Former Rail Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has been newly shown arrested in the murder case of Md. Jahangir filed at Jatrabari Police Station in Dhaka. On Tuesday, May 19, Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque ordered the arrest following a petition from the investigation officer. The court sent Sujan to jail and scheduled a bail hearing for the following day.

According to the case details, the victim’s brother, Md. Umar Faruk, filed the case after Jahangir was shot during an anti-discrimination student movement in the Shonir Akhra area on July 20, 2024. Jahangir later died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Sujan is listed as the 13th accused in the case.

CID Inspector Md. Shamim Hossain, the investigation officer, stated in his petition that preliminary findings suggest Sujan’s involvement in planning and executing the crime. The court accepted the petition and approved the arrest order. Earlier, on May 5, Sujan had received bail from the High Court in three other cases.

A special tribunal in Sirajganj has sentenced Dr. Raihan Sharif, a lecturer at Shaheed M. Monsur Ali Medical College, to 21 years in prison under two sections of the Arms Act. The verdict was delivered on Monday by Judge Md. Iqbal Hossain of Sirajganj Special Tribunal-1. Public Prosecutor Rafique Sarkar confirmed the sentence, noting that the time the convict spent in custody will be deducted from his total prison term.

According to the case documents, on March 4, 2024, Dr. Raihan Sharif entered an examination hall on the fourth floor of the college’s academic building carrying firearms and knives, allegedly to intimidate students. During the incident, he fired a pistol, injuring student Arafat Amin Tomal in the right leg. Enraged students detained him and informed the police, who recovered two foreign pistols, ammunition, magazines, and knives from the scene. Police later arrested him and filed a case under the Arms Act.

After reviewing witness statements and evidence, the court found Dr. Sharif guilty and imposed the 21-year sentence.

A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of income tax documents belonging to A.B.M. Shahriar, brother of former Detective Branch (DB) chief Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid, in connection with a corruption case. The order was issued on Tuesday, May 19, by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz. Court bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain confirmed the decision. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Muhammad Zainal Abedin had earlier filed a petition seeking the seizure of Shahriar’s tax records.

According to the petition, Shahriar, managing director of President Resort and Agro Limited, allegedly possessed assets worth Tk 12.96 crore beyond known sources of income. It also alleged that Harun-or-Rashid abused his official position to assist his brother in the offense. The court granted the petition after a hearing, citing the necessity of reviewing all tax returns and related documents for proper investigation.

The ACC had filed the case on December 17, 2024, accusing Harun-or-Rashid of possessing Tk 17.51 crore in illegal assets, his wife Shirin Akter of Tk 10.76 crore, and Shahriar of Tk 12.96 crore.

A one-and-a-half-year-old boy named Yamin died after falling into a water-filled pit in the yard of his home in Betaga area of Jorkhali Union, Madarganj upazila, Jamalpur. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when the child was playing outside while his mother was working in the kitchen. The pit had formed due to soil excavation for household work and had accumulated rainwater.

Family and local sources said that after Yamin fell into the pit, he was quickly rescued and taken to the Madarganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead. Dr. Nahidul Islam from the emergency department confirmed that the child had died before reaching the hospital.

Officer-in-Charge of Madarganj Model Police Station, Snehashish Roy, stated that police were dispatched to the scene after receiving the report.

Former army member Shahin Alam, the third suspect in the murder case of Comilla Victoria Government College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has fled to Kuwait. According to the report, he left the country after the current government brought renewed momentum to the long-stalled investigation. Tonu’s mother, Anwara Begum, expressed anger over his escape, questioning how he managed to leave despite a travel ban on all suspects and demanding his immediate repatriation for trial.

Shahin Alam previously served in the 2 Signal Battalion at Comilla Cantonment and retired early, citing physical unfitness. He later established a cattle farm and a feed shop named “Messrs Sumaiya Agro” in his home village of Gobindapur, which has since closed after his departure. The investigation officer, Tariqul Islam, had submitted his name as one of three former army personnel suspected in the case and sought a court order for his DNA collection and arrest warrant.

Investigators traced Shahin’s last known mobile location to Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. His phones are now switched off, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Police have arrested Mahmud Hasan Sonamoni, a Jubo Dal leader from Ishwardi, along with three associates in Lalpur upazila of Natore. The arrest took place on Tuesday morning, May 19, during a raid in the Palidoha area. Officers recovered a foreign-made pistol, a magazine, and ten rounds of ammunition from Sonamoni’s possession. The operation was confirmed by Lalpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Shafiqul Islam Palash.

According to police sources, the raid was conducted based on secret information. Along with Sonamoni, three of his associates, identified as Kajol and Sweet among others, were detained at the scene. Sonamoni is known to be the joint convener of the Ishwardi upazila unit of Jubo Dal, a youth wing of a political organization.

The police stated that legal proceedings regarding the recovered firearm and ammunition are underway, and preparations are being made to file a case at the Lalpur Police Station.

An elderly man named Ali Hossen, aged 70, from Noakhali Para in Baharchhara Union of Teknaf upazila, Cox’s Bazar, returned home three days after being abducted by armed men who identified themselves as police officers. According to his family, the abductors released him on Monday evening after receiving a ransom of four lakh taka.

The incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. on May 16, when several armed individuals entered Ali Hossen’s home and forcibly took him to a remote hilly area described as a robbers’ hideout. His younger brother, Syed Ahmad, said the kidnappers later contacted the family by phone to demand ransom. After the payment was made on Sunday afternoon, Ali was freed the following evening. The family reported that the abductors threatened to kill them if they informed anyone, leaving them in fear.

Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Model Police Station, Md Saiful Islam, stated that the police had not been informed about the incident.

All long-distance bus services to and from Naogaon have been suspended after a bus driver was assaulted early Tuesday. Transport workers stopped operations around 9 a.m. following the attack, which occurred when an Ekota Paribahan bus arrived at the Dhaka bus stand area around 1:30 a.m. Several youths allegedly beat the driver without cause and later vandalized the company’s counter.

Passengers at the scene expressed frustration over the sudden suspension, saying it disrupted their travel plans ahead of Eid and urgent work trips. Habibur Rahman, waiting to travel to Gaibandha, said such strikes frequently cause hardship, while Munira Akter noted she could not reach Dhaka on time due to the stoppage.

Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury, general secretary of the district bus owners’ association, confirmed the suspension but said details of the incident were still unclear. Naogaon Sadar Model Police Station’s officer-in-charge Mohammad Asaduzzaman stated that a meeting with all parties was being arranged to restore normal operations soon.

Police in Lalpur upazila of Natore recovered the body of a young man from a field behind North Bengal Sugar Mills High School on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Sajib Karmakar, aged 25, son of Rantu Karmakar from Bahadipur village in the same upazila. Locals first noticed the body lying in the field and informed the police, who arrived promptly and took the body to the police station.

According to Lalpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shafiqul Islam, the police recovered the body after receiving the report and have begun efforts to determine the exact cause of death. Legal procedures related to the incident are currently underway.

The cause of death remains under investigation, and further details are expected as the inquiry progresses.

Five people, including two teenagers and a security guard, were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California’s largest mosque, on Monday. Police said two teenage gunmen opened fire around 11:40 a.m. local time before being found dead nearby, apparently from self-inflicted gunshots. Authorities are investigating the attack as a possible hate crime, though no official motive has been confirmed.

Police Chief Scott Wahl said the mother of one suspect had called police two hours earlier, reporting her son’s suicidal tendencies and missing firearms. Officers were already patrolling nearby areas when the shooting occurred. The mosque’s imam, Taha Hassan, described the attack as unprecedented and deeply distressing. Officials credited the slain security guard’s actions with preventing further casualties.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, New York Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Senator Lindsey Graham, and New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the victims. Security has been increased around mosques and other places of worship in several states following the incident, which occurred a week before Eid al-Adha amid heightened religious tensions in the U.S.

A young man named Saddam Hossain died after being electrocuted in Chuadanga on Monday night. He was the son of Alam Hossain from the Farmpara area of Chuadanga municipality. According to family members, Saddam went to collect mangoes near the BADC farm beside his house during a storm and rain when he came into contact with an electric wire and was seriously injured. Locals took him to the emergency department of Chuadanga Sadar Hospital, where Dr. Tarek Rahman Junaid declared him dead.

Chuadanga Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mizanur Rahman confirmed that he had received information about the incident, stating that the young man died from electrocution during the late-night storm. The report did not mention any further investigation or official statement beyond this confirmation.

The incident highlights the dangers of exposed electrical wires during storms in residential and agricultural areas, though no additional safety measures or official responses were reported in the source.

A brutal attack took place in Feni on Monday night when a group of assailants stabbed a student leader in the Mohipal area. The victim, identified as Abtahi Hossain Tahi, serves as the general secretary of the Mohipal Government College unit of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal. Witnesses and police sources reported that the attackers ambushed him and stabbed him in the back with a sharp knife. He was rescued with the weapon still lodged in his body and initially taken to a local hospital before being transferred to Chittagong Medical College Hospital due to his critical condition.

According to family and party sources, the attack was allegedly led by a known local drug dealer named Khurshid. The victim’s family is preparing to file a case regarding the incident. Police have not yet confirmed any arrests or further details about the suspects.

The attack has raised concerns about political and criminal violence in the area, though no official statement has been released by authorities at the time of reporting.

A van driver was killed in a collision between a truck and a battery-powered van in Lalpur upazila of Natore on Monday evening. The accident occurred around 7:15 p.m. in the Chaknazirpur market area when a truck, registration number Dhaka Metro-T 16-8315, traveling from Lalpur to Bonpara, hit the van head-on. The truck was being driven by helper Md. Israil Hossain, 31, instead of the main driver.

According to local sources, the speeding truck collided with the van coming from the opposite direction, leaving van driver Zakir Ali Khan, 55, dead on the spot. The deceased was a resident of Uttar Lalpur village. Police detained Israil Hossain along with the truck immediately after the incident.

Lalpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shafiqul Islam confirmed the incident, stating that the body had been recovered and legal procedures were underway. Police have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident.

In Nabinagar of Brahmanbaria, a contractor has been accused of withdrawing Tk 22.9 million before completing a road development project under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). The five-kilometer Aliyabad–Gopalpur road, costing Tk 26 million, remains largely unfinished despite the project’s deadline having expired. Locals report that the road has become nearly impassable, filled with potholes and waterlogging, causing severe hardship for thousands of residents from nearby villages.

According to field visits and LGED sources, the project began on November 28, 2024, and was scheduled for completion by November 2025. Although records claim three kilometers of work were completed, the road shows little visible progress, and the portions built are of poor quality. Residents, including teachers, drivers, and commuters, described daily risks and frequent accidents due to the road’s condition. The Nabinagar Upazila Engineer stated that he joined recently and that the irregular bill withdrawal occurred before his tenure, promising to investigate the matter.

Attempts to contact contractor Lokman Hossain were unsuccessful as his phone remained switched off.

Two separate fatal incidents occurred in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon on Monday. An eight-month-old child named Hossain from Dalpatipur village in Kosharaniganj union died after a lychee seed got stuck in his throat. Family members rushed him to Pirganj Upazila Health Complex, but he was declared dead upon arrival. Hospital sources confirmed that the child had died before reaching the facility.

In another incident the same evening, a 35-year-old carpenter named Mithun from Ketgaon Sindulya village in Daulatpur union was electrocuted while working on a tin roof at a house in Mitrabati village. He accidentally came into contact with an overhead power line. Locals took him to Pirganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors confirmed his death after examination.

Pirganj Upazila Health Complex’s residential medical officer Dr. Waris Yazdani and Pirganj Police Station’s officer-in-charge Iqbal Hossain Pramanik both confirmed the deaths and said the incidents were reported to the authorities.