A woman named Sayma Begum, aged 32, died on Friday morning while undergoing treatment at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka, following a gas explosion in Fatullah, Narayanganj. Her death brought the total fatalities in the incident to five, as her husband and three children had already died earlier from burn injuries. The explosion occurred on Sunday, May 10, in a ground-floor flat of a six-storey building in the Giridhara area of Fatullah.

According to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, five members of the same family were admitted after the explosion, all of whom later died. The victims were rescued by locals and taken to the hospital, where Health Minister Sardar Shakhawat Hossain Bakul and Narayanganj-4 MP Abdullah Al Amin visited them. The husband, Md Kalam, aged 35, died the following morning with 95 percent burns, followed by the couple’s three children—Munna, aged 7, Kotha, aged 7, and Munni, aged 10.

The incident has cast a shadow of grief over the entire Fatullah area.

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) in Feni has solved the murder of Rina Akter, 44, wife of expatriate Mohammad Manik, whose body was found buried under sand at a construction site in Chochona village, Shorshodi Union, Feni Sadar. The main accused, mason Saiful Islam, 29, was arrested from Chattogram within two days of the incident. PBI Superintendent Ukya Singh disclosed the details at a press briefing on Thursday night.

According to PBI, Saiful, who worked as a laborer at the victim’s under-construction house, confessed to killing Rina Akter while attempting to steal her gold earrings to repay a loan installment. After strangling her, he buried the body under a sand pile and fled. He later sold the earrings for Tk 15,500 at a local market. Based on his information, PBI recovered the jewelry from a gold shop.

PBI stated that Saiful admitted his involvement during preliminary interrogation and will give a confessional statement in court. He has been handed over to the court on Friday.

Police in Mirsarai, Chattogram, arrested a truck driver with 82 kilograms of cannabis during a late-night operation on May 15, 2026. The seized drugs are valued at approximately Tk 1.64 million, according to a police press release issued the same day. The arrest took place around 9:50 p.m. at a checkpoint on the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway near the Mirsarai police gate.

Officers searched a yellow and blue truck bearing registration number Feni-T-11-0972 and found the cannabis hidden in the truck bed. The driver, identified as 19-year-old Ashraf Uddin Rahat from Feni Sadar’s Balighar Union, was detained. Police said Rahat claimed another driver, Rakibul Islam Sujon, left the vehicle earlier in Baraiahat and instructed him to continue toward Chattogram city.

Mirsarai Police Officer-in-Charge Farida Yasmin stated that anti-drug operations are ongoing. A case has been filed under the Narcotics Control Act, and efforts are underway to arrest the absconding suspect.

Shikdar Saidur Rahman Mithu, convener of the Vanga Upazila Volunteer Party and former president of the Chhatra Dal, was seriously injured in an attack by unidentified assailants in Kapuria Sadardi area of Faridpur’s Vanga municipality on Thursday night. Relatives said police rescued him and admitted him to the Upazila Health Complex. He sustained multiple injuries from sharp weapons and hammers, according to hospital sources.

The incident followed a dispute within the local party. A day earlier, police had detained two youths, Soeb and Shihab, for questioning and later released them in the presence of Upazila BNP General Secretary Ayub Molla. Photos and videos of the detention circulated on social media, and Mithu shared them on Facebook, reportedly angering the two men and their associates. Later that night, he was attacked while returning home.

Ayub Molla denied any involvement in the assault, condemning any attempt to falsely implicate him. Police said they responded quickly, rescued Mithu, and would take legal action after investigation if a formal complaint is filed.

Police in Shahrashti upazila of Chandpur arrested two individuals, including Khorshed Alam, a fugitive accused in 23 drug-related cases, during a special operation on Thursday. The arrests took place at Chowdhury Manzil in West Uplata village under the municipal area. The operation was conducted under the supervision of Officer-in-Charge Mir Mahbubur Rahman, led by Sub-Inspector Md Arif Hossain and Assistant Sub-Inspector Amir Hossain.

According to police, Khorshed Alam, aged 44, and Borhan Uddin, aged 28, were detained during the raid. Law enforcers recovered 20 yaba tablets from Khorshed Alam and 25 from Borhan Uddin. Khorshed Alam had been sentenced to one year and eight months of imprisonment and fined 2,000 taka but had been absconding. Both detainees now face new charges under the Narcotics Control Act.

Police identified Khorshed Alam as the son of deceased Arab Ali of West Uplata Bepari Bari and Borhan Uddin as the son of Abdul Kadir of Dail Bari.

A fish trader named Babu Shikdar was hacked to death early Friday in Barishal city’s Ward No. 5, Palashpur area, after he refused to pay extortion money demanded by a local teenage gang. The attack occurred at the Palashpur three-road junction, where gang members allegedly led by Madhu alias Tokai Madhu assaulted him with sharp weapons. Locals captured two suspects, identified as Shahid alias Kala Shahid and Mottu Siam, and handed them over to police.

According to the victim’s brother, Naeem Hossain, Tokai Madhu had been demanding money from Babu for a long time. When Babu refused, the gang ambushed him before dawn. Several others, including Redwan, Rubel alias Khato Rubel, Fakir Raju, Sajjad, and Soikat, were also named as participants in the attack. Babu was taken to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Kawnia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sanjit Chandra Nath confirmed the killing, saying it was carried out by a teenage gang and that drugs were involved. Two suspects have been detained, and police operations are ongoing to arrest the remaining attackers. A murder case is being prepared.

Three individuals were arrested during a late-night anti-gambling raid in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram. Acting on intelligence from the Chattogram district NSI, the Sitakunda upazila administration conducted the operation between 11:00 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. at a tin-shed house of Sohel Transport in the Gamaritola area of Sonaichhari Union. The arrested men were caught red-handed while gambling, while one suspect managed to flee the scene. Each of the three detainees received a one-month jail sentence without labor under the existing gambling law.

The operation was led by Sitakunda Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Md. Fakhrul Islam, with support from Sitakunda Model Police Station officers and Ansar members. The convicted individuals were identified as Nazim Uddin, Md. Azam, and Md. Kamal, all residents of different areas in Chattogram and Noakhali. According to the executive magistrate, the raid was based on specific intelligence provided by the NSI, and the detainees confessed to gambling during questioning.

The Sitakunda administration stated that such drives would continue to curb illegal gambling activities in the area.

Chattogram district police carried out a large-scale joint operation on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway to combat robbery, mugging, and organized crime. The overnight drive began late Thursday, May 14, and continued until early Friday under the leadership of newly appointed Superintendent of Police Mohammad Masud Alam PPM. The operation involved coordination between local police stations and the district detective branch.

According to police sources, the initiative followed rising concerns about criminal activity along several parts of the highway. To ensure the safety of passengers and transport workers, temporary checkpoints were set up at key and vulnerable points, and suspicious vehicles, motorcycles, and individuals were searched. Police patrol teams also increased surveillance in isolated and crime-prone areas, which reportedly restored confidence among drivers and travelers.

Officials stated that regular patrols, checks, and joint drills will continue under the superintendent’s directive. Local residents and transport workers expressed relief, noting that visible police presence has begun to rebuild public trust along the highway.

Police in Faridpur recovered the bodies of a missing mother and daughter from beneath the soil near a pond in the Kalitala Jatinbaddi area of Char Madhabdia Union on Thursday afternoon. Locals first noticed human feet emerging from the ground during digging and alerted police, who later retrieved the bodies. The victims were identified as Jahanara Begum, 30, and her four-year-old daughter Samia Akter, residents of Char Charnsona village in Rajbari’s Goalanda upazila.

According to family members, the two had gone out together on May 4 to attend a relative’s invitation and never returned home. Following their disappearance, Jahanara’s husband, Amjad Sheikh, filed a general diary with Goalanda Police Station. Locals said the area where the bodies were found is known for nighttime gambling and drug activities, and they suspect local criminals may be involved.

Faridpur Kotwali Police Inspector (Investigation) Abdullah Biswas confirmed the recovery and said the bodies were sent to Faridpur Medical College Hospital. Police are investigating to determine the cause of death and taking further legal steps.

Two leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) have been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in connection with the hijacking of a truck carrying materials for the Rampal Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat. The detainees, identified as Majedur Rahman Jewel, the party’s Rampal upazila coordinator, and member Sohan, were apprehended on Wednesday during an operation at Cox’s Bazar beach area.

According to police and local sources, a truck transporting essential equipment for the Rampal Power Plant was recently hijacked, prompting contractors to file a case at Fakirhat Police Station. After the suspects went into hiding, RAB tracked their location using technology and arrested them. Investigations revealed that Jewel and Sohan had long been operating a criminal group in the Rampal area, allegedly involved in hijacking vehicles and extorting contractors.

Local reports mention that several district-level NCP leaders were also named in complaints, but law enforcement has not yet issued any official statement on their involvement. RAB confirmed that legal proceedings against the arrested individuals are underway.

Police in Gurudaspur, Natore, arrested Jubo Dal leader Rezaul Karim Reza and a woman named Ruma Akter Laboni late Wednesday night on allegations of involvement in drug trading. The arrest took place at a house in the Hamlaikol area, and police later filed a case under Section 151 before sending them to jail on Thursday afternoon. Locals expressed dissatisfaction as the case was filed under a general provision rather than drug-related charges.

Rezaul Karim, aged 42, was the joint convener of the Nazirpur Union Jubo Dal. A video circulating on social media showed Ruma preparing marijuana in a cigarette while Reza counted money allegedly from drug sales. Following the incident, the district Jubo Dal expelled Rezaul from the party, citing moral degradation, breach of discipline, and actions contrary to party ideals.

A local BNP leader stated that some individuals were misusing the party’s name for drug-related activities, damaging its image. Police said no drugs were found in their possession, and no complainant came forward, leading to the Section 151 case.

A man named Faisal, aged 24, was allegedly killed by his elder brother Morshed in Goalgaw village of Cumilla Sadar Dakshin upazila on Thursday afternoon. The incident reportedly occurred after an argument between the two brothers over a disturbance caused to Morshed’s wife, who had returned home from a night shift and was resting. Police confirmed that Morshed attacked Faisal with a sharp weapon, leaving him critically injured.

Local residents took Faisal to Cumilla Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Following the incident, police launched an operation and arrested Morshed from the nearby Suagazi Bazar area. The body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy, and a case filing process is underway at Cumilla Sadar Dakshin Model Police Station.

Authorities have not yet disclosed further details about the case or possible charges. The investigation is ongoing, according to police sources.

A woman named Shikha Akter, mother of two, died from electrocution in Madarchar Paschimpara area of Bakshiganj upazila in Jamalpur on Thursday evening. According to local sources, the 22-year-old was returning home from the field with goats when she accidentally came into contact with a live illegal electric wire near the house of Manun Mia, son of the late Nayeb Ali. She was seriously injured on the spot and died on the way to Bakshiganj Upazila Health Complex.

The incident has cast a shadow of grief over the area. Locals have demanded immediate action against illegal and unsafe electrical connections that pose risks to residents. Police recovered the body after receiving information and said the incident is under investigation, with legal measures to follow.

Authorities are expected to review the safety of local electrical connections as part of the investigation into the fatal accident.

A young man named Mridul Sheikh was killed and a rickshaw driver, Samiul Molla, was injured when a speeding truck ran over their rickshaw in Gopalganj on Thursday night. The accident occurred on the Gopalganj-Tekerhat road in the Bherarbazar area of Gopalganj Sadar upazila. Mridul Sheikh, son of Felan Sheikh from Khatiyagor Uttarpara village, was traveling from Ulpur to Gopalganj town when the collision took place.

According to Gopalganj Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Anisur Rahman, the truck hit the passenger rickshaw, killing Mridul Sheikh on the spot and seriously injuring rickshaw driver Samiul Molla. Locals rescued the victims and took them to Gopalganj Medical College Hospital, where Samiul Molla was admitted for treatment.

The report did not mention whether the truck or its driver was identified or detained following the accident.

Four expatriate brothers from Rangunia in Chattogram were found dead inside a car in the Muladda area of Oman on Tuesday night. Local police suspect that a gas leak or air conditioner malfunction may have caused toxic fumes to fill the vehicle, leading to their deaths. The bodies were discovered on Wednesday morning after locals alerted authorities. The deceased were identified as Rasedul Islam, Shahedul Islam, Sirajul Islam, and Shahidul Islam.

According to family sources, the four brothers had gone out to shop for the wedding of their fifth brother, who remains in Bangladesh. One of the deceased was married with two children, while another had recently married before moving abroad. The incident has cast a shadow of grief over their family and community in Rangunia.

Omani police are awaiting medical reports to confirm whether the deaths were accidental or caused by other factors. The bodies are currently under police custody in Rustaq and are expected to be transferred to Muscat for further procedures.