Khulna Range DIG Md Mostafizur Rahman said punishment alone cannot develop society, arguing that counselling can also help discourage criminal activity and improve law and order. He made the remarks during an exchange with media representatives on law and order in Narail on Wednesday, August 12, at the police superintendent’s conference room.

The DIG said counselling is currently being given importance in crime control. He added that journalists can play an important role by raising awareness through writing about the social harms of criminal activities. He also declared a strict stance against drugs, saying stern action would be taken against anyone found involved in drug-related activities.

Rahman stressed technology-based policing, saying conventional policing makes it difficult to control the constantly changing forms of crime. He said such policing is highly important for ensuring the public’s expected security and suppressing crime. Police Superintendent Mohammad Al Mamun Sikdar, Additional Superintendent of Police Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui, Additional Superintendent of Police for Kalia Circle Robin Haldar and other senior district police officials attended the meeting.

A Chattogram Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday, August 12, against former United Commercial Bank chairman M A Sabur in a case over alleged embezzlement of Tk 25 crore and laundering money abroad through hundi. Judge Md Hasanul Islam issued the order after rejecting a time petition submitted through Sabur’s lawyer.

Anti-Corruption Commission public prosecutor Mokarram Hossain confirmed the order. The case has 36 accused, including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife. According to the ACC charge sheet, a Tk 25 crore loan was approved in the name of a shell company linked to Aramit Group, then transferred to accounts of different companies.

The ACC alleged that the money was later withdrawn through employees and sent abroad through hundi. On May 17, a High Court bench directed Sabur to surrender before the Chattogram Senior Metropolitan Special Judge’s Court within eight weeks, but he did not appear on Wednesday. Investigator and ACC deputy director Mashiur Rahman submitted the charge sheet against 36 people on January 5, and testimony from 37 witnesses has been recorded since trial proceedings began.

A Dhaka court has granted seven days’ remand each for six people arrested in a case alleging the creation of forged documents and fraud using the names, identities, seals, signatures and official letterheads of important government figures. Police produced the suspects before the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Wednesday. Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Islam approved the remand after the investigating officer sought custody for a proper investigation.

The six suspects are Faruk Hossain, Sakib Khan, Masum Munsi, Mir Touhidul Islam, Bakul Mondal and Rafiqul Islam. The alleged forgery came to police attention following a letter linked to the office of the secretary of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment. Police said an envelope sent to the ministry secretary used the name and envelope of the Prime Minister’s Office.

According to the case allegations, the envelope contained various documents bearing signatures attributed to the prime minister, ministers, state ministers, the foreign affairs adviser, the principal secretary, the cabinet secretary and other senior officials. After doubts arose over the documents’ authenticity, the matter was sent to the DMP Detective Branch’s Cyber and Special Crime Division. A DB police sub-inspector, Raihanur Rahman, filed the case at Ramna police station on August 5.

The murder case of Jagannath University student and branch Chhatra Dal convening committee member Jubayed Hossain has been transferred to the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court after becoming ready for trial. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter issued the transfer order on Wednesday, August 12. A hearing on framing charges has been scheduled for September 13, according to prosecution division SI Kamal Hossain.

Jubayed was killed on October 19 last year while going to tutor a female student in Armanitola, Old Dhaka. He was stabbed on the ground floor of the student’s residence at about 4:30 pm and was later found lying face down, bloodied, on stairs on the third floor. His elder brother, Enayet Hossain Soikat, filed the murder case with Bangshal police station on October 21.

After about nine months of investigation, investigating officer Md Ashraf Hossain submitted a charge sheet to the court on June 30. It named Jubayed’s student Barjis Shabnam Barsha, her boyfriend Md Mahir Rahman, and Mahir’s friend Fardeen Ahmed Aylan as accused. The investigation found a love triangle narrative, the report said. All three accused are in jail.

Upazila authorities and police seized about 2 million counterfeit cigarettes during a raid on an illegally operated factory in Daulatpur, Kushtia. The operation was conducted from 11:30am to 2pm on Wednesday at Habib Master’s farm in Garbaria village of Sadar union. Officials estimated the market value of the seized cigarettes at Tk 20 million.

Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Pradip Kumar Das said the raid followed a tip-off and uncovered the illegal factory inside a warehouse. Authorities seized counterfeit cigarettes branded Navy, Derby and Royal, along with a large quantity of raw materials and production equipment. No one was detained during the operation.

Warehouse owner Habib Master said he had rented the premises for Tk 40,000 a month to two people named Shakil and Leon Hossain and claimed he did not know counterfeit cigarettes were being made there. On May 9, a joint RAB and customs raid at the same factory seized five cigarette-making machines and about 100,000 counterfeit cigarettes before sealing it. The seized goods were handed to Daulatpur police station, and a regular case is being processed.

The Bangladesh government has dismissed six police officers, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police officials, over prolonged absence from their workplaces. The Home Ministry announced the dismissals through separate notifications on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Those dismissed include Biplob Kumar Sarkar and Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, both former joint police commissioners of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police attached to the Barishal Range DIG office. Mohammad Iqbal Hossain, former deputy commissioner of DMP’s Wari Division and attached to the Khulna Range DIG office, was also dismissed.

The others are Kazi Ashraful Azim, former deputy commissioner of DMP’s Uttara Division attached to the Chattogram Range DIG office; Rajon Kumar Das, an additional superintendent of police at Cox’s Bazar APBn; and former DMP assistant police commissioner Md Golam Ruhani. The ministry issued separate notifications concerning each officer’s dismissal.

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission secretary Saidur Rahman Khan said action will be taken on a corruption complaint against former president Md. Shahabuddin Chuppu after a new commission is formed. The statement was reported on August 12, 2026, after journalists asked about a complaint recently submitted to the ACC by Islami Bank authorities.

Khan said the ACC currently has no commission and that such complaints are accepted through the commission. He said officials expect a new commission to be formed soon, after which necessary action will be taken on the allegation.

Bangladesh Islami Bank PLC filed the complaint over allegations of embezzlement in the name of loans against Shahabuddin, S Alam, former Islami Bank managing director Monirul Moula, Abdul Hamid Mia, Mahbub Ul Alam and 38 people in total. Mohammad Yasin Ali, assistant vice president of the bank’s Foreign Exchange Corporate Branch, submitted the complaint on behalf of the bank. The bank requested the ACC to investigate the allegations.

Bangladesh’s Criminal Investigation Department is re-examining old records in the murder case linked to the 1996 death of actor Salman Shah after the arrest of actor Ashraful Haque, known as Don. Don was detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last Sunday while preparing to travel to Saudi Arabia. Immigration stopped him because he was barred from leaving the country in the case. A court rejected his bail request and ordered him sent to jail.

Investigators are examining what happened at Salman Shah’s Eskaton residence on September 6, 1996, who was present, and why the death was described as suicide. CID plans to compare a 1997 statement recorded under Section 164, allegations involving a 1.2 million taka agreement, earlier investigation reports and claims by the actor’s family. Prosecutors say the statement mentioned an alleged murder plan, involvement of several people and financial transactions.

Earlier CID, judicial and PBI inquiries concluded that Salman Shah died by suicide, findings his family challenged. On October 20, 2025, a court ordered the unnatural-death case converted into a murder case, and 11 people were named the next day. CID said Don could be questioned in custody if needed. The next deadline for the investigation report is August 30.

Islami Bank has temporarily suspended officer Mohammad Yasin Ali after he filed a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission seeking an investigation into alleged embezzlement of Tk500 crore. The complaint names businessman S Alam, former president Md Shahabuddin Chuppu, former managing director Monirul Moula and others, with 38 people cited in total. Published on August 11, 2026, the report identifies Yasin Ali as a first assistant vice president at the bank’s Foreign Exchange Corporate Branch.

Bangladesh Bank executive director Zahir Hossain said Yasin Ali was suspended rather than dismissed because he submitted the complaint on his own initiative without the managing director’s permission. However, bank documents reviewed in the report show that he received formal approval after a July 26 decision to lodge a corruption complaint, and a July 27 letter authorized him to take necessary action.

Acting Islami Bank managing director Mohammad Altaf Hossain said the information about Yasin Ali’s suspension was not correct, while Yasin Ali declined comment. Zahir Hossain said an investigation committee has been formed and further action will follow its report. The bank said four audit firms found irregularities and inconsistencies in loan approval and disbursement, forming the basis of its ACC complaint.

India has described the possible transfer to Bangladesh of two suspects in the murder case of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi as a legal matter. At a regular briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said an investigation was under way when asked about the suspects, who are in Indian custody.

Jaiswal provided no further details on the transfer process, the status of the investigation, or a possible timeline for handing over the two accused. The issue was raised by journalists during the briefing in connection with the Hadi murder case.

The spokesperson also referred to an invitation for Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit India. He said a formal invitation for a bilateral visit was extended soon after Bangladesh’s new government took office. Jaiswal further mentioned an invitation for Rahman to attend the outreach session of the 18th BRICS summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi in September.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth Tk202 crore 63 lakh 49 thousand during operations in border areas and other locations across the country in July, according to a report published on August 11. The confiscated items included gold, diamond nose pins, silver, sarees, garments, fabric, imitation jewellery, cosmetics, fireworks, timber, coal, tea leaves, mobile phones, displays and mobile components.

BGB also seized medical equipment, razor blades, glasses, cumin, garlic, sugar, fertiliser, current nets, fuel, pesticides, medicines, snake venom and stone items. Vehicles allegedly used for smuggling included 12 trucks or covered vans, eight pickups, three private cars, six trolleys, 55 CNG vehicles, e-bikes or autorickshaws, 59 motorcycles, 47 bicycles or vans and 127 boats.

The force recovered nine local and foreign pistols, one rifle, five magazines, 60 rounds of ammunition and seven other weapons. Drug seizures included 2,110,258 yaba tablets, crystal meth, heroin, Phensedyl, foreign liquor, cannabis and narcotic tablets. Authorities detained 191 alleged smugglers linked to drug trafficking and other smuggling. Another 31 Bangladeshi, three Indian and 81 Myanmar nationals were detained for illegally crossing the border, and legal action was taken against them.

Former India cricket captain and current Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly and his wife, Dona Ganguly, have received death threats, according to the report. A letter delivered to the CAB office threatened to kill them and their family. Ganguly filed a written complaint at Thakurpukur police station in south Kolkata on Monday.

Police and eyewitness sources said anonymous letters of various kinds had been arriving in Ganguly’s name for about six months. The matter had not initially received much attention, but alarm grew after one of two recent letters sent to the CAB office explicitly threatened Ganguly, his wife and close relatives. The report said the incident caused concern and commotion among cricket circles and fans.

According to PTI, police began an investigation immediately after receiving the complaint. Preliminary findings indicate the letters were sent through a courier service, with the suspected sender believed to be in the Belgharia area of North 24 Parganas district. Investigators are examining the letters’ origin, movements of SIM cards used and courier agency consignment records. Police are also taking steps to strengthen security for Ganguly and his family.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 484 people and filed 58 cases during regular operations across the capital over the past 24 hours, according to a report published on August 11, 2026. Police conducted operations in areas under different police stations, making arrests while recovering evidence and narcotics. Legal action against those arrested is under process.

Mirpur division recorded the highest number of arrests, with 124 people detained. Wari arrested 71 people, Motijheel 56, Gulshan 55, Tejgaon 50, Uttara 48, Ramna 43 and Lalbagh 33. The Detective Branch arrested three people, while the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit arrested one person.

Items recovered from those arrested included one motorcycle, five mobile phones, two gas lights, six pieces of foil paper and Tk2,500 in cash. Police also recovered five cocktail-like objects, 6 kilograms and 200 grams of cannabis, 6,956 yaba tablets and 30 bottles of Eskaf syrup, identified in the report as phensedyl.

A case has been filed against eight people over allegations that Sunamganj-2 lawmaker Nasir Uddin Chowdhury was forced to transfer property while ill, with a machete held to his throat. His wife, Parvin Chowdhury, filed the case on Monday before the cognizance court of the Dirai zone in Sunamganj. The accused include three of the MP’s half-brothers.

According to the complaint, Parvin Akhtar was assaulted and sexually harassed when she went to Chowdhury’s home in Dirai in January 2022. The accused were alleged to have planned to deprive his two wives and children of the house and other property. On January 25, two employees of the SR office were allegedly sent to the house while posing as officials to obtain the ill and incapacitated MP’s signature on a deed.

The complaint says Chowdhury was threatened with death if he did not sign. His other wife, Shely Chowdhury, was allegedly threatened after she intervened. Judge Md Jasim accepted the case and ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to investigate and submit a report. Accused Moin Uddin Chowdhury Masuk said he would respond legally after learning about the case.

India’s Border Security Force handed over the body of 19-year-old Bangladeshi youth Tara Mia 36 hours after he was shot dead near the Kulaura border in Moulvibazar. On Monday afternoon, Indian police transferred the body to Kulaura police following a BSF-Border Guard Bangladesh flag meeting at the Chatlapur customs station and immigration checkpoint. After legal procedures, the body was handed to his family, with his elder brother Raju Mia receiving it at about 5pm.

Tara Mia was the son of Abdul Malek of Muraichhara Basti in Karmadha union. BGB said he entered India’s Maguruli area through the Shikaria border in Alinagar early Sunday with Renu Mia, Sumon Mia and Rais Ali to bring back contraband goods including cigarettes and Nasir bidis. BGB said tension arose after a BSF patrol tried to stop them, after which BSF members opened fire and Tara Mia died at the scene. The others fled back to Bangladesh and went into hiding.

Tara Mia’s mother, Ajirunnesa, denied that her son was involved in smuggling. Lieutenant Colonel Sarkar Asif Mahmud, commander of BGB’s 46 Battalion, said BGB strongly protested to BSF officials at the flag meeting. He said awareness activities would continue and border patrols would be increased.