Police in Bhola have arrested Mostak Ahmed Shahin, the former district president of the now-banned Chhatra League, early Tuesday morning from his home in Ward No. 8 of Bhola Municipality. The joint operation was conducted by Bhola Sadar Model Police Station and the District Detective Branch (DB). Shahin was detained in connection with a 2019 case involving the vandalism of the Bhola district BNP office.

According to Bhola Sadar Model Police Station’s investigation officer Ziauddin Ahmed, Shahin was presented before the Bhola court on Wednesday morning. The court subsequently ordered that he be sent to jail custody. The arrest followed the enforcement of restrictions on the organization’s activities in the district.

The report did not include further details on the case proceedings or any official reactions from political groups or authorities beyond the police statement.

A Dhaka court has postponed the submission date for the further investigation report in the Hadi murder case for the 18th time, now setting it for August 20. The decision was made on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Sefatullah after the investigating officer, CID Assistant Superintendent of Police Abdul Kadir Bhuiyan, failed to submit the report. The prosecution’s Sub-Inspector Ruknuzzaman confirmed the development.

Earlier, on January 15, 2026, the complainant Abdullah Al Jaber, member secretary of Inqilab Moncho, expressed dissatisfaction with the charge sheet submitted by the Detective Branch and filed a petition for further investigation, which the court granted. The DB had previously filed a charge sheet on January 6, accusing 17 individuals, including former ward councillor Taizul Islam Chowdhury Bappi and Faisal Karim Masud, the prime accused.

According to the case details, Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho, was shot on December 13 in Motijheel while traveling after Friday prayers. He later died in Singapore on December 18 after being transferred there for advanced treatment.

Two farmers were killed by lightning strikes in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh on Wednesday around noon. The incidents occurred separately in the sadar and Dandopal unions. The deceased were identified as Mamun Islam, 30, of Sonahar Malchandi Paschim Telipara area, and Akabbar Khan, 60, of Shimultali area. Both were working in their fields when the lightning struck.

According to local sources, Mamun Islam was cutting jute in his field when he was struck by lightning and seriously injured. He was taken to Debiganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead. In another incident the same day, Akabbar Khan died on the spot while working in his field during rain in Shimultali area.

Debiganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abu Musa confirmed the deaths, saying the bodies would be handed over to the families after inquest reports. Two separate unnatural death cases are being processed.

A Dhaka court has set July 28 for delivering the verdict in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar (S K) Sur Chowdhury for failing to submit his wealth statement. The date was fixed after both prosecution and defense completed their arguments before Dhaka’s Second Special Judge Ayesha Nasrin. Court bench assistant Md Dewan Ashiq confirmed the information.

According to the ACC, Sur was served a notice to submit details of his and his dependents’ movable and immovable assets, liabilities, and sources of income within 21 working days, but he did not comply. The case was filed on December 23, 2024, under Section 26(2) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, by ACC Deputy Director Nazmul Hossain. A charge sheet was submitted on August 4, 2025, and the court framed charges on November 6, 2025. All seven witnesses testified during the trial.

Sur was arrested by the ACC on January 14, 2025, in Dhaka’s Segunbagicha area and has remained in custody since then.

A fire that broke out early Wednesday at the fabrics warehouse of Ananta Apparels Limited in Adamjee Export Processing Zone (EPZ), Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, has been brought under control. According to Md. Miron Mia, Senior Station Officer of Adamjee Fire Service and Civil Defense, firefighting operations are still ongoing to fully extinguish the blaze.

The fire started around 4 a.m. on Wednesday. No casualties have been reported so far. Twelve units of the fire service were deployed to control the fire after receiving the report of the incident.

Authorities stated that the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage will be determined after an investigation is completed.

Police in Bahubal, Habiganj seized a truck carrying Indian cumin worth nearly one crore taka. The operation took place on the night of July 13, 2026, when officers from Bahubal Model Police Station conducted a raid at Mirpur Bazar based on secret information. During the search, they recovered 333 sacks of Indian cumin and detained five individuals allegedly involved in smuggling.

According to police, the seized cumin weighed 9,990 kilograms with an estimated market value of 7,492,500 taka. Including the truck, the total value of the confiscated goods was approximately 9,733,700 taka. The detained suspects were later charged under the smuggling law and presented before the court following legal procedures.

Authorities stated that the operation was part of routine night patrol duties aimed at curbing cross-border smuggling activities in the region.

A housewife named Rigan Akter Mim, aged 26, was killed during a late-night robbery at her home in Battala village under Ward 9 of Shahrasti Municipality, Chandpur. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday night. Another housewife from the same family, Sumaiya Akter, was injured when masked robbers attacked her and demanded valuables at knifepoint. The robbers tied her hands, struck her on the head with a hammer, and took jewelry before entering the next room where Mim was later found unconscious with a scarf wrapped around her neck.

Family members and neighbors reported hearing screams and alerted others through a mosque announcement. Locals surrounded the house and found Mim lying on the floor, unresponsive. A doctor later confirmed her death. Police officials, including the Officer-in-Charge of Shahrasti Police Station and the Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (Kachua Circle), visited the scene, collected evidence, and prepared to send the body for autopsy.

Police stated that multiple teams are investigating the case to identify and arrest those involved.

Police in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur arrested five individuals along with a private car on Tuesday night while they were allegedly preparing for a robbery in the Chandra area. Acting on a tip-off, officers from Kaliakair Police Station, led by Officer-in-Charge Shahidul Islam, surrounded the vehicle near the Royal Hotel on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway and detained the suspects on the spot.

The arrested individuals were identified as Elahi Sheikh, Arab Ali, Rashidul, Babul Hossain, and Mamun Hasan. According to police sources, each of them has multiple cases filed against them in different parts of the country. The private car used in the operation was seized by police.

Authorities stated that legal proceedings are underway against the detainees following their arrest during the robbery preparation.

Armed assailants opened fire targeting journalist Rokibul Islam Mati, a representative of SA TV and treasurer of the Metropolitan Journalists Union (MUJ) Khulna, near the United Nations Children’s Park in Khulna city around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday night. Mati narrowly escaped injury as the bullets missed him, but fellow journalist Awal Sheikh sustained minor wounds from shotgun pellets.

Following the attack, the MUJ Khulna announced a protest rally and human chain to be held at noon on Wednesday in front of the Khulna Press Club, demanding the arrest of those responsible. Police recovered bullet fragments from the scene and are reviewing CCTV footage to identify the attackers. The motive behind the shooting remains under investigation.

Leaders of both the MUJ Khulna and the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) issued statements condemning the attack and calling for a thorough investigation and justice for those involved.

An air conditioner explosion at a salon in the Alu Bazar area of Bangshal, Dhaka, left ten people injured on Tuesday night, July 14. The victims include both customers and salon workers who sustained varying degrees of burns. All of them are currently receiving treatment at the National Burn Institute.

According to the institute’s resident surgeon, the injured are identified as customers Md. Faruk, Rinku, Roni, Jasim, and Rafiq, along with workers Shamshed, Raju, Pappu, Sakib, and Arman. The extent of burns ranges from 1 percent to 50 percent of body surface area, with Faruk suffering the most severe injuries.

Authorities have not yet disclosed the cause of the explosion. The incident has raised safety concerns about electrical equipment in small commercial establishments in the area.

The Narsingdi district administration conducted a mobile court operation on Tuesday in Hemendra Sahar Mor and Chouala areas of Narsingdi Sadar upazila to disconnect illegal gas connections. The drive, supported by a technical team from Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company and secured by Narsingdi district police, resulted in the collection of Tk 260,000 in fines from two cases. All illegal gas connections identified during the operation were immediately disconnected.

According to Titas authorities, some individuals had been illegally using gas connections for residential and commercial purposes for a long time. After verification, the mobile court imposed financial penalties under the Bangladesh Gas Act 2010 and took legal action against the offenders. Local residents were also made aware of the dangers of illegal gas use, waste of national resources, and potential legal consequences.

Officials stated that misuse of national resources would not be tolerated and that similar operations against illegal gas connections would continue regularly to ensure public safety and protect state assets.

A 40-year-old widow was brutally gang-raped and tortured during a violent home invasion in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday night. According to police sources, a group of five to six assailants broke into her house in the Bori police station area, where she lived with her young daughter. The attackers looted silver ornaments and a mobile phone before two of them allegedly raped and severely assaulted the woman. She is currently hospitalized in Indore in critical condition.

Superintendent of Police Raghubansh Kumar Singh told PTI that preliminary investigations confirmed the woman was gang-raped and subjected to extreme physical abuse. Medical examinations also revealed serious injuries. Singh added that while the attackers appeared to have entered the house with the intent to rob, all possible motives are being investigated.

Police have launched a special search operation to identify and arrest the culprits. Investigators have recovered key evidence from the scene but have not disclosed details to protect the integrity of the investigation.

RAB has rescued a 15-year-old girl who was abducted from the Adamdighi Hospital area in Bogura. The rescue took place on Tuesday during a raid at a house in the Volta Khanpara area of Kahaloo upazila. In connection with the abduction case, RAB arrested 24-year-old RahuI Hossain, son of Shahinur Islam from the same village. Both the rescued girl and the suspect were handed over to Adamdighi Police Station for legal action.

Earlier, on Monday, RAB conducted another operation at a student dormitory in the Shilimpur area of suburban Bogura and arrested Fahim Hasan, 23, son of Abdur Razzak of Chak-Kanpara, Shajahanpur. He was wanted in a robbery case filed with Kahaloo Police Station. According to the case, on June 18, four robbers on two motorcycles intercepted a passenger CNG at Porapara Bus Stand and looted Tk 10.8 lakh, account books, and two signed cheques from a businessman at knifepoint.

RAB-12 Bogura Company Commander Firoz Ahmed ATC confirmed the operations in separate press releases, stating that both suspects were handed over to the police for further investigation.

A total of 27 members of the notorious Chhoto Jahangir gang, including its leader Jahangir Sheikh, surrendered to the Bangladesh Coast Guard with arms and ammunition on Monday evening in the Charputia canal area of Mongla, Bagerhat. The surrender was confirmed by Commander Mohammad Mesbaul Islam of the Coast Guard’s Western Zone. The group handed over several foreign and locally made firearms along with hundreds of live and blank cartridges.

According to the Coast Guard, the surrender took place under ongoing government operations titled “Operation Restore Peace in Sundarbans” and “Operation Mangrove Shield,” aimed at eliminating piracy and ensuring coastal security. These operations have already led to the recovery of large quantities of weapons, the arrest of 45 forest bandits, and the rescue of 42 abducted fishermen and woodcutters.

Authorities stated that legal proceedings are underway against the surrendered members, who were long involved in robbery, kidnapping, and extortion in the Sundarbans. Under the government’s rehabilitation policy, they will be given opportunities for reintegration, while operations will continue to make the forest completely free of bandit activity.

Police in Nageshwari, Kurigram arrested two alleged top drug dealers for operating a yaba trade while monitoring police movements through CCTV cameras installed at their residence. The arrests took place late Monday night during a special operation led by Officer-in-Charge Abdullah-Hil-Zaman and Inspector (Investigation) Atikur Rahman. Authorities seized 51 yaba tablets, four CCTV cameras, a laptop, a DVR, a 43-inch monitor, two mobile phones, and two motorcycles used for drug transport.

The detainees were identified as Jalal Hossain Joy, 36, of Bidyutpara area, and Al Mamun Shuvo, 30, of Chamtarpara area. Police said both men had previous drug-related cases. The operation was conducted based on secret information, and the seized items included surveillance equipment from brands such as Hivision and Camtech.

A case was filed under the Narcotics Control Act, and the two accused were sent to jail through the court. The Nageshwari police chief stated that the operation was part of the government’s zero-tolerance policy against drugs and online gambling, and similar drives will continue.