A tourist from Khulna, Shouvik Roy, died after a parasailing rope snapped at Darianagar on Cox’s Bazar’s Marine Drive on Saturday afternoon, August 1. The accident occurred at a parasailing operation run by Farid Ahmed. Roy was visiting Cox’s Bazar with a nine-member tourist group and was staying at the Ocean View Paradise Hotel in Kolatoli.

Cox’s Bazar district administration beach worker Mahbub Alam said Roy was thrown into the sea when the rope broke during parasailing. He was rescued and taken to Cox’s Bazar District Sadar Hospital, where the attending doctor declared him dead. Executive Magistrate Md Mahmudur Rahman Sayem said parasailing had been ordered closed since Monday because of adverse weather.

Sayem said other operators had complied with the order, but the establishment involved continued operating in defiance of the administration’s directive. He said legal action would be taken and the incident would be investigated. The victim’s family members were being brought quickly to Cox’s Bazar by air. Local sources alleged that at least 10 tourists had been injured in accidents at the operation over the past two years.

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu called for united action to eliminate drugs at a sapling distribution event in Lalmonirhat on Saturday afternoon. Speaking as chief guest at the district council hall, he said a drug-free society requires joint efforts by the government, volunteer groups, social and political leaders, and the public. The event, held under the theme “Let us decorate the country through tree planting, Bangladesh first,” distributed saplings to members of 25 volunteer organisations.

Dulu said unrestricted drug entry through the border during the previous government had harmed a large section of the country’s youth. He stressed the need to raise public awareness and build social resistance to overcome the situation. Addressing young people, he urged them to reject drugs and develop resistance against narcotics, describing them as the tools for building a new Bangladesh.

The minister said volunteers should play a leading role not only in tree planting but also in preventing drug use, gambling, casinos, child marriage and dowry. Leaders of several volunteer organisations spoke at the event. District Commissioner HM Rashedul Haque Pradhan attended, while district council administrator AKM Mominul Haque chaired the programme.

A construction worker was killed and two others were injured after a wall of an under-construction septic tank collapsed at Gulisakhali Fazil Madrasa in Morrelganj, Bagerhat. The accident occurred at about 1pm on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md Atiar Rahman, 45, son of Md Badruddin from Ashrail village in Jashore district. The injured workers, Nayan and Mominul, received local treatment.

According to eyewitnesses and local sources, several workers were working inside the septic tank when one of its walls suddenly collapsed. Three workers were trapped under the debris. Local residents heard their cries and informed police and the fire service.

Police and fire service personnel conducted a joint rescue operation and recovered all three workers, but Atiar Rahman was found dead. Morrelganj police station Officer-in-Charge Mahamudur Rahman said the body was sent to the morgue of Bagerhat 250-bed District Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Legal procedures related to the incident are ongoing.

BNP local leader Mizan Mia, 45, was killed in a clash over a land dispute and the cutting of a roadside tree in Barachapa Purba Para village of Monohardi upazila, Narsingdi, on Saturday. Mizan, son of Safur Uddin, was vice-president of the Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal in Ward 4 of Barachapa Union.

The victim's family said the two sides had been in a long-running dispute over a road beside their homes. Although the matter had been brought to arbitration several times, no permanent settlement was reached. Relatives said an argument began on Saturday afternoon over cutting a tree beside the road, after which Shahidullah and his son Jibon Mia allegedly struck Mizan on the head with sticks.

Shahidullah is identified as vice-president of the Awami League in Ward 4 of Barachapa Union. Mizan was taken to Monohardi Upazila Health Complex, where he was declared dead. The resident medical officer said he had been brought to the hospital dead and that the precise cause of death would be known after the autopsy. Police sent the body to the morgue and said legal action was under process.

Road Safety Foundation said Dhaka recorded 1,849 road crashes between 2020 and July 2026, killing 1,384 people and injuring 2,488. The figures were released in the organization’s notice on August 1. Of those killed, 1,034 were men, 219 were women and 131 were children.

Pedestrians were the largest group among those killed, with 592 deaths, or 42.77 percent. Motorcycle riders accounted for 536 deaths, or 38.72 percent, while drivers and passengers of buses, rickshaws, CNG vehicles and other transport accounted for 256. Nighttime crashes caused the most deaths, 519 or 37.5 percent. Trucks, covered vans, pickups, tankers and garbage trucks were involved in 33.25 percent of crashes.

The analysis said crashes were comparatively more frequent at night and in the morning. It cited the lack of bypass roads, fast-moving heavy vehicles, persistent congestion, inadequate roads, occupied footpaths and insufficient or unusable footbridges as contributing factors. Jatrabari, Demra, Mohammadpur, Kuril Bishwaroad and Airport Road were identified as crash-prone hotspots. The foundation emphasized coordinated action and company-based bus services through route rationalization.

A bomb-like object wrapped in a bag triggered alarm near Mirpur-10 Metro Station in the capital on Saturday afternoon. Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit sent its bomb disposal team to inspect the item near Gate B of the station, under Mirpur Model Police Station.

Police said MRT Police spotted the bag-wrapped, cocktail bomb-like object at about 12:45pm. Mirpur Model Police then reached the scene and informed the CTTC bomb disposal unit. The disposal team arrived at around 1:15pm and examined the bag.

The search found betel leaf, areca nut and a container of zarda inside the bag. No bomb, explosive or explosive-related material was recovered. Mostak Sarkar, deputy commissioner of police for the Mirpur division, said the bomb-like bag contained those items and that no explosive substance was found.

Alif Chowdhury, convener of Chhatra Shakti’s Nabiganj upazila branch, faces a serious risk of losing sight in his left eye after being badly injured during a clash near Court Mosque in Habiganj town on July 28. He was first admitted to Habiganj Sadar Modern Hospital, then taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and later transferred to the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in the capital. Surgery on his left eye was performed last Thursday.

Doctors said the eyeball in his left eye ruptured from the severe injury. Although surgery sought to repair the damaged area, the chance of restoring vision in that eye is extremely slim. He is also experiencing blurred vision in his right eye, increasing doctors’ concern. Physician Samia Nuzhat said Alif could not confirm what struck his eye, though doctors suspect a hard object such as a brick or stone.

Alif is a second-year higher secondary student at Homeland School and College and the only healthy, working member of his family, whose father, mother and elder brother live with physical and mental disabilities. NCP said it is covering his full treatment costs. Family members, relatives and well-wishers have called for justice, medical support and humanitarian assistance.

Three judges of International Crimes Tribunal-1, along with a prosecution team, visited the Rapid Action Battalion’s Taskforce for Interrogation cell in Uttara, Dhaka, on Saturday. The secret detention site is known as Aynaghar. After the visit, Chief Prosecutor Aminul Islam said the judges were brought to directly view the cells where brutal torture occurred.

Speaking to journalists around noon, Islam said the visit would form part of proceedings in the memorandum court trial. He said no one who destroyed evidence to conceal Aynaghar would be spared. Citing findings from the investigation, he also said current Home Minister Salah Uddin Ahmed had been detained at the Uttara Aynaghar before being trafficked to India.

The inspection began after 11am at RAB-1 headquarters and included Tribunal-1 chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, member Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud and judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury. Prosecutors Mizanul Islam, Gazi MH Tamim, Faruk Ahmad, Shaikh Mahdi, Shahidul Islam Sardar and Tasmirul Islam attended, along with other prosecution team members and defence lawyers.

Three judges of International Crimes Tribunal-1, accompanied by a prosecution team, inspected the Rapid Action Battalion’s Taskforce for Interrogation cell, known as “Aynaghar.” The visit took place after 11am on Saturday at the RAB-1 headquarters in Uttara, Dhaka, where the facility is located.

The visiting judges were Tribunal-1 Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, member Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud, and judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury. Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam also joined the inspection.

Other participants included prosecutors Mizanul Islam, Gazi MH Tamim, Faruk Ahmad, Shaikh Mahdi, Shahidul Islam Sardar and Tasmirol Islam. Lawyers representing the accused also took part in the visit to the detention facility.

Metro rail service returned to normal after 2pm on Saturday following a temporary suspension caused by a bomb scare at the Mirpur 10 metro station in the capital. Metro rail authorities said the bomb-like object found at the station was not dangerous.

The alarm emerged around noon after reports that a bomb-like object had been left at the station near Mirpur 10 roundabout. Police cordoned off the area, while the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit's bomb disposal team arrived at the scene to examine the suspicious item.

Police sources said an item resembling a bomb was found inside a bag near a lift on the western side of Mirpur 10 metro station. At the time, it was not confirmed whether the bag contained a bomb, and the CTTC bomb disposal unit was called for testing. Following the assessment that the object was not dangerous, metro rail operations resumed normally.

One year after Islamic University student Sajid Abdullah was found dead, investigators have not identified those responsible for his killing. The Al-Quran and Islamic Studies student, from the 2021-22 academic session, was recovered from a pond beside Shah Azizur Rahman Hall on July 17, 2025. Although his death was initially believed to be drowning, forensic and viscera reports found that he had been strangled.

The killing prompted students to boycott classes and examinations and hold human chains, protests and memorial events demanding a swift trial. Student activist Zarin Tasnim Pushpo alleged negligence and delays in the previous administration’s investigation. Sajid’s father, Ahsan Habibullah Delwar, said neither the university nor police administration had informed him of progress and that promised compensation had not been provided.

A fact-finding committee reported that Sajid’s sealed room was later found tidy, raising suspicions of unauthorized entry; the lock reportedly had three keys held by different people. CCTV footage from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the day of the incident remains unavailable. CID Inspector Mahabbat Hossain said he took charge of the case a month ago and that witness statements, questioning and analysis of the autopsy report are continuing.

A bomb scare was reported at the metro rail station in the Mirpur 10 roundabout area of the capital after police received information about a suspected bomb-like object. Police cordoned off the area near the station, where a bag containing something suspicious was found beside a lift on the western side of Mirpur 10 metro station.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit's bomb disposal team arrived at the scene at about 12 noon on Saturday after being informed that a bomb-like object had been left there. A Mirpur police source confirmed the information to the media, while the incident created anxiety in the surrounding area.

Police said it had not yet been confirmed whether the bag contained an actual bomb. The CTTC bomb disposal unit was called to examine the item. The report also said metro rail services returned to normal after a temporary interruption.

Four people, including a driver, helper and two fish traders, were killed when a truck and pickup collided head-on in Kazipara, Kahaloo, Bogura, on Saturday at about 10:30am. Police said the pickup was returning from Naogaon after selling fish brought from Mymensingh when the crash occurred on the highway.

Kahaloo police station Officer-in-Charge Shafiqul Islam said the pickup was overtaking another vehicle when it collided with a goods-laden truck travelling toward Naogaon. The front of the pickup was badly crushed, and all four occupants were killed at the scene. Local people cut through the vehicle to recover them.

One victim was identified as 50-year-old fish trader Lutfur Rahman, son of Tayeb Ali of Raghobpur village in Mymensingh Sadar upazila. Police said his family had been informed and efforts were underway to identify the other three victims. The truck driver and helper fled after the crash. Police and Fire Service personnel removed the damaged vehicles and recovered the bodies after traffic movement on the highway was halted.

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from her home and gang-raped in a village in Bhashanchar Union of Sadarpur Upazila, Faridpur, at about 1am on Thursday night. Police said they received a written complaint and are investigating the case with legal action under way. The girl is receiving treatment in the gynecology ward of Faridpur Medical College Hospital.

According to the girl’s uncle, he and her mother were at a hospital in Faridpur for the grandmother’s eye treatment when the incident occurred. Her younger brother and sister were at home. An alleged group of eight to 10 people surrounded the house and pressured them to open the door. After entry was refused, they allegedly broke a window, dragged the girl out, and took her to a pond bank in a neighboring village, where three youths allegedly raped her in turns.

Residents said the girl was left in front of her home around 3am. Locals chased and detained two people with a motorcycle before handing them to police. The detainees, Helal Mridha, 20, and Rais Shikdar, 16, are in police custody. The girl’s mother demanded justice for all involved.

A bodyguard, Shariful Islam Robi, 40, was seriously injured after alleged gunmen opened fire on a speedboat in the Padma River at Bheramara in Kushtia. The attack occurred early Friday near Golapnagar Baggari Para while the boat was being tested after a new engine was installed. Robi works as bodyguard for Monirul Islam Moni, owner of Moni Park.

According to the victim and local sources, Moni had bought the speedboat recently, but it had become unusable after remaining idle for a long time. An engineer later installed a new engine, and those aboard took the boat onto the river Friday morning to test its performance. A group described as waiting nearby allegedly fired several indiscriminate rounds at the speedboat.

One bullet reportedly passed through Robi's left arm muscle and exited through the left side of his chest. He was taken first to Bheramara Health Complex and then transferred to Kushtia Medical College Hospital after his condition deteriorated. He was sent to Dhaka for advanced treatment at about 3 pm Friday. Police inspected the scene, but officials said no written complaint had yet been filed.