Five cattle were stolen from a farmer’s cowshed in Khushipur village of Jaylaskar Union, Daganbhuiyan upazila in Feni, according to the report published on August 3, 2026. The theft is believed to have occurred at some point on Sunday night. Family members discovered it at dawn on Monday, and victim Mohammad Hossain said the loss was about Tk 800,000.

The thieves allegedly entered the house, took the five cattle from the cowshed and locked the residential house door from outside as they left. When family members woke for Fajr prayers, they could not open the door and called nearby residents, who came and opened it. The family then found the cowshed door open and discovered that all five cattle were missing.

Hossain had returned home from abroad and was earning a living through farming and cattle rearing. Local residents said the incident has caused concern and fear in the area, calling for the thieves to be identified, prosecuted and the cattle recovered. Daganbhuiyan police station officer-in-charge Mohammad Foyzul Azim Noman said police visited the scene and are examining nearby CCTV footage to identify those involved and recover the cattle.

A five-year-old child died in Mysuru district of Karnataka, India, after swallowing a small plastic toy found inside a snack packet, according to a report published on August 3, 2026. The child was identified as Mukund Mayur, a resident of Gauripura village and the only son of Santosh and Aishwarya.

Preliminary investigation found that the small plastic ball included with the snack packet became lodged in the child’s throat. The obstruction caused suffocation, leading to his death. Family members took Mukund for medical treatment, but he could not be saved.

The sudden death has brought grief to the family and created a mourning atmosphere across the village. A case has been filed at Hunsur Rural Police Station following the incident. Police have begun an investigation into the matter, the report said.

Beneficiaries in Harinakundu, Jhenaidah, have alleged that money allocated under an employment programme for extremely poor people was misappropriated by listing fake canal-digging workers. They said excavators, rather than labourers, carried out most of the work, while a protected tertiary irrigation canal under the Water Development Board’s GK irrigation project was dug instead of approved drainage canals.

Office sources said two approved drainage-canal projects in fiscal year 2025-26 had a combined allocation of Tk 15.8 million. The Joradah Jatar canal was to employ 293 workers and the Kesmat Ghoragachha canal 78 workers. Water Development Board Executive Engineer Ranjan Kumar Das said protected irrigation canals cannot be excavated and may only be reshaped under specified designs. He said no design or technical opinion had been sought.

Residents alleged uneven excavation could hinder irrigation water reaching farmland and said trees along the canal bank were cut. Upazila Executive Officer Prodipta Roy Dipon said there were irregularities in the worker list and a report had been sent to the district administration. Project Implementation Officer Azizur Rahman denied wrongdoing, while the district commissioner said legal action would follow if an investigation proves irregularities.

Metropolitan Police arrested 419 people during regular operations across police station areas of the capital over the past 24 hours, according to the report published on August 3, 2026. Authorities filed 71 cases in connection with the operations. The arrests were made across several areas of Dhaka, including through the detective branch.

Mirpur recorded the highest number of arrests, with 96 people detained. Tejgaon arrested 66 people, followed by Gulshan with 48, Wari with 46, Uttara with 44, Lalbagh with 43, Motijheel with 39 and Ramna with 28. The detective branch arrested nine people.

Police said they recovered 21 mobile phones, 14 laptops, 28 VoIP machines and 4,846 SIM cards, along with electrical equipment and connectors. Other seized items included 26 bottles of foreign liquor, a private car, cash worth Tk 209,700, 14 kilograms of cannabis, 914 yaba tablets and 350.8 grams of heroin. Legal action against those arrested is under process.

Bangladesh’s Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government fears former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed may hold a passport from another country, as it moves to seek cancellation of his conditional bail in the United Arab Emirates. Speaking to journalists at the Secretariat on Monday, the minister said the government is pursuing the matter through the court.

Ahmed said the government learned of the bail on Sunday afternoon. A UAE court granted Benazir bail on the condition that he not leave the country. The minister said he did not want to comment on the court’s decision without complete information about it.

The government has informed its appointed law firm, while the Bangladesh government’s secretary has spoken with the ambassador in the UAE, Ahmed said. Officials have been instructed to obtain a certified copy detailing the bail conditions. The law firm has also been directed to submit documents concerning Benazir’s return to Bangladesh to the court, with the aim of quickly applying for cancellation of his bail.

RAB-11 has arrested Rehena Akter, the second wife of pickup driver Md Ibrahim, in connection with his killing in a rented home near Nimsar Bazar in Cumilla’s Burichang upazila. RAB said she was the principal accused named in the case. The arrest was made on the afternoon of August 2 during a raid at a house in Dabagao area of Surma union, Sunamganj Sadar upazila, according to a press release issued on August 3.

Ibrahim’s body was recovered from the rented residence on July 12. Case documents cited by RAB said he had moved there with his second wife five to six months earlier, while his first wife and children lived with his parents in their village home. He continued to provide maintenance expenses for his first wife and children after the second marriage, and this had led to a long-running family dispute with Rehena.

RAB alleged that between noon on July 9 and noon on July 12, Rehena, with unidentified accomplices, strangled Ibrahim. The body was then hung from a ceiling fan with a scarf to portray the death as suicide, RAB said. Ibrahim’s father filed a murder case with Burichang police station on July 14. RAB said Rehena would be handed over to Burichang police for further legal action.

Border Guard Bangladesh detained alleged gold smuggler Mohammad Robiul Islam, 32, with nearly seven kilograms of gold near the Darshana border in Chuadanga. The operation was conducted by Chuadanga Battalion-6 on Saturday afternoon following a tip-off. BGB estimated the market value of the seized gold at Tk 13 crore 32 lakh 63 thousand.

A patrol team took position near border pillar 78 after receiving information that gold might be smuggled into India through the Parkestpur border area of Darshana upazila. At about 4:30pm, BGB personnel stopped and searched a suspect travelling on a motorcycle. They recovered 39 pieces of gold of different sizes, weighing six kilograms and 968 grams.

Robiul Islam is the son of Ahmad Ali Biswas of Chhoygharia village in Damurhuda upazila. During preliminary questioning, he admitted that he was carrying the gold for smuggling into India, according to BGB. Personnel also seized a motorcycle, a button mobile phone and Tk 140 in cash. BGB said the accused and motorcycle would be handed over to Darshana police station, while the gold would be deposited at the Chuadanga Treasury Office.

Residents of Shibpasha in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj launched a community initiative aimed at building a drug-free society, holding a surrender ceremony on Sunday evening at Shibpasha Nurpur Government Primary School. Organized by the Shibpasha Mohalla Committee under the slogan, “Quit drugs, or leave Shibpasha,” the event involved 84 people from wards 1, 2 and 3. They pledged to stay away from drugs and pursue healthy, normal and work-oriented lives.

The initiative seeks to raise social awareness, help people with drug addiction return to ordinary life, and protect young people from the harms of drugs. Local residents welcomed the effort, describing it as an important step in a social movement against drugs in Shibpasha. They said drug use had long contributed to social decline, family unrest and increased crime in the area.

The committee also warned that people involved with drugs would face a cash fine of Tk10,000, while anyone caught stealing in the area would face a Tk50,000 fine. Committee president Dr Sadekul Amin Chowdhury said the community would support those who surrendered as they begin a new life, and described the anti-drug campaign as an ongoing social movement.

A Dhaka court has framed charges and ordered the trial of former National Board of Revenue officer Motiur Rahman over allegations that he acquired nearly Tk 5.5 crore in assets beyond known income. Dhaka Divisional Special Judge B M Tarikul Kabir issued the order on Monday afternoon, August 3. The court set September 14 for recording testimony in the case.

Motiur was brought before the court for the charge-framing hearing. His lawyer, Mohammad Borhan Uddin, sought his discharge, but the court rejected the application. It also denied his bail request and ordered that he be sent to jail. Court bench assistant Ariful Islam confirmed the developments.

According to the Anti-Corruption Commission, Motiur acquired Tk 5,28,75,939 in assets beyond known income and concealed information on assets worth Tk 1,27,66,216. The charge sheet also said he concealed Tk 1,24,25,211 in his asset declaration and acquired Tk 5,40,97,672 in undisclosed assets in his own name. Two cases were filed against him and his second wife on December 15, 2024. DB police arrested him on January 14, 2025, and he has remained in jail since then.

Police in Mongla, Bagerhat, arrested a 35-year-old man over allegations that he used the name, signature and title of State Minister for Environment and Climate Dr Sheikh Faridul Islam for unlawful lobbying. The suspect, Md Kamruzzaman Tuku, was detained from his home in Haldibunia village of Chila union around midnight on Sunday, police said. He is the son of the late Nurul Islam Sheikh.

Police said they located the suspect using modern technology after receiving confidential information. During the operation, officers seized a seal and stamp bearing the state minister’s name and title. The investigation began following allegations that the minister’s identity was used to exert improper influence and conduct lobbying. Law enforcement personnel are examining the seized seal, stamp and other evidence to determine the facts of the case.

Mongla police have filed a case naming Kamruzzaman Tuku and two others in connection with the incident. Mongla Circle Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Refatul Islam said the detainee was being questioned and legal action would be taken if evidence identifies other people involved. No immediate comment was available from the state minister, his representative, the detainee or his family.

Police from Chandraghona station detained Masum Talukdar, also known as Chhoto Masum, during a special operation in Rajsthali upazila of Rangamati district. The 35-year-old was detained around 5:30pm on Sunday from the Shafipur area of Bangalhalia union. The report identifies him as an accused in multiple cases and alleges that he was involved in drug trafficking.

Talukdar was previously president of Bangalhalia Union Jubo League, according to the report. It also says he had been running a drug business in the area for a long time. He is the son of Shahadat Hossain, a resident of Ward No. 2 in Shafipur.

Chandraghona police station Officer-in-Charge Saker Ahmed said police arrested Talukdar through the special operation, describing him as an accused in multiple Rangamati Sadar police station cases and a notorious drug trader. Police said he would be shown arrested the following day in cases at Chandraghona police station and Rangamati Kotwali police station, before being produced before the court.

Residents detained three men allegedly carrying locally made weapons at South Goala Bazar, the main commercial centre of Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet, on Sunday evening, August 2. Police from Osmaninagar police station later arrived at the scene and took the detainees into custody after being informed by local people. The incident occurred at about 6pm, according to the report.

The detainees were identified as Shipon Ahmad, 38, son of Abdul Jalil of Nij Burunga village in Osmaninagar; Roman Chowdhury, 25, son of Dula Chowdhury of the same village; and Md Masud Rana Nirob, 30, son of the late Md Sultan Mia of Phulbaria upazila in Mymensingh. Police and local sources said residents stopped the men while they were allegedly staying in the market area suspiciously and searched them.

Police said locally made weapons were recovered during the search and seized after the three men were handed over. They were taken to Osmaninagar police station and remain in police custody. Officer-in-Charge Gazi Mostafa Ahmad confirmed the matter, saying the detainees are being questioned and legal action is being processed.

A Dhaka court ordered expelled Adabor thana BNP joint convener Monowar Hossain Jibon, also known as Ledu Hasan, to jail after rejecting a seven-day remand request in the murder case of Abul Bashar Badshah. Badshah was the general secretary of the BNP’s Nobodoy Housing unit in Mohammadpur. Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam issued the order on the afternoon of August 2.

Investigating officer Hafizur Rahman had sought the remand after producing Ledu before the court. The complainant was also present and submitted an affidavit stating that Ledu was not the real accused. The report said, however, that statements under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code by other arrested suspects identified Ledu as the main killer and said he supplied a weapon to kill Parvez. It also said Ledu faces 32 cases involving murder, weapons, drugs and other offences.

According to the allegations, Badshah and Saddam Hossain were attacked with sharp weapons at Nobodoy’s four-road intersection on July 1. Badshah was declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, while Saddam was receiving treatment at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital. Badshah’s wife, Mosa. Smriti Akter, filed the case at Adabor police station. Ten people have been arrested so far.

Police headquarters issued an alert after bomb scares and suspicious objects were reported in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, including concern over possible attacks on police vehicles. However, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional Commissioner for Detective Branch Md Shafiqul Islam said the notice was not based on specific intelligence. Speaking at a press conference at the DMP Media Centre on Minto Road in the capital on Sunday, he described it as a routine security reminder for police personnel.

Shafiqul Islam said police must protect both public life and property and their own security. He cited recent bomb-related incidents and the spread of false rumours as reasons for heightened vigilance. He said similar directions had previously been issued to safeguard police vehicles and installations, and the latest message again asked officers, particularly those working in the field, to remain more alert.

He said there was no specific intelligence about an attack on law enforcement agencies. The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit is investigating the bomb recovery in Motijheel, while the DB is conducting a parallel inquiry. Police are trying to identify and arrest those involved, but he declined to provide further details because the investigation is ongoing. He said such acts may be carried out to advance a mandate or ideology.

Mohammad Rajib, the elder brother of slain Fayzul Islam Rajon, testified as the 28th witness in a crimes against humanity case linked to the July uprising. His testimony was recorded on Sunday at International Crimes Tribunal-2 in a case against banned Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader and seven senior Jubo League and Chhatra League leaders.

Rajib said Rajon was a twelfth-grade student at Dhaka Model Degree College in Mirpur-13 and also worked at a cosmetics shop. He said Rajon had joined the anti-discrimination student movement from July 17. Rajib told the tribunal that his mother last spoke with Rajon around noon on July 19. That evening, an unidentified woman phoned and said Rajon had been shot dead.

According to Rajib, his sister Shanta later confirmed Rajon’s death after checking at Mirpur Ajmal Hospital. He alleged that armed Awami League and Jubo League activists outside the hospital prevented the body from being taken away. Rajib said an unidentified person later transported the body by ambulance to their Keraniganj home, where he saw a large bullet wound on Rajon’s right chest and said the bullet had exited through his back.