Eight people in Chattogram who were permanently disabled by gunfire during Sheikh Hasina’s government continue to face prolonged medical treatment, unemployment and multiple criminal cases, the report says. The victims allege they were tortured after being detained or held in custody, shot in the legs, and later named in cases to conceal the incidents. They include Abu Taher, Kamal Uddin, Md Rafiq, Enamul Haque, Shahidul Islam, Saju Akter, Arafat and Saiful Islam. Several lost a leg, while cases against them range from five to 65, with many still pending.

Victims say the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, enacted in 2013, was not effectively implemented. Most did not seek legal remedies against police because of fear, insecurity and concern about retaliatory cases. Odhikar director S S Nasiruddin Elan said the law was passed but not applied, and alleged that people who filed cases under it were harassed. He said human rights groups would closely monitor progress in such cases after the fall of the Hasina government.

Jamal Uddin, then vice-president of Chattogram South District BNP, disappeared on July 24, 2003 while returning home from his business establishment in Chakbazar. His family paid Tk 2.5 million in ransom after negotiations with abductors, but he was not released. On August 24, 2005, RAB recovered a skeleton from a hilly area of Kanchannagar Union in Fatikchhari, later confirmed through a DNA report from Singapore as Uddin’s remains.

Police and CID investigations resulted in a chargesheet against 16 people, and trial proceedings against 14 accused began after charges were framed in February 2018. Court sources said only three of 84 witnesses have testified, with hearings repeatedly delayed because witnesses did not appear. Ten accused are on bail, one is in jail and three remain absconding. Uddin’s family is considering seeking further investigation. The allegations against the accused have not been finally proven in court.

Satkhira-4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam may be arrested in an attempted murder case filed by his driver, Obaidur Rahman, according to investigating officer sources. The sources said Nazrul is under police surveillance and investigators are awaiting a signal from higher authorities for his arrest. Police have arrested an accused named Aminur Rahman, who was sent to jail after appearing before a court. Raids are continuing to locate other accused. Nazrul’s second wife, Mariam, may also be summoned to the Detective Branch office to clarify issues in the case complaint.

Obaidur alleged in the complaint that other accused, acting on Nazrul’s instructions, beat him and attempted to suffocate him on July 14. Nazrul, however, claimed in a Facebook post that Obaidur entered his room with others to blackmail him and extort money. After a video involving Nazrul circulated online, Jamaat expelled him from the party over moral misconduct. DB police said field-level inquiries are under way to establish the facts behind both sides’ allegations and that a report will be submitted to court after the investigation.

Six-year-old Ria Gop was shot on the roof of her home in Nayamati, Narayanganj, during the anti-discrimination student movement on July 19, 2024, according to the report. Her father, Dipak Kumar Gop, had rushed upstairs to bring her down amid clashes and gunfire when a bullet struck her head. She was taken to hospital and died five days later, on July 24, while receiving treatment.

The report says Shamim Osman and an armed group left Narayanganj Club, fired shots and created fear in the city’s DIT area, with about 50 rounds fired toward protesters. Ria was the only child of Dipak Kumar Gop and Beauty Ghosh, and the family has not overcome its grief nearly two years later.

Narayanganj City Corporation administrator Advocate Sakhawat Hossain Khan said the family still faces unknown fear. He called for justice and said the state must ensure their security so they can testify in court without intimidation.

Saudi Prince Abdullah bin Fahad, 29, died after consuming excessive drugs and alcohol at a luxury hotel in London, according to the source. A UK court concluded, following a post-mortem examination and review of evidence, that the death was accidental rather than suicide. His body was found on the bathroom floor of the Marriott Hotel in Kensington, west London, on November 25 last year.

A toxicology report found high levels of alcohol as well as GHB, cannabis, Xanax and other anti-anxiety medication in his system. The combined toxic effects of the substances caused his heart to stop, the report said. CCTV footage showed that he was alone in his room on the night before his death. The court found no evidence of another person’s involvement or of suicide. The source said the prince had long struggled with alcohol and drug addiction and had received treatment at two rehabilitation centres in London shortly before his death.

Police recovered the body of autorickshaw driver Oli from an abandoned plot in East Badda, Dhaka, three days after he went missing. The body was found buried and wrapped in polythene on Thursday night. Two people have been detained for questioning, police said. After legal procedures, the body was sent to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Oli, from Latifpur village in Kishoreganj Sadar, lived in a rented home in the Jorakhamba area of East Badda. Police said there were injury marks on the back of his head and below his left ear, his skull was fractured, and his face had been tightly bound with a full-sleeved shirt. Investigators initially believe the killing may have been planned.

Family members said Oli had been missing since July 21. His autorickshaw was later recovered, while his sandals and a bloodstained panjabi were found near a rubbish heap in the Balu Math area. Police are examining possible financial disputes and prior enmity, but said the precise motive remains unconfirmed.

Mamun Mia, who spent nearly four months in jail after being wrongly arrested in a cheque dishonour case because of a name match, has received Tk30 lakh in compensation from Bishwas Poultry and Fish Feeds Limited. The company also offered an unconditional apology. On Thursday, Dhaka’s Fourth Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge Tania Sultana Lipi accepted settlement documents, after which Mia withdrew his complaint against those responsible.

The case was filed in 2019 over a Tk32 lakh cheque that was dishonoured. On June 29, 2025, the court sentenced the accused to one year of simple imprisonment and imposed a Tk32 lakh fine. After his arrest on February 5, 2026, Mia said he was not the actual accused and had no connection to the bank account or cheque. A police investigation found he was arrested solely because of a matching name. The court acquitted him on May 19, and he was released the following day. The company said the incident resulted from mistakes by several officials and that action had been taken against them.

A joint operation in and around Nayapara Rohingya Camp in Hnila Union of Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, recovered a locally made one-shooter gun, 16 rounds of cartridges and 22 yaba pills, according to the report. Seventeen people were detained, including Ziaur Rahman, described as an active member of the Dakait Saddam group and an accused in multiple murder cases. The operation ran from 2:30pm to 5:30pm on Thursday and involved about 230 personnel from district police, APBn, the Bangladesh Coast Guard, BGB, Ansar, RAB, the CiC office and the upazila administration.

APBn said the operation targeted illegal arms holders, drug traders, kidnappers, extortionists, warrant-listed accused and members of various criminal groups in the camp areas. Rahman was detained while allegedly trying to flee near a field in H Block of Nayapara camp, and the weapons and drugs were recovered based on information he provided. He has five regular cases involving kidnapping, kidnapping-related murder and ransom demands, the report said. Others detained included one warrant-listed accused, one drug-case accused and 14 people accused of online gambling. A mobile court sentenced five detainees to varying prison terms and ordered nine others to perform public welfare labour in different Rohingya camps.

Police arrested Saidur Rahman, superintendent of Kamat Angariya Dakhil Madrasa in Bhorungamari, Kurigram, on Thursday over allegations he appointed a teacher using a forged certificate. The arrest followed a case filed in the public interest by one Rafiqul Islam at the Kurigram court; the court ordered a CID investigation. After the CID submitted its final report, the court issued a summons for Saidur Rahman to appear, and when he did not, an arrest warrant was issued and police in plain clothes took him into custody.

The report notes that Saidur Rahman had previously been arrested in a recruitment fraud case. It also states that he had claimed to be a journalist for a daily newspaper called Shiromoni to conceal his misconduct. Assistant Superintendent of Police Muntasir Mamun said the arrest was made following the court-issued warrant in the filed case.

Jhenaidah police arrested three active members of an inter-district armed robbery gang, including the gang leader Altaf, in connection with a robbery on the Kotchandpur-Safdarpur road. The arrests followed the July 9 attack near Kushokuri where masked robbers created a barricade with date-palm trees, looted cash and phones from motorcyclists and truck drivers, and seriously wounded a Grameen Bank manager, according to a district police press release.

The detainees are identified as gang leader Altaf (also called Altaf Dakat) from Pangsha, Rajbari; Surat Ali (Surat Dakat) arrested from Bheramara, Kushtia; and local informant and agent Ariful arrested from Chuadanga Sadar. Police said items stolen in the robbery were recovered from Surat and that Surat and Altaf confessed to involvement in court, while Ariful has been remanded for interrogation; the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell led the probe.

Jhenaidah’s superintendent of police, Mia Mohammad Ashis bin Hasan, said operations continue to apprehend remaining and absconding members, and patrols have been strengthened around the Kushokuri field area to ensure security.

A man known locally as a militant, identified as Jitu (35), died after being seriously wounded during an incident at a house in Barandipara, Fulthala Mor, Jashore late Wednesday night when the homeowner resisted an alleged extortion and attempted sexual assault. Police received a 999 emergency alert and found Jitu injured; he was admitted to Jashore General Hospital and later referred to Dhaka for advanced treatment before dying en route in Tularampur, Narail.

Two other victims, Sukuran Begum (52) and her son Sumon Hossain (28), were also injured during the confrontation and remain under treatment at Jashore General Hospital. Sukuran told hospital staff that Jitu forced his way into their home, demanded money from her son, attacked Sumon with a sharp weapon when refused, and later attempted to sexually assault her daughter-in-law, prompting her to strike him with a cleaver in self-defense. Police say Jitu had multiple cases pending and was listed in police records as a local terrorist.

The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for postmortem and will be released to the family after legal procedures; Kotwali police say a thorough investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances of the incident.

A Cumilla court sentenced Mofizul Islam Mofu to death in the rape and murder case of nine-year-old Tajrin Sultana Jhumur. Judge Md Yasin Arafa of Cumilla’s Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 delivered the verdict on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Mofizul, 50, is a resident of Khilpara in Cumilla Sadar South upazila. State prosecutor Badiul Alam Sujan said the judge handed down the sentence after hearing testimony from 13 witnesses, with the court delivering its decision in 19 working days.

According to the case allegations, Jhumur was abducted in 2024 while returning home from school at 10am. The complaint said Mofizul took her to Sujan Mia’s paddy field on the western bank of the Kheyaish Thakurbari pond, raped her and then killed her. Jhumur was a third-grade student at Sonali Shishu Bidyaniketan and also lived in Khilpara. Plaintiff’s lawyer Md Mahbubul Haque described the speedy sentence as an example of establishing justice. Jhumur’s mother, Razia Akter, expressed satisfaction with the verdict and demanded its swift implementation.

Aftab Mozumdar Joy, a leader of the National Citizens Party (NCP) and member of its Chittagong metropolitan convening committee, was arrested on rape allegations and has been permanently expelled from the party. The arrest followed a case filed at Chandgaon police station after a college student accused him of assault at a hotel room on the night of July 14; RAB-7 carried out the operation and handed him to police.

According to the complaint, Joy established a relationship with the woman via Facebook and allegedly had physical relations in room 208 of ‘Sweet Palace’ hotel after promising marriage. When the woman later pressed for marriage, she alleges Joy refused and cut off contact; she later learned he was already married. The victim filed a case on July 19 under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act and relevant sections of the Penal Code; after legal processing Joy was sent to jail through the court.

The NCP’s Chittagong metropolitan committee issued a written order signed by acting office secretary Ridwaan Hridoy declaring Joy permanently expelled effective July 23 and barring him from any party activities or identification.

A Youth League leader, Salauuddin, was killed after being crushed between a truck and a pickup on July 23, 2026, in Mirsarai, Chattogram. The incident occurred around 12:30pm on the National Economic Zone road near Mghadia Masterpara while he was riding a motorcycle toward the economic zone. Local reports identified him as a 40-year-old resident of Banglapara village in Saherkhali union.

Salauuddin was the joint secretary of Saherkhali union's Youth League. Locals said he was caught between the vehicles near Abutorab Bazar Muslim Chottor and died at the scene. SM Sumon, chief coordinator of Mirsarai Thana Youth League, said the death has cast a shadow of grief over the local youth wing. The police recovered the body and sent it for autopsy to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

Mirsarai police said legal procedures are ongoing after the postmortem and recovery of the body from the scene.

A man wrongly imprisoned for nearly four months after being accused in a cheque dishonour case received Tk30 lakh in compensation and an unconditional apology on July 23 in Dhaka. The settlement was submitted and accepted before the Fourth Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge Tania Sultana Lipi. The victim, Mamun Mia, subsequently withdrew his complaint after receiving the payment and apology.

The case began with a cheque given on June 18, 2019, allegedly by the owner of 'Poronto Bela Poultry Feed' for Tk32 lakh that was dishonoured for insufficient funds. Recovery manager Mohammad Washikul Azad filed suit on August 25, 2019 under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; the court framed charges on December 14, 2021, and on June 29, 2025 the court sentenced the accused to one year’s imprisonment and a Tk32 lakh fine. Mamun was arrested on February 5, 2026 under a warrant but claimed he was not the true accused and that his name had been confused with the real defendant.

A police investigation by SI Mohammad Masudur Rahman found Mamun was not the actual accused and that he had been arrested due to a name similarity; the court discharged him from the case on May 19 and he was released from Keraniganj central prison on May 20. Following Mamun’s complaint for wrongful imprisonment, the complainant side and the company Belash Poultry and Fish Feeds Limited (Belish Poultry and Fish Feeds Limited in reporting) reached a compromise in which the company’s managing director offered unconditional apology, the firm paid Tk30 lakh, and some officials were suspended pending action, after which the court recorded the settlement.