Retired army officer Shahjahan Ali, 65, was killed after a speeding passenger coach struck him while he was crossing the Dhaka-Bogura highway in Sherpur, Bogura. The crash occurred at about 7:45pm on Thursday, July 30, in the Hawakhana area of Shahbandegi Union. Ali was a resident of the Sherua Bottola area in the same union.

Local people said Ali was crossing the highway when the Bogura-bound coach hit him forcefully. He died at the scene, according to the report. The incident cast a shadow of grief over the area. Sherpur Fire Service and Civil Defence rescue personnel went to the location after receiving information about the crash and recovered the body.

Station Officer Bakhtiar Uddin said the rescue team handed the body to Sherpur Highway Police for legal procedures. Ayub Ali, in-charge of the Sherpur Highway Police outpost, said the bus hit Ali during the road crossing and that he died on the spot. He said the body would be handed over to relatives after preparation of the inquest report.

Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) seized one foreign pistol, seven rounds of live ammunition and 10 cartons of foreign cigarettes during a special operation in the border-area Majhipara locality of Baghaichhari upazila in Rangamati. The operation was conducted on the night of July 30 by the Marishya Battalion after intelligence indicated that a large consignment of yaba and foreign cigarettes would enter Bangladesh through the Majhipara area of the border road.

An operational team led by Battalion Commander Lt Col Zahidul Islam Zahid, with Assistant Director Mohammad Hafizur Rahman, conducted the operation in the Majhipara 16-kilometre area of the border road. At 10:15pm, BGB members saw two unidentified people entering the area carrying bags and challenged them.

The two people fled into the hilly area after noticing the BGB presence. Searches of the site and nearby areas later recovered an abandoned 7.62mm foreign, Chinese pistol, seven rounds of fresh ammunition and 10 cartons of foreign cigarettes. The report did not identify the fleeing individuals or provide information on arrests or subsequent legal action.

Family members of Kapasia Upazila women’s wing general secretary Sharmin Sultana alleged that arsonists set fire to her residence in Bhakoaydi village, Chandpur union, Gazipur. They made the allegation at a press conference at the home on Thursday afternoon. A written complaint has been filed with Kapasia police, which has begun an investigation.

Sharmin Sultana said the alleged attack followed a recent land dispute and an earlier cocktail attack on her house. She alleged that intruders broke the gate lock during Tuesday night or early Wednesday, when no one was home, entered the property, removed valuables and set the dwelling on fire after pouring petrol.

The family said furniture and nearly all belongings in four rooms of the tin-shed house were destroyed. They estimated losses at about Tk 5 million, including 14 bhori of gold jewellery and Tk 500,000 in cash. Sharmin was in Gazipur to collect her father from the airport after his return from Umrah. Fire service personnel and police controlled the blaze, though most belongings had already burned. Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Nasir Ahmed said police inspected the site and would bring those involved under the law.

Two women were killed and at least 15 people were injured after a fast-moving passenger bus struck six CNG-powered autorickshaws in Anwara upazila of Chattogram. The crash occurred around 8pm on Thursday at the tunnel connection square. The victims were identified as Poli Dutta, 35, and Ifa Shil, 40.

Witnesses said the bus emerged from the tunnel road and ran over several autorickshaws gathered at the tunnel square before entering Abdul Mannan's roadside tea shop. The autorickshaws were badly crushed, while drivers, passengers and the shopkeeper were seriously injured in the incident.

Local residents rescued the injured and took them to Anwara উপজেলা Health Complex, where the two women died. Other injured people were sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital after initial treatment, according to Health and Family Planning Officer Dr. Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury, who said several were in critical condition. Anwara police station Officer-in-Charge Md. Junayet Chowdhury said legal action was being taken.

An attempted murder case has been filed against Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union general secretary Salahuddin Ammar and eight named people over the alleged beating of student Mahmudul Hasan Mahin at the university’s central library. Mahin’s father, M. S. Asad Uz Zaman, filed the case at the Motihar police magistrate court in Rajshahi district on July 30. The case also names another 17 to 18 unidentified accused.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred inside and outside the central library between 12:30pm and 1pm on July 27, while Mahin was studying there. It alleges that 19 to 20 people armed with local weapons surrounded and attacked him with intent to kill. Ammar is accused of repeatedly striking Mahin’s head and forehead with an iron rod, while other named accused are alleged to have injured his eye, chest, back and other parts of his body.

The complaint further alleges that several accused tried to suffocate Mahin after he fell to the ground and beat him again after pulling him from an ambulance. He was later admitted to hospital. The accused’s lawyer, Advocate Hazrat Ali, said the court did not immediately take cognizance of the case and sent it to the Police Bureau of Investigation for inquiry.

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate detained 101 cartons of goods allegedly imported under false declarations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s airfreight area on July 30. Officials from the directorate’s headquarters and the airfreight circle jointly conducted the operation near the yard beside delivery gate No. 8, acting on secret information. The goods were initially valued at nearly Tk1 crore.

According to preliminary information, Sardar Global Trade imported the consignment from the United Arab Emirates under Air Waybill No. 176-63518722. The declaration listed motor parts, cosmetics, mini PCs, tablets, projectors and computer parts. The importer’s nominated C&F agent, Fahim 5 Star Ltd., submitted bill of entry No. C-764177 through the ASYCUDA World System on July 29.

Physical inspection found old and used goods allegedly concealed behind declarations for new products, customs officials said. The shipment included 450 laptops, 963.8 kilograms of car parts, 96 6TB hard drives, 291.14 kilograms of cosmetics and 96 used mini PCs. Officials said they would investigate whether the motor parts were components of an unassembled vehicle. They will determine the liabilities of the importer and C&F agent and take legal action under customs law.

Mobarok Hossain Iman, also known as David Iman, was sent to jail after being shown arrested in four cases in Chattogram. The listed top criminal from Chattogram was produced before a Chattogram court at about 4pm on Thursday, July 30, after his arrest near the Jhikargachha border in Jashore while allegedly attempting to flee to India.

Judge Sayma Afrin Hima of Chattogram Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-1 ordered that he be sent to jail. The application sought to show him arrested in one murder case and two arms cases filed with Fatikchhari police station, as well as one case filed with Bayezid police station.

Court Inspector Md Habibur Rahman confirmed the development. Earlier on Thursday morning, David Iman was brought to Chattogram from Jashore under tight security. He and four associates were arrested from the Jhumjhumpur area near the Jhikargachha border in Jashore.

Two armed robberies were reported at separate homes in Islamabad and Pokkhali unions of Eidgaon upazila, Cox’s Bazar, late Wednesday night. Victims said gold jewellery, cash and other valuables were taken, while several people were injured in attacks. At former union parishad member Nuruchhafa’s home in Tekpara, Islamabad, robbers allegedly cut through a grille and entered at about 3am.

Nuruchhafa said he was away working at a shrimp enclosure and only women, including guests, were at the house. He alleged that the group assaulted his wife Amena, 50, and a child grandson, held them at gunpoint, and took Tk2.1 million, 50 bhori of gold jewellery and four Android phones. He estimated his losses at nearly Tk15 million.

At Md Hossain’s home in west Pokkhali, victims alleged that robbers took 16 bhori of gold, Tk350,000, three Android phones, an Tk8 million cheque and other valuables after cutting a grille. Police visited both sites and collected information and evidence. Officer-in-Charge ATM Sifatullah Majdar said efforts were under way to identify an organised robbery gang.

Chattogram district police said alleged criminal Mobarak Hossain, also known as David Imon, was planning to flee to India and remain in hiding. Police said he and his associates were detained in the Jhumjhumpur area of Jashore while attempting to enter India through the border. Officers said an Indian Aadhaar card was recovered from Imon, using the name “Azhar Khan.”

Superintendent of Police Masud Alam said the group left Chattogram for Dhaka, where they changed clothes, the vehicle they had been using and the driver. They then travelled through Khulna toward the Jashore border. Police said checkpoints had already been placed on possible routes, leading to their detention in Jhumjhumpur.

According to police, the recovered card contains a photograph, date of birth and identification number in the format of an Indian citizen identity document. Investigators are examining whether the card is genuine, fake or fraudulently created. Police said preliminary information indicated that Boro Sazzad gave Imon the card as part of preparations to live safely in India. Authorities are also investigating the card’s source, possible accomplices and the wider border-crossing network.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Bangladesh’s government is giving top priority to protecting citizens from human trafficking and technology-based crime, and remains committed to a zero-tolerance policy against international trafficking and scam networks. He made the remarks on July 30 at a national dialogue marking World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2026 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in the capital.

Ahmed said trafficking networks are increasingly using digital channels, fake online recruitment platforms and social media to target young people and jobseekers. Victims are lured abroad with false promises of attractive work and better futures, then confined in cyber scam centres, subjected to abuse and intimidation, and forced into criminal activity. He called for a coordinated prevention system involving technology companies, financial institutions, the private sector and an aware public.

The government has enacted the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling (Prevention and Suppression) Act, 2026, covering online scams, technology-driven inducement and forced criminality with strict penalties. A 2026-2030 national action plan is being finalized, while referral mechanisms and a digital anti-trafficking information platform are being strengthened.

Police arrested Nasir Uddin, an organizational secretary of the Kaiba union Awami League, in Sharsha upazila of Jashore. The party's activities are described as banned in the report. Officers raided his home in Baguri village late Wednesday night and detained him. Sharsha police station Officer-in-Charge Shaminul Haque confirmed the arrest on Thursday morning.

Nasir Uddin, 59, is the son of the late Abul Hossain of Baguri village. Police said they acted on confidential information that he had recently returned to his local area after remaining in hiding for a long time. The raid was conducted at his residence on Wednesday night, and he was arrested during the operation, according to police.

Sharsha police station sources said necessary legal action had been taken against him under prevailing law. After legal procedures, he was scheduled to be sent to a Jashore court on Thursday afternoon. Police said the operation was part of efforts to maintain normal law and order and take action in accordance with court instructions. No immediate statement from Nasir Uddin or his family was available.

A teacher, A T M Yusuf, 45, was killed after a BRTC passenger bus ran over him at Doyal intersection in Naogaon town on Thursday at about 8am. Yusuf was a resident of Jagatsinghpur Hajipara in Naogaon town and taught at Joypurhat Technical School and College.

According to the victim’s family and local sources, Yusuf was travelling by scooter to his workplace at Joypurhat Technical School and College, as he did regularly. At Doyal intersection, his scooter collided with a battery-powered autorickshaw approaching from the opposite direction. He then fell onto the road.

The sources said a speeding BRTC passenger bus travelling from Baludanga bus stand toward Muktir Mor then ran over him, killing him at the scene. Naogaon Sadar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Asaduzzaman said police recovered the body after receiving information about the incident. The body will be handed over to the family after legal procedures are completed.

Prime Minister’s political adviser Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi called for rule of law, expanded education and grassroots cultural awareness to combat human trafficking in Bangladesh. He made the remarks on July 30, 2026, at a national seminar at Dhaka University’s R C Majumdar Arts Auditorium marking World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The Dhaka University Journalists’ Association and Bangladesh Art Criticism Trust jointly organized the seminar, titled “Role of Media and Culture in Preventing Human Trafficking.”

Rizvi said declining cultural activities have reduced public awareness and increased criminal tendencies. He said education should enable even illiterate people at the grassroots to contact local authorities and avoid fraud, exploitation, violence and trafficking. State Minister for Social Welfare Barrister Farzana Sharmin said journalists can play an important role through evidence- and data-based investigative reporting, while stressing coordinated work with domestic and foreign organizations for survivor protection and rehabilitation.

Professor Rezaul Karim Sohag said forced labour, and the exploitation of children and women, remain concerning alongside cross-border trafficking. He urged effective implementation of the re-enacted Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act, 2026. This year’s theme, “Trapped Behind the Scam,” focused on awareness of trafficking, cyber slavery and digital exploitation concealed behind online fraud.

Eleven police officers were killed and 28 others injured in an armed attack on a security outpost in Hangu district, northwestern Pakistan, according to a provincial police headquarters statement issued Thursday. The attack took place Wednesday night in the district near the Afghan border. City police chief Tariq Habib told journalists that one of those killed was a deputy superintendent of police.

Police said members of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, carried out the attack. The Pakistani government refers to the group as “Fitna al-Khawarij.” Police said 15 attackers were also killed during a counter-operation.

The TTP has long targeted security forces and government installations in northwestern and southwestern Pakistan, the report said. Attacks targeting security forces have increased notably in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan in recent times. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi strongly condemned the attack and expressed deep condolences to the families of the police personnel who were killed.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal ordered former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui sent to jail in a case alleging murder and crimes against humanity linked to a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, Dhaka. Tribunal-2 issued the order on Thursday afternoon, July 30, after he was produced before the court.

Detective Branch police of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Siddiqui from Gulshan in the capital on Wednesday. Before the arrest, he had said he would surrender to the International Crimes Tribunal in the crimes against humanity case over the killings connected to the Shapla Chattar gathering. He made the statement to journalists after appearing before the court of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana.

Siddiqui, who was expelled from the Awami League, was arrested from an event at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in August last year following the July uprising. Police later named him as an accused in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act. He was released on bail after several months, but that case remains pending and he is required to appear in court.