Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal issued arrest warrants against fugitive accused, including Sheikh Hasina, in a crimes-against-humanity case over killings surrounding a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, Dhaka. The three-member Tribunal-2 panel, led by Chairman Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, made the order on Monday.

Formal charges had previously been filed before the tribunal against Hasina and 40 others. The accused list includes former ministers, political figures, former police and military officials, journalists and others. The report said 10 of the 41 accused are currently in custody.

Those reported arrested include former minister Dipu Moni, former state minister for home affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku, Hasanul Haq Inu, retired Major General Ziaul Ahsan, former police inspector general A.K.M. Shahidul Haque, Shahriar Kabir, journalist Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu. Prosecutors said 58 people were killed in Dhaka and three other locations around the May 5, 2013 rally, with investigators identifying the victims.

Former President Sahabuddin Chuppu has been named as an accused in a case over the acquisition of Tk251 crore in shares of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. Senior officer Md Abdus Samad of Islami Bank’s principal branch filed the case at the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court on September 4, 2025. The complaint identifies him as Islami Bank director Md Shahabuddin, the 12th accused, and alleges he was selected as a director through collusion involving S Alam and Abdul Wahed.

Complainant Abdus Samad said the accused named in the complaint is former President Sahabuddin Chuppu. His identity had caused uncertainty among court officials and lawyers. Complainant-side lawyer Abdul Quddus said he filed the case using a list supplied by bank authorities and did not know whether the 12th accused was the former president. Nineteen other people are also accused in the case.

The complaint alleges that Brilliant Business Company Limited acquired 77,536,393 shares, or 4.8160 percent of Islami Bank’s total shares, valued at Tk251 crore. It says the company had paid-up capital of only Tk800,000. The Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating; after it failed to submit its report on June 23, the court set August 11 as the next reporting date.

Residents in Kalapara, Patuakhali, formed a human chain on Monday at about 11:30am to protest the inclusion of Dholasar Union Ward 5 member Md Jasim Uddin Khandakar as an accused in the murder case of Harich Ahmed, also known as Mojibur. The programme was held on the road in front of Tarikata Dakhil Madrasa under the banner of people from all sections of Ward 5. Participants demanded withdrawal of the case against him.

Speakers at the gathering claimed that Jasim Uddin was at his home when the incident occurred. They said he went to the scene after receiving the news and arranged for the seriously injured Harich Ahmed to be rescued and sent to hospital. They alleged that the union council member was deliberately and conspiratorially implicated despite trying to save the injured man.

Speakers sought an impartial investigation to establish the facts and remove Jasim Uddin's name from the case. His wife Nasima Begum, son Sohel Khandakar, and local residents Jamal Shikdar and Shahidul Islam spoke. Harich Ahmed was attacked on July 19 amid a land dispute in Nayakata village and later died during treatment. His son Saiful Islam Babul filed the case naming 18 people and 20 unidentified accused; RAB has arrested two named accused.

A Dhaka court has again deferred the submission of an investigation report in an Anti-Corruption Commission case against former Awami League lawmaker and former national cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan and 14 others. The Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court, presided over by Md Shahjahan Kabir, set September 23 as the new date on Monday afternoon. Court bench assistant Riaz Hossain confirmed the development.

The case concerns allegations of stock-market manipulation, fraud and money laundering. The court had previously extended the deadline on May 20 after the report was not filed. The investigating officer again failed to submit it on the scheduled date, prompting the latest extension. Other accused include Department of Cooperatives deputy registrar Md Abul Khayer, also known as Hiru, his wife Kazi Sadia Hasan, and several other named individuals.

The ACC filed the case on June 17 last year, alleging embezzlement of Tk256 crore 97 lakh 70 thousand 304. The complaint alleges coordinated manipulation of share prices through unethical trading and related activities. It states that Shakib invested in shares of Paramount Insurance, Crystal Insurance and Sonali Papers, and alleges he embezzled Tk2 crore 95 lakh 2 thousand 915 as realized capital gains.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal issued arrest warrants against fugitive accused, including Sheikh Hasina, in a crimes-against-humanity case over killings surrounding a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, Dhaka. The three-member Tribunal-2 panel, led by Chairman Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, made the order on Monday.

Formal charges had previously been filed before the tribunal against Hasina and 40 others. The accused list includes former ministers, political figures, former police and military officials, journalists and others. The report said 10 of the 41 accused are currently in custody.

Those reported arrested include former minister Dipu Moni, former state minister for home affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku, Hasanul Haq Inu, retired Major General Ziaul Ahsan, former police inspector general A.K.M. Shahidul Haque, Shahriar Kabir, journalist Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu. Prosecutors said 58 people were killed in Dhaka and three other locations around the May 5, 2013 rally, with investigators identifying the victims.

Formal charges have been filed at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal against Sheikh Hasina and 40 others in a crimes-against-humanity case over killings linked to a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, Dhaka. Prosecutor Zahirul Amin submitted the charges to the tribunal registrar at about 10:45 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026. The case is due to be heard by a three-member judicial panel led by Tribunal-1 Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder.

The 41 accused include former ministers, political figures, former law-enforcement officials, military officers, journalists and others. Ten people are currently arrested in the case, including former minister Dipu Moni, former state minister for home affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku, Hasanul Haq Inu, retired Major General Ziaul Ahsan, former inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Haque, Shahriar Kabir, Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu.

According to the prosecution, 58 people were killed at four locations, including Dhaka, during events surrounding the Hefazat rally on May 5, 2013. The investigation agency identified 32 victims in Dhaka, 20 in Narayanganj, five in Chattogram and one in Cumilla.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 460 people during separate operations across the capital over the past 24 hours, according to information published on July 27, 2026. Police said the operations recovered a large quantity of narcotics and various tools linked to snatching. Authorities filed 25 cases at police stations across Dhaka in connection with the incidents.

DMP said the activity was part of routine law-and-order enforcement and anti-drug operations. Mirpur Division recorded the highest number of arrests, with 99. Motijheel arrested 79 people, while Tejgaon and Uttara each arrested 61. Wari detained 50, Gulshan 45, Ramna 32, Lalbagh 29, and the Detective Branch arrested four people.

Items seized from those arrested included 2 kilograms and 280 grams of cannabis, 10,127 yaba tablets, one motorcycle, nine mobile phones, three knives and one pair of scissors. Police also rescued one victim during the operations. DMP said legal action against the detainees is being processed at the relevant police stations and that the special operations will continue to curb crime and control drugs.

Former student leader Chowdhury Rubel, 30, died while receiving treatment at the capital’s Pangu Hospital after a dump truck collided with a CNG-powered autorickshaw in Lakshmipur. He died early Monday, following the crash at about 9:30pm on Sunday near the Youth Development Directorate on the Majuchowdhurirhat road in the town.

Local sources said Rubel was a passenger in the CNG autorickshaw when a speeding dump truck ran it over. He suffered severe injuries to his arms, legs and head, and was rescued and admitted to the hospital. Rubel was a former president of the Jankalyan High School unit of Chhatra Dal in Lakshmipur municipality.

He was the eldest son of Faruk Hossain Chowdhury of Banchanagar in ward 4 of the municipality. Akbar Hossain Munna, joint convener of the district Chhatra Dal, confirmed the death citing Rubel’s brother, former Chhatra Dal leader Sharif Hossain Chowdhury. Munna expressed condolences on behalf of Chhatra Dal. Calls seeking comment from Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge Wahid Parvez were not answered.

Two people were killed and at least five others were injured in a shooting during the annual Bite of Seattle food and music festival at Seattle Center in the United States. The report was published and updated on July 27, 2026. Four of the injured were admitted to Harborview Medical Center, where one was listed in critical condition and the others were described as stable.

Local outlet KOMO News, citing emergency responders, said the shooting occurred while the festival was underway. The Seattle Police Department said in a post on X that it had opened an investigation into an incident involving multiple casualties and urged the public to avoid the area. Police did not immediately release further details on the injured people’s conditions.

Authorities also did not officially say whether any suspect had been detained. Videos circulating on social media showed police removing one person from the scene, but officials did not confirm whether that person was connected to the shooting. Seattle Center, near the Space Needle, had been hosting the weeklong festival with hundreds of local food vendors and musicians. Police said the investigation into the motive and the attacker’s identity remains ongoing.

Authorities in Daudkandi, Cumilla, are reviewing allegations that Payra Bhaban, a government residence formerly used by the উপজেলা পরিষদ chairman, was demolished and its materials sold without following required procedures. The allegations also accuse উপজেলা নির্বাহী কর্মকর্তা Nasrin Akter of misappropriating sale proceeds. She denied wrongdoing, saying she did not know who demolished the building or removed the materials and that the matter was being examined.

The building, constructed in the 1990s, became unusable after vandalism and arson on August 5, 2024, although its structure remained intact. An application to declare it condemned was submitted on March 18, 2025, and the district commissioner formed a five-member committee. The report said the process stalled before completion after the relevant executive engineer was transferred.

The উপজেলা engineering office estimated the materials at Tk 414,504 and demolition costs at Tk 265,004. In July, an LGED executive engineer led a site inspection, followed by a condemnation committee meeting. District administration officials said they were investigating and would take action under the rules if legal violations were proven.

A grocery trader, Md Idris, 26, was seriously injured in an alleged group attack at his shop in the Alipur Sluicegate area of Latachapli Union under Mahipur police station in Patuakhali. The incident occurred at about 7pm on Sunday. Idris, son of local grocery trader Md Manik Akon, is receiving treatment at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital.

The victim’s family alleged that Sabbir, son of local Union Parishad member and Awami League leader Abul Hossain, also known as Abul Company, led a group of seven or eight people in the attack over a prior dispute. They said the group entered the shop and used hammers, iron rods and sharp locally made weapons, leaving Idris with serious injuries to his hands, legs and other parts of his body.

Locals took Idris first to Kuakata 20-bed Hospital, where doctors referred him to Barishal as his condition worsened. The family has demanded arrests, an impartial investigation and exemplary punishment. They were preparing to file a written complaint with Mahipur police. Officer-in-charge Md Shamim Hawlader said legal action would follow an investigation if a written complaint is submitted.

A court in Netrokona has ordered action in a case accusing BNP leader Ajab Ali, 32, of abducting and raping a mother of three in Mohanganj upazila. Sajed Mia of Baniajora village, in Baratali-Baniahari union, filed the complaint with a Netrokona court on July 6. The complainant’s lawyer, Advocate Humayun Kabir, confirmed the matter on July 27. Ajab Ali is the general secretary of Ward No. 9 BNP in Barkashia union and lives in Madhupur village.

The complaint says Rabia Akter, married to Sajed Mia for about 13 years, has two daughters and a son. It alleges that Ajab Ali had long made improper proposals to her when she visited her father’s home in Madhupur. On the night of July 4, he allegedly entered after cutting a jute-stick fence, forcibly took her away, and threatened to kill her father, Bakul Mia, with a knife when he resisted.

The court directed the officer-in-charge of Mohanganj police station to register the case, arrest the accused and take steps to recover the victim. Ajab Ali denied the allegations, saying Rabia went with him voluntarily and that they married; Rabia made the same claim. A local BNP leader said 50 to 60 residents submitted a written request for organizational action. Police said legal action would follow upon receipt of the court order.

A letter writer at Rajbari Main Post Office, Shihab Mridha, is accused of absconding with savings worth about one crore taka belonging to at least 76 customers. Postal sources said he has been missing since July 13. Many of the affected customers are marginalised people, with women making up a large share, who had saved money from livestock sales, poultry rearing and other earnings.

New postmaster Shamim Ahmed said he became suspicious on his first day after joining on July 6, when a customer brought him a handwritten deposit slip. More customers later made similar complaints. Ahmed said Mridha repaid two lakh taka to one customer after being pressured, then returned 20 lakh taka to 13 customers on July 12 before disappearing as the number of complainants grew.

A four-member investigation committee was formed on July 16 by order of the postmaster general for the Khulna southern region. Committee member Shahidul Islam said letter writers have no authority to receive customers’ money and relevant officials cannot avoid responsibility. Affected customers held a human chain and sit-in, demanding recovery of their money and exemplary punishment for everyone involved.

Police arrested two men in separate alleged child sexual abuse attempts in Jagannathpur, Sunamganj, and Ashulia, Dhaka, after relatives and local residents sought help through the National Emergency Service 999. The incidents occurred on the same night, according to a report published on July 26, 2026. In both cases, the children’s cries prompted people nearby to intervene and seek assistance.

In Jagannathpur, a five-year-old girl was allegedly subjected to an attempted inappropriate touch by a distant uncle while playing alone. A relative called 999 at 9:08 pm on Saturday, and Jagannathpur police arrested Sabbir Mia, 40. The child’s father filed a case. Constable Joy received the call and ASI Sirajul Islam supervised the response.

At 9:10 pm, a second call came from Falguni Housing in Ashulia, where another five-year-old child was allegedly targeted during a power outage. Residents rescued the child after she cried. Following instructions from 999 personnel, Ashulia police arrested Md Selim, 31, at the scene. The child’s mother filed a case with Ashulia police station.

A van entered a crowd during an annual gay pride gathering in Berlin, Germany, killing one person and injuring at least 16 others, police said. The incident occurred at about 10 p.m. local time on Ahornsteig Road in Tiergarten Park. Police identified a suspect as Abdul B. and said a large-scale search was under way to arrest him.

Police spokesperson Florian Nath told ABC News that the suspect had been identified but had not yet been detained. Several of those injured were reported to be in critical condition. Nath said the suspect’s full role in the incident had not yet been established and was being examined through an investigation.

Authorities advised the public not to confront the suspect and to promptly inform law enforcement if they have information. Following the incident, people were instructed to avoid the affected area for security reasons. The scheduled gay pride procession was also cancelled.