An investigation by The Descent found at least 51 Facebook pages using the name, logo or branding of Daily Amar Desh, the newspaper edited by Mahmudur Rahman. The report, published on August 6, said the pages were spreading fabricated quotations, fake photo cards and misleading political information in the names of public figures and political leaders. Daily Amar Desh’s official Facebook page is “Daily Amar Desh,” opened on November 2, 2024, with 1.7 million followers.

One page named “Amar Desh,” opened on March 19, 2025, has 138,000 followers. The investigation said it regularly promoted Islami Chhatra Shibir and Jamaat while disseminating misleading posts involving the government and ruling BNP. A quote attributed to Sheikh Hasina in a photo card posted on August 6 was found to be false; it originated from a Facebook post by online activist Sadikur Rahman Khan.

Another page, “Daily Amader Desh,” allegedly copied the outlet’s logo, cover image and photo-card design. A statement attributed to Mahmudur Rahman was also found false and was denied by the official page on August 5. Online editor Mohammad Morshedul Alam said readers were being misled, adding that the outlet had applied for verification and remained in contact with Meta.

A lower court concerned with the high-profile Tanu murder case in Cumilla has suspended bail for accused former army member Hafizur and ordered him to surrender within 24 hours. The order was issued on Thursday by Appellate Division chamber judge Md Rezaul Haque after an application from the state side, Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kajol confirmed.

Kajol said law enforcement agencies would be instructed to arrest Hafizur if he does not surrender within the stipulated 24 hours under the chamber court’s order. The chamber judge has set next Sunday for a further hearing on the application.

The PBI arrested Hafizur রহমান in Keraniganj, Dhaka, on the night of April 22 this year, 10 years after Tanu’s killing. On August 2, a High Court bench granted him six months’ interim bail and issued a rule asking why permanent bail should not be granted. He was released from Cumilla jail on August 4. Sohagi Jahan Tanu’s body was recovered from the Cumilla cantonment area on March 20, 2016.

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission said it found evidence against Shakib Al Hasan in a case alleging Tk256 crore was embezzled and laundered through stock market manipulation and fraud. At a briefing at the ACC headquarters in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, on August 6, deputy director Aktarul Islam said the investigation had been completed and charge sheets against Shakib and 14 others would be submitted to court soon.

The case was filed on June 17, 2025, by ACC assistant director Sazzad Hossain. The other accused include Cooperative Department deputy registrar Abul Khayer, his wife Kazi Sadia Hasan, Abul Kalam Madbar, Konika Afroze, Mohammad Bashar, Sazed Madbar, Aleya Begum, Kazi Fuad Hasan, Kazi Farid Hasan, Javed A. Matin, Jahed Kamal, Humayun Kabir and Tanvir Nizam.

The report, citing sources, said the ACC is also investigating several other allegations against Shakib. These include alleged illegal gambling business, gold smuggling, embezzlement of businesspeople’s money and concealment of asset information submitted to the Election Commission. It also said the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit froze his bank accounts over allegations of financial irregularities and market manipulation.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said it arrested 21 people in the southeastern province of Kerman over allegations that they were linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. The report, published by Amar Desh Online on August 6, 2026, said the arrests followed a series of intelligence operations in the province.

According to a ministry statement, the detainees allegedly collected information from sensitive and confidential military and defense sites and sent it to Mossad. Iranian authorities described Mossad as a terrorist organization. The source did not include comments from the detainees or independent verification of the allegations.

Mehr News Agency, described in the report as an Iranian semi-official and private news agency, also said intelligence forces identified and arrested four armed criminals in the province. Authorities said they recovered and seized several weapons, ammunition for combat purposes, and hunting ammunition from those arrested. The report cited Al Jazeera and Mehr News as its sources.

An investigation agency has submitted a report to the prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal naming Professor Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal as an accused in a crimes against humanity case. The case concerns allegations of attacks on Dhaka University students during the July mass uprising. The report names a total of eight people, according to the prosecution.

Others named include former Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor A S M Maksud Kamal, former justice A B M Nizamul Haque Manik, teacher K M Jamal Uddin and Chhatra League general secretary Wali Asif Inan. Prosecutor Gazi M H Tamim confirmed to journalists on Thursday that the investigation report had been submitted.

The prosecution said the investigation agency conducted a lengthy inquiry before filing the report with the chief prosecutor's office, where it is now under review. After scrutiny, it will be submitted to the tribunal as formal charges. Earlier, a phone conversation between Sheikh Hasina and Maksud Kamal was presented before the tribunal in a case related to the July movement, the prosecution said.

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission said it will soon submit a charge sheet against former national cricket captain and former lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan and 14 others in a case alleging share-market manipulation, forgery, embezzlement and money laundering involving Tk256 crore. The announcement was made on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at the ACC’s headquarters in Segunbagicha.

ACC Deputy Director for Public Relations Akhtarul Islam told journalists that the investigation into the case had been completed. He said the case concerns allegations that Tk256 crore was embezzled through manipulation in the share market, and that charge sheets against Shakib and the other 14 accused would be filed before a court soon.

The case was filed earlier on June 17, 2025, by ACC Assistant Director Sazzad Hossain. The source does not specify a date for submitting the charge sheet, nor does it provide further details about the investigation or the identities of the other accused.

A Dhaka court granted former joint secretary Syed Jaglul Pasha seven days' remand in a case alleging obstruction outside former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia's Gulshan residence, including sand-filled trucks and pepper spray. Metropolitan Magistrate Didarul Alam issued the order on Thursday afternoon. The case alleges attempts to prevent Khaleda Zia, who is described as deceased, from attending a rally.

Police inspector Md Anwar Hossain of the Gulshan zonal team had produced Pasha before a court on Wednesday afternoon, seeking 10 days of remand. He was sent to jail and Thursday was set for the remand hearing. Pasha was brought to court under tight police security around 1:30pm; his lawyers sought cancellation of remand while the prosecution opposed that request.

The remand application identified Pasha as accused number 17 and said questioning him could help uncover the case's facts and arrest fugitive accused. The complaint concerns alleged road blockades and barricades on December 28 and 29, 2013. The case was filed at Gulshan police station in October 2024. Detective Branch police arrested Pasha from his residence in the Bhatara police station area around 1:30am on August 4.

Most firearms allegedly displayed publicly during the 2024 anti-discrimination student movement in Jamalpur remain unrecovered two years after a weapons case was filed, according to a report published on August 6, 2026. Images and videos circulated on social media showed people holding weapons, but the report said there has been no visible progress in recovering most of the weapons or arresting those accused. Allegations focused on clashes near New High School intersection, College Road and nearby areas on August 3, 2024.

Witnesses and protesters alleged that Farhan Ahmed, general secretary of the district Jubo League, was seen with a shotgun-like firearm, while Nafizur Rahman Tushar and Shahriar Islam Rafi had pistol-like weapons. A case filed at Jamalpur Sadar Police Station on November 1, 2024 named the three men and several hundred others. It alleged public display of firearms, intimidation and threats against protesters.

Investigating officer SI Bijon Kumar Biswas said a chargesheet naming 70 people had been submitted to court after the investigation. Jamalpur Sadar police station officer-in-charge Nazmul Sakib said information was being collected on the earlier incident and necessary action would be taken to recover the displayed weapons and arrest armed suspects. Student activist Amimul Ihsan called for prompt recovery of the weapons and arrests.

Road Safety Foundation said 458 road crashes in Bangladesh killed 416 people and injured 629 during July. The monthly report, released Wednesday, recorded 57 women and 48 children among those killed. Motorcycle crashes caused the highest number of deaths, with 138 fatalities, representing 33.17 percent of all road deaths reported for the month.

The report said 106 pedestrians were among the dead, along with 51 drivers and transport assistants. During the same period, 13 waterway accidents killed nine people and injured 11, while 29 railway accidents killed 24 people and injured another 18. Of the road crashes, 169 occurred on national highways, 155 on regional roads, 61 on rural roads and 66 on urban roads.

Dhaka division recorded the highest toll, with 125 deaths in 133 crashes. In Dhaka city, 34 crashes killed 18 people and injured 47. The foundation cited defective vehicles, speeding, unskilled drivers, weak infrastructure, slow-moving highway vehicles, reckless motorcycle use and poor traffic management as key causes. It issued 12 recommendations, including reforms to road safety governance, vehicle controls, driver training and safety technology.

An expatriate, Shahjahan Patwary, has died after an alleged attack carried out under the pretext of an anti-drug অভিযান in Chandpur Sadar’s Mahamaya area. Local sources said a group of youths held a procession and gathering in Mandari, Shahmahmudpur Union, on the night of August 5 in the name of an anti-drug campaign. Patwary called out to them after seeing them running around.

The youths then became angered and threw bricks and stones at him, seriously injuring him, according to multiple local sources. Residents rescued Patwary and took him to Chandpur 250-bed General Hospital, where the attending doctor declared him dead.

Patwary’s sister, Amena, alleged that a group of youths led by BNP leader Swapan Mahmud beat her brother to death. Chandpur Model Police Station officer-in-charge Fayez Ahmed said police received information about one person’s death and were sent to the scene. He said legal action would be taken following an investigation.

Immigration police arrested former Fotephur Union Parishad chairman Md Humayun Talukdar at Benapole Immigration Checkpost in Jashore while he was travelling to India for medical treatment. The arrest occurred at about 1pm on Tuesday, 4 August, as he completed immigration procedures to cross through the land port.

Talukdar is also president of Mirzapur upazila Krishak League and a resident of Shubhulya village in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila. Police sources said on-duty officials found his name on a stop list during an online verification. Immigration police then detained him and formally showed him arrested.

A case has been filed against Talukdar at Mirzapur police station, with allegations under sections 4 and 5 of the Law and Order Disrupting Offences (Speedy Trial) Act, 2002, along with several Penal Code provisions. Benapole Immigration Checkpost officer-in-charge Saifur Rahman said further legal procedures were under way. Mirzapur police station officer-in-charge Abdullah Al Mamun said arrangements were being made to bring Talukdar to the station for necessary legal action.

Police arrested two named accused in a case filed over the anti-discrimination student movement in Nagarpur, Tangail. The arrests were made during overnight raids in different parts of the upazila on Tuesday. After required legal procedures on Wednesday morning, both men were sent to a court in Tangail.

The detainees were identified as Baharul Islam, also known as Kana Bahar, son of the late Badruddin of Duajani village in Nagarpur Sadar Union, and Masum Mia, son of Iman of Kathuri village. Police said the case mentions Baharul Islam’s involvement in local Jubo League politics.

According to police sources, the two face allegations as named accused in a case filed on September 10, 2024, over the anti-discrimination student movement incident. Acting on confidential information, police conducted separate raids on Tuesday night and arrested them from their respective homes. Nagarpur police station Officer-in-Charge Md Jahurul Islam said both were named accused and were sent through the court after their arrest.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch arrested former Awami League lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman, 73, from a residence in the capital's Gulshan area on Wednesday night. He was taken into DB custody after the operation. DMP Additional Commissioner for DB Mohammad Shafiqul Islam confirmed the arrest, saying Akhtaruzzaman faces multiple cases, including murder cases.

Investigators are examining his role in the relevant cases and his alleged involvement in recent activities of a banned organization. According to detective sources, surveillance has recently been increased over secret meetings, organizational communications and various programs involving leaders and activists of the banned organization. Detectives conducted the Gulshan operation after receiving information about Akhtaruzzaman's location.

Akhtaruzzaman had long been involved in Awami League politics and previously held important responsibilities at the party's central level. He represented Gazipur-3 in parliament from 1996 to 2001 and chaired the parliamentary standing committee related to the Housing and Public Works Ministry. He later served as administrator and chairman of the Gazipur District Council. His campaigning for the Gazipur-5 constituency in the 2024 12th national election was also discussed.

Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan’s home in Magura was vandalised and its steel gate set on fire after he allegedly spoke at a virtual event with Sheikh Hasina, according to police. The incident took place on the night of August 5, when an agitated crowd arrived on several motorcycles, threw bricks and stones, and damaged the property before using petrol to ignite the gate.

Magura Sadar police station officer-in-charge Abdul Al Mamun said the attack occurred at about 9:30pm. Police went to the scene immediately after receiving the report, and the situation is now normal, he said.

Shakib was elected a member of parliament from the Magura-1 constituency in 2024 as an Awami League candidate. The report also states that a murder case related to the July movement has been filed against him in Dhaka. It does not identify the attackers, specify the extent of damage, or report any arrests in connection with the incident.

An alleged petrol bomb attack targeted the home of Kapasia Upazila Jubo Dal convenor Faridul Alam Bulbul in Gazipur during the early hours of Tuesday night. Two petrol bombs were reportedly thrown at the residence at about 1am while Bulbul was inside with family members. No one was injured, but the incident caused alarm in the area.

Local sources said one of the devices struck a window grille of the house and exploded with a loud sound, while the other remained in the yard. Family members awoke after the blast and went outside. Bulbul said he saw two petrol bombs resembling Seven Up glass bottles and immediately informed police.

Kapasia police collected evidence from the scene. Additional Superintendent of Police Asaduzzaman and other officers inspected the location on Wednesday morning. Police said an investigation was under way to identify and bring those involved under the law, while urging local residents not to panic. Bulbul has filed a case at Kapasia police station against unidentified people, and BNP leaders demanded a swift investigation and arrests.