Authorities recovered materials from Gohailbari Secondary School in Ghoshpur Union of Boalmari, Faridpur, after allegations that items were being sold outside a tender process. Local residents stopped a truck carrying iron bench angles, a large iron window and other materials in the Gohailbari market area on Tuesday evening. Police and upazila administration officials later recovered the goods and returned them to the school.

According to local sources, materials from four abandoned school buildings, including tin, bricks, doors, windows and iron angles, were sold through an open tender on July 6 for Tk316,000. The allegation concerns additional iron bench angles and a large iron window, valued at about Tk30,000, which were allegedly sold separately without a tender. Union Parishad member Delwar Hossain called for a proper investigation and legal action if wrongdoing is established.

Assistant head teacher Nazrul Islam said he does not act without the head teacher's instructions, while acknowledging the sale of iron materials worth about Tk13,000 without a tender. Head teacher Ayub Ali gave no clear explanation. Committee president and assistant commissioner (land) Shibbir Ahmed said officials are investigating those involved and will take action under regulations if responsibility is found.

A 19-year-old college student, Sabbir Sheikh, died after falling into a canal while trying to flee upon seeing patrolling district detective police in Netrokona. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon near Harikhali canal in Sadar upazila. Sabbir, son of businessman Nadim Sheikh from the town’s Mechuabazar area, was a twelfth-grade student at Abu Abbas Degree College.

Police said a nine-member DB team, led by Sub-Inspector Rajon Mia of DB West, was travelling by motorcycle on an anti-drug operation. As the team reached Harikhali canal near Amtala Road, Sabbir and several other youths reportedly tried to run away after seeing police from a distance. They jumped into the canal; others swam ashore, but Sabbir sank underwater.

Locals recovered him and DB officers took him to Netrokona 250-bed District Hospital, where a doctor declared him dead. Hospital officials said he was brought in around 4:30 pm. His sister, Purnima Akter, said he could not swim and had no cases against him or involvement in criminal activities. The family demanded an impartial investigation, while police said all aspects of the death are being examined.

A Dhaka court has sent former joint secretary Syed Jaglul Pasha to jail in a case alleging obstruction of former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s attempt to attend a rally and an attempted killing. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin issued the order on Wednesday afternoon, August 5. The court set Thursday for a hearing on a 10-day remand request filed by the investigating officer, according to prosecution department SI Moktar Hossain.

Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police arrested Pasha at about 1:30am on August 4 from a residence in the Bhatara police station area. Inspector Anwar Hossain of the DB Police Gulshan zonal team later produced him before the court and sought 10 days of remand. The application said questioning Pasha, listed as accused number 17 in the case, would help uncover the facts and arrest other fugitives.

According to the case source, on December 28, 2013, Pasha, 111 named accused and 250 to 300 unidentified people allegedly stayed outside Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence throughout the day with serious weapons. They are accused of assaulting BNP and affiliated organisation activists. The allegations also include placing sand-filled trucks outside the residence to block Zia from attending the rally.

A Dhaka court sent six arrested people, including NDB chairman Momen Mehdi and vice chairman Shanta Farzana, to jail in an anti-terrorism case filed at Shahbagh police station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin issued the order on the afternoon of August 5, according to public prosecutor Omar Faruk Faruki.

The other accused sent to jail are NDB vice chairman Dr Nurjahan Nira, joint secretary general Moniruzzaman, organising secretary Aftab Mondal and Hari Sarkar. Shahbagh police sub-inspector Monirul Islam, the investigating officer, sought their detention in jail. Following a hearing, the court rejected bail petitions for four of the accused.

Bail hearings for Shanta Farzana and Momen Mehdi will take place after a decision by the Dhaka Bar Association, as both have multiple lawyers, the report said. No remand was sought, so they were not produced before the main court bench. The complaint names six people and 50 to 60 unidentified others over allegations of an attack near the Press Club on August 4 that injured several people.

A Dhaka court granted five days’ remand for Abdus Sobhan Kazi, vice-president of Uttara Thana Jubo League and convener of Faridpur District Matsyajibi League, in the Amin murder case linked to the July uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kamal Uddin issued the order after a hearing on Wednesday afternoon, 5 August. The case was filed at Uttara West Police Station.

The investigating officer, Detective Branch Wari Division Inspector Mritunjoy Pandit Mithun, had sought seven days’ remand after producing Kazi before the court. The remand application said Kazi had provided information during questioning about the case incident and other fugitives. Investigators said further questioning was needed to verify his full identity and address and to identify and arrest other fugitive and unidentified accused.

According to the case record, an attack and shooting occurred during a peaceful student-public programme in the Uttara West area on 19 July 2024, amid the anti-discrimination student movement. Al Amin Khalifa was killed and others were injured. Police arrested Kazi on the night of 4 August from a flat in Swarnalata Bhaban near the Banani police station officers’ mess, seizing a Toyota Harrier, two iPhones and five Bangladeshi passports issued in his name.

The Teachers’ Council of Government Madrasah-e-Alia, Dhaka, condemned a recent attack on the institution’s principal, vice-principal, teachers, officials, students and employees. In a protest statement signed by council secretary Muhammad Mohsin Kabir and issued on Tuesday, August 5, the council expressed deep concern, anger and strong protest over the incident.

According to the statement, violence on the campus on August 4, 2026 seriously injured Professor Mohammad Waidul Haque, the principal of Government Madrasah-e-Alia, Dhaka, and a member of the 16th BCS General Education cadre. The vice-principal and several other teachers, students and employees were also attacked, the council said.

The council said such attacks harm not only individuals but also education, discipline, the rule of law and a healthy academic environment. It called for a fair, impartial and swift investigation, exemplary punishment for those responsible, and effective measures to ensure security for teachers, students, officials and employees while maintaining a proper educational environment.

Detective Branch police arrested Mushfiqur Rahman Milton, an accused in the murder case over the killing of Chittagong University student Farhad Hossain during the July uprising. Police detained Milton in an operation in Jaria village of Sreepur upazila, Magura, on Monday. A court ordered him sent to jail after he was produced before it on Tuesday afternoon.

Milton, 45, is the general secretary of the Awami League’s Sabdalpur union unit. He is the son of late Siddik Molla of Mokordomkhola village in Sabdalpur union, Sreepur. Police said he is named as the 13th accused in the first information report filed in the Farhad Hossain murder case.

Farhad Hossain, 22, was the son of Golam Mostafa of Raynagar village in Sreepur upazila. He was shot dead near Parnanduali Bridge in Magura town on August 4 during the anti-discrimination student movement. Magura District Detective Branch Sub-Inspector Mehedi Hasan said Milton had been arrested and sent to jail through the court.

Police arrested Anwar Hossain Titu, 31, after an alleged armed extortion incident at an expatriate’s home in Haq Mansion, Maijdee, Noakhali. The raid was conducted around 4:30pm on Tuesday in Ward No. 1 of Noakhali municipality. Police said Titu and three others were involved, but the three companions fled during the operation.

Police seized a foreign pistol, a magazine containing five rounds of ammunition, 40 yaba tablets, Tk27,000, two mobile phones and two motorcycles allegedly used in the incident. Titu was found in a suspicious condition on the building’s stairs, according to police. Police said he has seven cases at Begumganj police station involving weapons, explosives, drugs, theft and injury.

Victim Naima Akter, 18, and her family told police that Titu entered their fourth-floor residence with two associates about an hour before the police arrived. They alleged the group demanded Tk1 million at gunpoint, threatened family members with death, forced signatures on blank stamp papers and took Tk27,000 from the home. Police said three cases involving weapons, drugs and extortion were being processed, and efforts continued to arrest two fugitives.

Chuadanga district Chhatra League organising secretary Sanjid Ahmed has been arrested by district detective police in connection with cases over attacks during the July mass uprising. Police arrested him from Chuadanga town at 1am on Tuesday, according to the report published on August 5, 2026.

Police sources said Ahmed faces multiple cases, including one filed over alleged attacks on students during the uprising in August 2024. Chuadanga Sadar police station officer-in-charge Mizanur Rahman said Ahmed was an accused in an attack incident during the July movement and was arrested from the town.

Police said he is being shown arrested in the relevant cases and that further legal action is under way. The process of producing Ahmed before a court is also ongoing, authorities said.

Pickup driver Shahin was killed by gunfire during the anti-discrimination student-public movement in Jatrabari, Dhaka, on 5 August, according to the report. He transported goods for Tile Road traders and lived in a rented home in Jatrabari with his parents and family. His ancestral home was in South Joynagar of Daulatkhan, Bhola. The report says protesters gathered on major roads and near Jatrabari police station that day, when firing took place.

Shahin’s father, Abdul Majed, called for swift justice for every killing during the July uprising, saying the family was frustrated that no justice had been delivered after two years. His mother, Majeda Khatun, described Shahin as a source of hope for the family and also demanded justice for those responsible. Relatives said local BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami figures, as well as government and private organizations, had not checked on them.

The family said eight members had depended on Shahin’s daily income. His parents now stay with relatives in South Joynagar in hardship, while his wife, Swapna, lives in rented accommodation in Jatrabari with their two children. She used government-provided Tk 1 million to buy 16 decimals of land and an autorickshaw. Two cases were filed at Jatrabari police station, but the family said there had been no progress.

Bogura Sadar police arrested former NCP leader Gazhi Salauddin Tanvir in Dhaka on the night of August 5, according to the report. He was accused of making an objectionable Facebook post about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Police said a team had arrested him in Dhaka and was bringing him to Bogura.

The report said Tanvir made the allegedly offensive post on his own Facebook account on July 29. District Chhatra Dal staged a protest against him the following day. On August 3, Maftun Khan Rubel, president of the BNP at Bogura Sadar police station, filed a case against him at Bogura Sadar police station.

Officer-in-Charge Ibrahim Ali said Tanvir was arrested under the Cyber Security Act and that further details would be provided through a press briefing. Tanvir's ancestral home is in Sonatala upazila of Bogura. He had previously been expelled once from the NCP central committee following various allegations, and the party later relieved him after his remarks about the prime minister.

A report published on August 5, 2026 said 31 people were killed in Savar and Ashulia during the final moments and victory procession of the July Revolution. It said gunfire by law-enforcement personnel and cadres of the then-ruling Awami League caused the deaths, while more than 200 people were injured. The figure of 31 was compiled from information from Savar Enam Medical College Hospital and several treatment centres in Ashulia.

Witnesses said an anti-discrimination student movement long march travelled from Jahangirnagar University toward Dhaka on the Dhaka-Aricha highway. Police opened fire after the procession reached Savar bus stand, the report said. Later clashes near Savar police station also involved gunfire, with at least 15 to 16 people killed, according to the report. Ashulia residents said at least 10 to 11 people were killed there.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has published the full verdict sentencing six people, including former MP Muhammad Saiful Islam, to death in a case over the killings. Seven others received life imprisonment, two received seven years of rigorous imprisonment, and one approver was pardoned. Of 16 accused, eight are in jail and eight remain fugitives. Victims' families, including Sajjad Hossain Sojol's mother Shahina Begum, called for the sentences to be carried out quickly.

Families of five journalists killed while reporting during the July uprising say they are still waiting for justice two years later. They allege there has been no visible progress in murder investigations, with many accused people remaining beyond reach. The families also claim some suspects are in hiding while trying to exert influence, and that witnesses have faced intimidation. The report says five journalists were killed by gunfire during the uprising and more than 300 others were injured.

Shakil Hossain Parvez, a Manarat University student and journalist, was shot dead while gathering news in Uttara on July 18, 2024. Dhaka Times senior reporter Hasan Mehdi was shot in Jatrabari the same day; witnesses said gunfire came from a police APC, and doctors later declared him dead. His wife, Farhana Islam Popy, said she submitted complaints to the International Crimes Tribunal and elsewhere.

Journalist Tahir Zaman Priyo was shot in the Science Lab area on July 19, and his body was identified the following day. Naya Diganta Sylhet bureau chief ATM Turab was also shot dead while on duty at Court Point in Sylhet on July 19. Daily Lokaloy staff reporter Sohel Akhanji was killed in Baniachong, Habiganj, on August 5. Relatives seek swift exemplary trials, accountability for those who ordered and carried out the killings, administrative reform, and security for their children’s futures.

California authorities arrested a 38-year-old man, Jinin John Tylee, near Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, after he was seen behaving suspiciously around the site. The arrest occurred Sunday afternoon on allegations of carrying a concealed firearm and possessing prohibited ammunition. President Donald Trump was scheduled to attend a fundraising dinner at the course, which he owns.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office said Tylee had been seen moving around different areas of the course, taking photographs and videos, and observing security operations. Plainclothes federal agents alerted local authorities about a suspicious person after noon on Sunday, and police subsequently detained him. Authorities recovered a pistol and illegal ammunition from him.

Police said Tylee was also being sought in connection with an alleged robbery case involving the El Segundo Police Department. A search of his home, conducted because of a potential security concern, found an AR-platform rifle, a .45-caliber pistol, body armor, high-capacity magazines, large quantities of pistol and rifle ammunition, and notebooks containing concerning statements. The investigation remains under way, and officials said additional charges may be filed.

Ahsan Kabir Sharif, 33, was killed on July 21, 2024, after being struck in the chest by gunfire allegedly fired from a helicopter over the Signboard area of Dhaka, according to his family. A resident of South Sanarpar in Demra, Sharif had completed a master’s degree in microbiology at Dhaka University and worked for a private company. His family said he had gone out during the ongoing movement and was recording scenes on his mobile phone when the shooting began around 3pm.

His father, retired teacher Humayun Kabir, said he found his son’s body on the road and took it to hospital on a vegetable seller’s van, where a doctor declared him dead. The family alleged that local people aligned with the Awami League pressured and intimidated them to arrange a quick burial without an autopsy. Citing security concerns, they buried him at Shukursi cemetery in Demra after Maghrib prayers that day.

Humayun Kabir has filed a murder case naming former prime minister Sheikh Hasina as the principal accused, along with several others. The family said it received Tk200,000 from Jamaat-e-Islami and Tk500,000 from the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation. Relatives and volunteer organizer Ahmedur Rahman Tanu called for justice.