A Natore court has granted bail to a seven-year-old boy accused in an attempted murder case. The child, dressed in his school uniform, appeared before the Women and Children Court and applied for bail. Judge Muhammad Rafiqul Islam approved the bail on a bond of 500 taka under the custody of a lawyer and summoned the complainant, Shahanur Rahman, to appear on the next hearing date. The court verified the boy’s birth registration and determined his age to be seven years, seven months, and two days, expressing surprise that the police report had listed him as 21.

The defense lawyer stated that the complainant had intentionally misrepresented the boy’s age out of personal animosity. The child’s father said his son was in class during the incident, which the school headmaster confirmed in writing. The complainant later admitted that the age listed in the case was an estimate and declined further comment when informed of the child’s true age.

Police officials said the false age information was provided by the complainant and confirmed that the boy’s name would be removed from the case after investigation.

Police have recovered the body of Munira Mahjabin Mimo, a 26-year-old master's student of Theatre and Performance Studies at Dhaka University, from her family residence in North Badda, Dhaka. Officers found a note in her room mentioning the names of a teacher and a friend. Family members told police that she appeared to have taken her own life by hanging herself from a ceiling fan with a rope.

According to Badda police, the teacher and the friend named in the note have been taken into custody for questioning. Sub-Inspector Fatema Siddika Soma led the recovery operation and sent the body to Dhaka Medical College morgue for autopsy. Forensic doctor Dr. Debika Roy stated that samples of viscera, blood, and DNA have been collected to determine the exact cause of death.

The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are verifying whether the note was written by the deceased. The family later took the body after the post-mortem examination.

A Dhaka court has granted a four-day remand for former Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) officer Manzil Haider Chowdhury in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The order was issued on Sunday by Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan after a hearing. Prosecutor Shamsuddoha Suman confirmed the court’s decision. The investigation officer, Sub-Inspector Md Amjad Hossain Talukder of the Ramna Detective Branch, had sought a seven-day remand for further questioning.

Before this, Manzil Haider had been remanded for five days in the same anti-terrorism case and for a total of twelve days in three phases in a separate murder case. The prosecution argued that although some important information had been obtained during interrogation, more time was needed to identify other suspects. The defense, represented by lawyer Kamal Hossain, opposed the remand, calling it unjust to keep his client in custody repeatedly for related cases and citing his illness and long military service.

According to investigators, the case involves allegations of involvement with a banned organization, anti-government conspiracy, and secret meetings. Manzil Haider was arrested on April 9 from Dhaka’s DOHS area and was earlier remanded in a murder case linked to a July 2024 shooting in Nilkhet.

In Madaripur Sadar upazila, a Qatar expatriate named Akash Matubbar has alleged that his uncle obstructed the construction of his house after he refused to pay a demand of five lakh taka. The allegation was made at a press conference on Sunday by Akash’s mother Shahana Begum and wife Suraiya Akter at their home in Purbo Chiraypara village. The family stated that Akash had purchased ten decimals of land from his uncle Mati Matubbar and aunt Monju Begum in July 2020 and had been in possession since then. Construction of a semi-finished brick house was underway when Mati Matubbar allegedly demanded money and later filed a case to harass the family.

Akash’s elder uncle Amir Hossain Matubbar confirmed that Akash had been using the land for over five years and accused Mati Matubbar of filing a temporary injunction case after failing to obtain the money. Shahana Begum said her son, currently in Qatar, was being harassed through false cases. Mati Matubbar could not be reached for comment.

Madaripur Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abul Kalam Azad stated that a temporary injunction order had been received from the court and that action would be taken if any extortion attempt was proven.

A California man arrested on Saturday in connection with a shooting at a White House dinner attended by former President Donald Trump has been identified as Cole Thomas Allen, a 31-year-old resident of Torrance. Social media information indicates he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer. Partial information suggests he is a follower of Christianity. His LinkedIn profile, published in May 2025, shows him in graduation attire after earning a master’s degree in computer science, matching the image shared by Trump following the arrest.

Allen graduated in 2017 from the California Institute of Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering and was involved in a Christian student group and a campus Nerf gun competition club. A professor at California State University-Dominguez Hills described him as a polite and attentive student. Allen previously developed a prototype emergency braking system for wheelchairs and donated $25 to a Democratic political action committee supporting Kamala Harris in 2024.

He worked for six years at C2 Education, where he was named Teacher of the Month in 2024, and was developing a space-themed video game at the time of his arrest.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested a smuggler named Hasan Ali, aged 30, with 500 tapentadol tablets at the Dhamoirhat border in Naogaon. The arrest took place late Saturday night in the Amarapur area, and BGB confirmed the information in a statement on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Hasan Ali is the son of the late Hafizur Rahman from Hothatpara village.

According to the statement, a special patrol team led by Naik Subedar Md. Akkas Ali from the Chakilam Border Outpost (BOP) conducted the operation about 1,500 yards inside Bangladesh from border pillar 268/8-S. In a separate operation the same night, another BGB team led by Havildar Md. Ershad Ali from the Bastabar BOP recovered 50 bottles of Indian Phensedyl syrup from Mahisantush village, about 100 yards inside the border.

The arrested individual was sent to court after a case was filed with the local police station, and the seized drugs were handed over to the police.

The Ministry of Education has formed a three-member investigation committee following an assault on teachers during an examination at Daokandi Government College in Durgapur upazila of Rajshahi. The incident occurred on April 23, when teachers were reportedly attacked, and a female demonstrator was allegedly harassed. The ministry issued a notification signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Manjurul Alam confirming the formation of the committee.

According to the notification, the committee is headed by the Joint Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division (College-2 Branch), with the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (College-1, Government College Branch) and the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi (Education and ICT) serving as members. The committee has been instructed to submit its investigation report within 15 working days.

The formation of the committee underscores the ministry’s response to the reported assault and aims to ensure accountability and transparency in addressing the incident within the educational institution.

Bangladesh has called for a full investigation and justice following the killing of two Bangladeshi PhD students in the United States. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid confirmed the demand on Sunday, adding that the process of repatriating the body of student Jamil Ahmed Limon is underway. Limon and Nahida Sultana Brishti, both doctoral students at the University of South Florida, were reported missing on April 17 after last being seen on campus a day earlier. Limon’s body was later recovered from Tampa’s Howard Frankland Bridge, while Brishti’s body has not yet been found.

Police have arrested 26-year-old Hisham Saleh Abugarbiya, Limon’s roommate, as a suspect, alleging that he killed the two students with a weapon. Abugarbiya, a former student of the same university, has a prior record of assault and burglary charges. Families of the victims in Bangladesh expressed deep grief and demanded exemplary punishment for those responsible.

University officials and local residents in Bangladesh have also expressed sorrow and called for swift justice. Authorities are working to bring the victims’ remains home for burial.

Security forces detained Cole Thomas Allen at the scene after gunfire erupted during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. The incident occurred around 12:35 a.m. Saturday at the Washington Hilton Hotel when Allen attempted to bypass security and metal detectors. A security guard was shot at close range but survived due to a bulletproof vest. Reports indicate between five and eight rounds were fired.

During police questioning, Allen reportedly admitted he intended to target officials associated with President Donald Trump, according to CBS News citing two anonymous sources. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro confirmed that Allen will appear in court on Monday to face charges of using a firearm in a violent crime and assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.

The shooting has sparked renewed debate in the United States over high-level security measures at public events involving senior officials.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has set May 7 for delivering its order on charge framing against former mayor Fazle Noor Taposh, former textiles and jute minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak, and 26 others in connection with the killing of nine people during the July uprising in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area. The decision came after hearings from both prosecution and defense before a three-member judicial panel led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder on Sunday.

The other members of the tribunal are Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud and retired district and sessions judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury. The hearing was initially scheduled for April 15 but was postponed following a prosecution request for more time. Among the accused are former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, former additional DIG Proloy Kumar Jowardar, and former joint police commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar, along with leaders and activists of the banned Awami League, Jubo League, and Chhatra League.

Four accused are currently in custody and were produced before the tribunal from prison on Sunday. They include Naeemul Hasan Russell, Sajjad Hossain, Omar Faruk, and Fazle Rabbi, all linked to the banned Mohammadpur unit of Chhatra League.

A case has been filed against 300 people in connection with an attack on Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Executive Magistrate Sabuj Kumar Basak while he was on duty at a fuel station in Debiganj, Panchagarh. The case was lodged on Saturday night, April 25, by Sirajul Islam, a staff member of the upazila administration, at Debiganj Police Station. It names 25 individuals and includes 200 to 300 unidentified persons as accused. Following the filing, police launched operations in the area and increased surveillance to arrest the suspects. Fuel sales at the station have been suspended to maintain order.

According to the report, the incident occurred when the UNO visited the station around 12:30 p.m. to inspect petrol distribution after long queues had formed since early morning. He instructed drivers without proper documents to leave and fined two motorcyclists Tk 500 each for lacking papers. Some drivers then started a commotion, leading to an attack on the UNO and accompanying Ansar members. Ansar member Tayebur Rahman was reportedly assaulted, and an attempt was made to snatch his weapon.

Police confirmed that the case has been registered and operations are ongoing to apprehend those involved.

A shooting incident occurred on Saturday night at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to be swiftly moved to a secure location. According to investigators, an armed individual attempted to breach the security perimeter with a shotgun and fired at a Secret Service agent. The agent was unharmed due to protective gear, and both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated safely.

The Hilton Hotel has a historical connection to presidential security incidents. On March 30, 1981, then-President Ronald Reagan was shot outside the same hotel by John Hinckley Jr. after addressing about 5,000 AFL-CIO members. A bullet ricocheted off a limousine, injuring Reagan under his left arm and damaging his lung. Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy, and police officer Thomas Delahanty were also wounded. Reagan was hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital and returned to the White House 12 days later.

The latest event has revived memories of the 1981 attack, highlighting recurring security risks faced by U.S. presidents at the same location.

The High Court has granted an additional six months for submission of the investigation report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. The order was issued on Sunday, April 26, 2026, by a bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice A.F.M. Saiful Karim, following a request from the state side.

Earlier, on September 30, 2024, the High Court had directed the formation of a high-powered task force to investigate the case and allowed six months for the process. The task force, led by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) chief, includes four senior members overseeing the probe.

Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi were killed on February 11, 2012, at their rented apartment in West Rajabazar, Dhaka. The extension indicates that the investigation remains ongoing under judicial supervision.

A woman named Khadija Khatun, aged 55, was killed after falling from her husband’s motorcycle and coming under the wheels of a truck in Pabna’s Bhangura upazila on Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred on the Naubaria-Betuya road in the Puibil area of Dilpashar Union. Her husband, Abu Taleb, was injured in the incident. The deceased was a resident of Purba Bankirat village in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj district. The information was confirmed by Bhangura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sakiul Azam.

According to local sources, Abu Taleb was taking his wife Khadija to Bhangura Bazar by motorcycle. While giving way to a mini truck at Puibil Bazar, Khadija, who was sitting on the back seat, fell off and came under the truck’s wheels, dying instantly at the scene. Police reported that the victim’s relatives took the body before officers arrived. The truck has been seized by police, but the driver fled the scene.

Authorities are investigating the incident, and the truck remains in police custody while efforts to locate the driver continue.

A doctor accused of providing a false forensic report in the Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder case has allegedly attempted to flee abroad. The report states that Dr. Kamda Prasad Saha, former head of the forensic department at Cumilla Medical College and now treasurer of Khulna Medical University, is seeking a no-objection certificate to travel to several SAARC countries, reportedly to escape to the United States and seek political asylum. Tonu’s father, Iar Hossain, urged authorities to detain him and uncover the truth behind the case.

Dr. Saha led the initial and second autopsies of Tonu, a former student of Cumilla Victoria College, and was accused of concealing evidence of assault and issuing misleading findings that sparked public outrage. Family members and citizens have demanded his immediate interrogation and travel restrictions. The case has recently progressed with the arrest of retired army officer Hafizur Rahman and court orders for DNA testing of three suspects.

Calls have been made to suspend Dr. Saha’s travel clearance and place him under surveillance to prevent possible escape as investigations continue.