Six Bangladeshi nationals killed in a severe fire at a shop in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, have been identified. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. local time on Monday night, according to the report. Several Bangladeshis inside the shop were unable to escape and suffered burns, and six deaths were later reported at the scene.

Five of those killed were from Alirtek and বক্তাবলী unions under Fatullah police station in Narayanganj, while one was from Mir Kadim municipality in Munshiganj Sadar. The victims included Md Fahim, Apon Ahmed and Nur Mohammad from Kroker Char village in Alirtek, and Md Faisal from Toilkhirar Char village.

Md Shahin, from Kanain village in বক্তাবলী, was also among the dead. The sixth victim was Md Rajiq from Kalindipara village in Mir Kadim municipality. The report listed the victims' ages as 29, 23, 55, 26, 30 and 55 respectively. It did not provide the cause of the fire or information on subsequent actions.

RAB detained former army sergeant Nezam Uddin, 45, in Kutubdia, Cox’s Bazar, after seizing two locally made guns and 10 rounds of ammunition, according to police sources. The operation took place at College Gate on Monday, and the weapons and cartridges were recovered during a search at about 9:30pm.

Nezam Uddin is the son of Abdul Haque of Nozor Ali Matbar Para in Kaiyarbil. RAB-15 DAD Prashanta Kumar Ghosh filed a first information report at Kutubdia police station in connection with the incident.

Kutubdia police station Officer-in-Charge Mahbubul Haque said Nezam Uddin was sent to court on Tuesday. The report did not provide information on the reason for the arrest or the source of the seized weapons and ammunition.

A Dhaka court granted three days’ remand for four Awami League activists arrested in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act over alleged disorder at the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court premises. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jewel Rana issued the order after a hearing on the afternoon of July 28. The accused are Mostakim Hossain, Md Nur Alam, Md Ruhul Amin and Md Anwar Hossain.

The case concerns an incident during the transfer of former State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak to prison after a hearing in a July murder case. According to the allegations, members and supporters of a banned organisation gathered near the court building’s canteen gate on July 26 and attempted to create disorder while Palak was being taken to a prison van, chanting anti-government slogans.

Kotwali police arrived at the site after receiving information, and four people were detained while trying to flee, while others escaped, the case allegations said. Investigating officer SI Ibn Khalid Hossain had sought seven days’ remand, citing the need to question the accused to uncover the case, locate fugitives, and identify alleged financiers and conspirators.

Police have arrested two suspects in a case over a hammer attack on journalist K M Bacchu in Kuakata, Patuakhali. The detainees are Shahid Sikdar, joint assistant secretary of Kuakata municipal Jubo Dal, and Nasir Hawlader, vice-president of Ward No. 8 Sramik Dal. Police detained them during an operation in Kuakata on Monday night and sent them to court on Tuesday.

According to the case and police sources, Bacchu, a Kuakata representative of Desh Rupantor, was ambushed around 11:30 pm on July 24 near Hotel Shaikat on the beach. The complaint alleges that several people struck him indiscriminately with hammers on his head and both legs, leaving him seriously injured. Locals first took him to Kuakata's 20-bed hospital before he was referred to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.

After three days of treatment in Barishal, Bacchu was transferred to Dhaka for advanced care. His family alleges the attack followed reporting on an attempted molestation case and alleged irregularities and corruption involving the accused. They also say he had previously received threats. Mahipur police chief Shamim Hawlader said efforts are continuing to arrest the remaining accused.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines cabin crew member Mirza Adnan has been held for five days by the Abu Dhabi branch of the United Arab Emirates’ CID police while on duty in the country. A Sharjah station source said Adnan went missing from Sharjah Airport on July 22 and was later found to have been detained by immigration authorities after operating Biman flight BG-151.

UAE authorities have not explained the allegation or suspicion behind his detention. Biman acting general manager for public relations Muhammad Mohiuddin said immigration does not provide such information and may release him after an internal investigation or take action if an offence is established. Flight Operations Director Captain A K M Aminul Islam said he did not yet know about the matter.

According to the Sharjah station source, Adnan was transferred from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi CID for further investigation and questioning and remains in its custody. Sharjah station manager Zakir Hossain said Biman’s Abu Dhabi station and the Bangladesh embassy were informed by an Abu Dhabi police station. Abu Dhabi station manager Anwar Ul Firdaus said airport authorities and CID personnel would not provide any information despite contact.

Police Headquarters has warned the public about fraudsters using the names and photographs of senior and responsible officials from police and other government offices. In a press release issued Tuesday, July 28, 2026, AIG for Media and PR A H M Shahadat Hossain said complaints had been received about scam groups sending social-media messages seeking money and requesting various forms of intervention.

The release said the groups are both taking money through such activities and damaging the reputation of government institutions and responsible officials. Police stressed that a social-media account displaying a government official’s photograph does not confirm that the associated mobile number belongs to that person. The public was urged not to respond to such messages.

Recipients of suspected scam messages may contact the national emergency service at 999, as well as the Cyber Police Center, CID, and the Detective Branch at DMP headquarters. Police said they remain highly alert to the activities of scam groups and are committed to taking appropriate legal action against anyone involved in such fraud.

A Chattogram court has sentenced Md Al Amin, 44, to death for the killing of seven-year-old Mahfuz in the city’s Halishahar Toll Road area. The Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Chattogram, Nishaduzzaman, delivered the verdict on Tuesday after a judicial process lasting nine years. Mahfuz was allegedly strangled to death with a gamcha.

Court bench assistant Md Shahidul Islam said the sentence was imposed under section 302 of the Penal Code on the basis of testimony and evidence from 12 witnesses. The court also fined Al Amin Tk25,000. Mahfuz was a first-grade student at Halishahar Housing Estate Government Primary School. Al Amin was identified as the son of the late Jinnat Ali of Karpasha Putihara in Nikli, Kishoreganj.

Investigators found that Al Amin suspected Mahbub over his wife, while the two had previously fought over unpaid money. The investigation said Al Amin killed Mahbub’s child in retaliation for that dispute. For concealing evidence and removing the body, the court imposed seven years of rigorous imprisonment and a Tk5,000 fine. Failure to pay that fine carries an additional two months of simple imprisonment. The child’s father filed the murder case with Halishahar police, and trial proceedings began after charges were framed on April 27, 2017.

Looting and arson were reported in Akbarnagar village in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, after a clash between residents of two villages over the name of a market left two people dead. Local residents said 50 to 60 homes were looted and set on fire from Tuesday morning. They said Akbarnagar residents fled their homes on Monday after the violence, fearing cases, and people from the opposing side later targeted the empty houses.

Bhairab police station officer-in-charge Limon Bose said police went to the scene and brought the situation under control after receiving reports that some overenthusiastic people were setting fire to debris from homes damaged during the previous day's vandalism. Monday's clash, which lasted from morning until 2 p.m., killed Masud Mia and Hiron Mia of Mirarchar village and injured more than 50 people.

Police and local sources said tensions had long persisted over whether a bus stand market between Akbarnagar and Mirarchar in Kalikaprasad union would be named Akbarnagar or Mirarchar. A 10-member committee was formed at a Sunday meeting to find a solution within three days, but both sides clashed the next morning. No case had yet been filed over the deaths, police said.

A 10-month-old girl, Arisha Jannat, was killed after an elephant struck and overturned a battery-powered autorickshaw in the Atrashi area of Sadarpur upazila in Faridpur. The incident occurred at about noon on Tuesday. Several other passengers were injured. Arisha was the daughter of Sajib Molla of Gulbandi village in Bhanga upazila.

Family sources said Arisha and her mother were travelling to Sadarpur Hospital for medical consultation when the elephant hit the vehicle. The autorickshaw overturned, leaving the mother and child trapped beneath it. Local residents rescued them and took them first to Bishwa Zaker Manjil General Hospital. Arisha died while being taken to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.

According to the report, a man named Bakul was collecting money from vehicles on the road with the elephant at the time. Angry residents beat the elephant’s owner, Bakul Mia, and detained the animal. Police from Sadarpur police station later took Bakul Mia into custody. Second Officer Mokhlesur Rahman said the child’s family had not yet filed a written complaint.

Police arrested BNP leader Billal Hossain Sani in Tongi, Gazipur, in a case alleging intimidation and extortion near the Pagaar Faiza Button and Zipper Limited factory area. Officers detained Sani, 45, during a raid in Tongi's Mirashpara area around midnight on Tuesday. He is the organisational secretary of Tongi East police station BNP.

Police said the case was filed over allegations that more than 100 motorcycles, along with locally made weapons, were used in a display in Pagaar on the afternoon of June 28, creating fear and involving extortion. Investigators identified Sani after reviewing CCTV footage, police said, before conducting the Mirashpara operation.

The report said Sani's followers attacked journalists in the presence of police when they tried to record video as he was being taken from the police station to court. Tongi East police station BNP president Sarkar Javed Ahmed Sumon expressed regret over the unwanted incident. Officer-in-Charge Md Mehedi Hasan said Sani had been sent to a Gazipur court and that operations were continuing to arrest the remaining accused.

A court in Manikganj sentenced two defendants to death in the murder case of schoolboy Sohan Mia in Singair. Senior District and Sessions Judge S K M Tofayel Hasan delivered the verdict on Tuesday afternoon. The convicted men are Awabin Mia of Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj and Sagar Munshi of Airport upazila in Barishal.

The court also fined each defendant Tk50,000 and ordered an additional four years in prison if the fines are not paid. According to case information, Sohan was a ninth-grade student from Fordnagar village in Singair upazila. During the coronavirus pandemic, he drove a battery-powered Halobike bought by his family to help support them.

Sohan left home with the vehicle on the morning of July 19, 2021, and did not return. His throat-slit body was later recovered beside the road from Khaser Char Bazar to Dhalla Bazar, while his Halobike and mobile phone were missing. His mother, Laili Begum, filed a murder case the same day. Police submitted charges against three people, and the court found allegations against two defendants proven after hearing 19 witnesses.

A life-sentence warrant for Suman Reza, convicted in a drug case in Rajshahi, reportedly did not reach Chapainawabganj for a year. A court sentenced Reza and another accused, Suman Ali, to life imprisonment on November 27, 2024, in their absence. Court bench assistant Mizanur Rahman said he sent the punishment warrants for both men to the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police court inspector’s office on April 8 last year.

Reza is from Gangarampur village in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj. The report found information on at least 18 cases against him in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon, involving alleged drug and counterfeit currency dealings. He is currently in Rajshahi Central Jail in connection with two pending cases under Godagari and Damkura police stations, while prison authorities said they had no information about his life sentence.

Chapainawabganj police said they received only Suman Ali’s warrant from RMP on June 5 last year, which later reached Shibganj police station. Sources alleged Reza’s warrant was held at the RMP court inspector’s office in exchange for money. RMP Deputy Commissioner Gaziur Rahman said the matter was being investigated.

A Faridpur court sentenced three people to death in the murder case of vegetable seller Faisal Sheikh, 22. Judge Mohammad Badiuzzaman of the First Additional Sessions Judge Court delivered the verdict at about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The convicts are Chan Sardar, Tara Sardar and Babul Akand. Babul was present when the judgment was announced and was later taken to prison under police guard.

Court sources said Faisal was hacked and beaten at the under-construction building of Faridpur Medical College Hospital on September 5, 2012. He died while being taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after being rescued in critical condition. Faisal was the son of late Aku Sheikh and lived in the Middle Alipur area of Faridpur town.

The victim's mother, Firoza Begum, filed a murder case at Faridpur Kotwali police station the following day, naming four people including Chan and Tara. CID inspector Md Shahjahan Mia submitted the charge sheet on July 31, 2013. Another named accused, Shahin Sardar, died during the proceedings. Public prosecutor Chowdhury Zahid Hasan said the killing was proven beyond doubt through hearings and witness testimony. Arrest warrants were issued for fugitive brothers Chan and Tara.

Jubo Dal leader NRB Mamun gave testimony as the second witness against former MP Shamim Osman and 11 other accused in a crimes-against-humanity case over the killing of 10 people in Narayanganj during the July uprising. His statement was recorded on Tuesday at International Crimes Tribunal-1. Mamun said he runs a tours and travel business and is involved in Jubo Dal politics.

Mamun said he joined the anti-quota movement from July 12, 2024. He alleged that on July 19 in Jalkuri, armed people including Shamim Osman, Ayon Osman and Azmeri Osman attacked protesters. He said he was hit by rubber bullets, while Adil and Yasin, who were beside him, were shot dead.

He also described alleged attacks near Ma Hospital on July 21 and at Chashara intersection on August 5. Mamun claimed that Swajan, a young man beside him, was injured by gunfire from Ayon Osman on August 5 and that he learned of Swajan's death the following day. He alleged that Narayanganj Victoria Hospital did not provide treatment to Swajan and demanded justice for those involved.

Police in Ishwardi, Pabna, have arrested Akbar Khan, 30, described as the alleged ringleader in a robbery in which assailants posed as Detective Branch police and took money from a fish trader. Officers raided a residential hotel in Shahzadpur Bazar, Sirajganj, at about 4am on Tuesday, July 28. Acting on Khan's information, police recovered Tk90,000 from the stolen Tk426,180.

According to the case statement, fish trader Md Shahin Ali of Gurudaspur, Natore, was returning home after selling fish in Bhanga, Faridpur, on July 25. At Mir Kamari Chand Ali intersection in Ishwardi, two men on a black motorcycle allegedly identified themselves as DB officers and claimed the truck carried drugs. They took Shahin's assistant, Anichur Rahman, away on the motorcycle with the bag containing the sales proceeds.

Anichur later told Shahin that the men threatened him with a sharp weapon near a silk garden beside Harukhali field and seized the bag before fleeing toward Dashuria. Police recovered the money during a raid at the home of Khan's father-in-law in Singa village, Pabna Sadar. Operations continue to arrest other suspects and recover the remaining money.