blackmail and can file a case themselves if necessary. Additional DIG Nazmul Hasan said there was no instruction preventing Zian's arrest, while the Chattogram Range DIG could not be reached.

Rangpur Metropolitan Police’s new commissioner Mahbubur Rashid said police are working to complete investigations into prominent and sensational cases quickly and submit chargesheets to ensure justice. He made the remarks on Friday afternoon after visiting the home of retired Rangpur Zilla School teacher Ganapati Chakraborty in Daspara, eight days after the killings. Rashid joined as commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police on Thursday.

The commissioner said narcotics are not only a problem for Rangpur but a social scourge across the country. He said visible operations and activities against drugs would be seen within the next week. Police would work with public cooperation to develop Rangpur into a city of peace, security and good governance, he added.

On the night of August 20, police recovered the bodies of Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife Pritilata Chakraborty, daughter Agami Chakraborty and son Ayus Chakraborty from their home in Machhuapara. Police said all four were strangled. Ganapati’s elder brother Gopinath Chakraborty filed a murder case, and police later arrested Mugdha Das and Siddhartha Das.

Police headquarters data show that 2,076 people were killed across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, from January through July. The report says killings have been linked to political disputes, extortion and territorial control, personal conflicts, gang rivalries, drug trade control, land disputes and family disputes, raising renewed concerns over law and order.

Monthly killings numbered 287 in January, 250 in February, 317 in March, 288 in April, 310 in May, 326 in June and 298 in July. Police said 75 people were killed in political conflicts during the seven-month period, with 90 percent identified as BNP leaders and activists. In July 2026, 21 people were killed in mob beatings and 11 in political violence.

Police said they are taking prompt legal action against attempts to take the law into private hands, registering murder cases and conducting arrests. Criminologist Touhidul Haque cited impunity, delays and weak or slow law-enforcement activity as factors behind rising killings. Authorities are also concerned about illegal weapons, saying 1,311 police firearms looted during the July uprising remain unrecovered.

Sub-Inspector Suman Kabir Mridha of the Ramdas Hat Police Investigation Centre has been attached to the Chattogram Police Lines following allegations that he took a bribe from a small-scale farmer in Banshkhali. The action was taken on Friday, according to Additional Superintendent of Police Mahmoodul Hasan of the Anwara Circle. Mridha has left Banshkhali to report to the Chattogram Police Lines.

The allegation arose during the investigation of a theft case involving Jamshed Express Dairy and Agro Farm, owned by Nurul Alam in the Barpura area of Chandrapur village. The theft occurred during the night of July 7. Nurul Alam filed the case at the Banshkhali Senior Judicial Magistrate Court on July 26, and the court directed the officer-in-charge of Banshkhali police station to investigate.

The investigation was later assigned to Mridha. Nurul Alam alleged that the officer demanded money in exchange for submitting the investigation report and subsequently took a bribe. After the matter came to the attention of senior police officials, the police superintendent ordered his attachment to the police lines. Hasan said an inquiry or investigation would be conducted, and action would follow under applicable rules if the allegation is proven.

Border Guard Bangladesh’s Sarail Battalion (25 BGB) seized a truck carrying 24 tonnes of undocumented fertiliser during an operation in Islamapur area of Bijaynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria. The operation was conducted around 1pm on Friday, August 28, following intelligence information. BGB said the site was about five kilometres inside Bangladesh from border pillar 2001/MP.

A special patrol team stopped and searched a suspicious truck, then examined documents for the fertiliser. Officials found no valid paperwork and seized 9,500 kilograms of TSP fertiliser and 14,500 kilograms of DAP fertiliser, along with the vehicle. BGB put the estimated seizure value of the truck and fertiliser at Tk55.61 lakh.

BGB initially believes the fertiliser was being transported for illegal stockpiling without valid documents. The source and people involved will be determined through investigation by the relevant authorities. Sarail Battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Jabbar Ahmed said intelligence and operational activities would continue to strengthen border security and prevent smuggling in Bijaynagar, Akhaura and Madhabpur border areas.

Local residents detained a police constable named Mursalin in Hetimganj Bazar of Golapganj, Sylhet, on Thursday evening on suspicion of attempting to steal a motorcycle. They handed him over to Golapganj police after he took a motorcycle for what was described as a test ride. A man accompanying him, Oliur Islam, was also taken into police custody for questioning.

Residents said Mursalin came to the market claiming he wanted to buy a motorcycle and became suspicious when he rode away after examining one. They chased and detained him, during which he identified himself as a police member. Mursalin denied stealing the motorcycle, saying he had gone there to purchase it and was beaten after residents mistakenly suspected him of theft.

Oliur Islam said he was Mursalin’s grandfather and had accompanied him because Mursalin intended to buy a motorcycle. Police said Mursalin was a constable posted at Beanibazar police station and had not returned to duty after leave earlier this month. Officers are investigating whether the motorcycle was taken with theft intent and whether Oliur Islam was involved.

Members of the Haldigram and Barmari camps of the 39 BGB Mymensingh Battalion detained 12 Bangladeshi nationals while they were allegedly returning from India through an illegal route in Nalitabari, Sherpur. The detentions took place around 4am on Friday near border pillar 1111 in the Burunga Kalapani hilly area. Three Hiace microbuses sent to transport them and their three drivers were also detained.

Haldigram BGB Camp Commander Nayek Subedar Nurul Islam said the detainees, from Godagari in Rajshahi, had travelled to India illegally about a year earlier and worked there as labourers. He said they planned to return through brokers because they feared arrest amid increased activity by Indian police.

According to BGB, 30 Bangladeshis entered the country near pillar 1111 as planned. Acting on confidential information, separate BGB patrol teams detained 12 people, while the others fled into different parts of the hills. BGB said the detainees and the drivers would be handed over to Nalitabari police station after cases are filed under the Passport Act.