A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 41 bank accounts belonging to former acting mayor of Gazipur City Corporation Asadur Rahman (Kiran) and his family. The accounts reportedly hold a total of 3,725,934 taka. The order was issued on Monday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Foyez, according to court bench assistant Md Riaz Hossain.

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s Deputy Director, Alomgir Hossain, filed the petition seeking to block the accounts, citing that unusually large and suspicious sums were deposited under the names of Kiran and his family members. The petition stated that the funds were allegedly obtained through misuse of power, irregularities, and corruption during Kiran’s tenure.

The court was told that there was a risk the money could be withdrawn and transferred abroad or concealed. After a hearing, the judge approved the request to freeze the accounts pending further investigation.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has begun a four-day hearing against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on charges of crimes against humanity. The proceedings, which started on Monday, aim to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to initiate a full trial over alleged extrajudicial killings carried out during Duterte’s anti-drug campaign. The 80-year-old former leader faces three cases linked to at least 76 killings.

Prosecutors allege that the crimes occurred between 2013 and 2018, when Duterte served as mayor of Davao City and later as president of the Philippines. Independent estimates suggest that up to 30,000 people may have been killed during his six-year anti-drug drive. Although ICC judges declared Duterte physically fit, they granted his lawyers’ request to excuse him from appearing in person.

Despite the Philippines’ withdrawal from the ICC in 2019, the court ruled it retains full jurisdiction over crimes committed between 2011 and 2019. Judges have 60 days after the hearing to decide whether to proceed with a formal trial.

Nine members of the same family, including three children, were burned in a gas line explosion at a residential flat in Halishahar, Chattogram, early Monday morning. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. on the third floor of a six-story building named Halima Manzil in the H Block area. The fire spread rapidly throughout the flat, injuring all nine occupants. Two units of the Fire Service brought the blaze under control, and the injured were taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital. Doctors reported that four of the victims are in critical condition and preparations are underway to transfer them to Dhaka for advanced treatment.

Fire Service Deputy Director Jasim Uddin stated that the exact cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed. However, it is suspected that accumulated gas from a line leakage may have triggered the blast.

Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the explosion while ensuring medical support for the injured family members.

A 23-year-old female police officer was killed and at least 25 others were injured in an explosion in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, according to Ukrainian officials who described the incident as a terrorist attack. The blast occurred shortly after midnight on Sunday when police responded to a report of theft and vandalism at a shop. Two explosives hidden in a trash bin detonated—one as the first patrol arrived and another when a second team reached the scene.

The deceased officer was identified as Viktoria Shpylka, who had served since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Eleven of the injured were hospitalized, including six law enforcement officers in critical condition. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said one suspect had been detained in connection with the attack.

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi stated that the attacker was a Ukrainian woman. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirmed that police and security forces arrested a 33-year-old woman from the Rivne region. Authorities are investigating whether others were involved.

Five suspected militants were killed in a counterterrorism operation in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, according to an official statement released on Monday. The operation took place in Pishin district based on intelligence information, where a suspected suicide bomber and four associates were killed near the old Surkhab refugee camp. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) spokesperson said that intense gunfire erupted during the raid on the militants’ hideout.

The statement added that the group had planned attacks on the police lines and Cadet College Pishin. Security forces are continuing their investigation into the incident. The CTD also reported that, in separate operations last week in Quetta and Barkhan districts, a total of 14 suspected militants were killed.

Authorities have not released further details about the identities of those killed or the specific militant group involved, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Kashmiri traders working across northern India are facing increasing hostility and violence, forcing many to change their routines for safety. In Hisar, Haryana, 28-year-old Ayaz Ahmad, who sells shawls and handicrafts door to door, now uses a WhatsApp group to warn fellow Kashmiri vendors about areas to avoid. He told Al Jazeera that harassment has become a daily concern, making personal safety a higher priority than business.

The shift follows a violent incident in Uttarakhand’s Vikasnagar, where an 18-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller, Tabish Ahmad Gani, was beaten with an iron rod by a Hindu shopkeeper who declared that Kashmiris could not work in the village. The attack left Tabish seriously injured, requiring stitches and leaving him unable to walk. He said he was targeted solely for being a Kashmiri Muslim.

According to the report, such assaults are not isolated but reflect a broader pattern of hate against Kashmiri traders and migrant workers across India, fueled by political rhetoric portraying Kashmiris as traitors and security threats.

Mexico’s government announced that Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as ‘El Mencho’ and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was killed during a security operation in Jalisco’s Tapalpa region. The 59-year-old former police officer was fatally wounded in a gunfight with soldiers while being transported to Mexico City. Four CJNG members were also killed and three soldiers injured in the raid, which was supported by U.S. intelligence. Authorities seized armored vehicles, rocket launchers, and other weapons during the operation.

Following his death, CJNG members launched violent attacks across eight Mexican states, setting vehicles on fire, blocking roads, and targeting security forces. The U.S. State Department issued travel warnings for several regions, including Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Guerrero, and Nuevo León. President Claudia Sheinbaum urged calm, saying most areas remained stable.

Airlines including United, American, and Air Canada canceled flights to Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara amid unrest. Former U.S. ambassador Christopher Landau described El Mencho as one of the most brutal drug lords, warning that cartel retaliation could complicate Mexico’s security situation.

A butcher named Mohammad Mujib, aged 45, was allegedly beaten to death after being called from his home in Kakara Union of Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred near Shah Omar Mazar on Saturday evening. Locals found Mujib’s body around 11:30 p.m. with his hands, feet, and mouth bound with tape. He was taken to Chakaria Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead. Police later detained a 28-year-old man named Mohammad Arif from the same area in connection with the killing.

According to police, Arif tried to portray the incident as a robbery but was detained after inconsistencies in his statements. Mujib’s family claimed that Arif had a long-standing land dispute with them, which had led to multiple clashes and ongoing court cases. Local residents described Arif and his father as known drug dealers who had been arrested several times before. Following the incident, tension spread in the area, prompting police to deploy additional forces.

Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Monir Hossain said the body was sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital for autopsy. He added that there were no visible injuries and suspected that Mujib was suffocated to death.

Three people were injured in a violent attack on business establishments at Paghar Jhinu Market in Tongi, Gazipur, on Sunday afternoon. The victims, identified as businessman Shahadat Hossain, Firoz Mia, and shop employee Rohan, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Witnesses said a group of assailants fired several blank shots during the incident, spreading panic across the area. Police from Tongi East Station visited the scene following the attack.

According to local residents, the assault followed an earlier attack on Saturday on a local studio owner, allegedly by a group led by Jasim alias Chor Jasim. On Sunday, the same group reportedly launched another assault on Liton Enterprise, looting around seven lakh taka and several mobile phones. When shop owners tried to resist, the attackers allegedly stabbed several people before fleeing after firing blank rounds.

Tongi East Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mehedi Hasan confirmed the firing of blank shots and said legal action is in process. He suggested the incident may have stemmed from previous enmity.

A local BNP leader was shot and injured in Dhaka on Sunday night. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. in front of a shoe market opposite Bashundhara Shopping Mall under Kalabagan Police Station. The victim, Md. Shafiqul Rahman, 55, serves as the joint general secretary of Ward No. 16 BNP. Witnesses said locals rescued the bloodied Rahman and first took him to Comfort Hospital before transferring him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Inspector Md. Faruk, in charge of the DMCH police outpost, confirmed that Rahman is receiving treatment in the emergency department. The bullet struck his left palm. Authorities have not yet identified who carried out the attack or the motive behind it.

According to available information, Rahman’s ancestral home is in Sidlai area of Burichang upazila in Cumilla district, and his father’s name is Mofidul Islam.

Workers, owners, and residents of Dhaka’s Adabor area surrounded the local police station overnight demanding justice after an armed attack on a garment factory. The incident occurred on Saturday evening when members of a local gang allegedly led by Kala Russell entered the Abir Embroidery factory and injured several workers with sharp weapons after the owner refused to pay extortion money. Two workers, Tofayel and Hafiz Ahmed, were seriously wounded while trying to resist the attackers.

Following the attack, protesters gathered outside Adabor Police Station, chanting slogans throughout the night for the arrest of the culprits. Police later detained five members of the youth gang and confirmed that a case had been filed. According to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, the attack took place during workers’ salary distribution, and operations are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspects.

Authorities said the situation was brought under control after security forces intervened. The factory owner, Mostafizur Rahman Zohir, who is also the general secretary of the embroidery owners’ association, lodged the complaint that led to the arrests.

Police in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area arrested a man accused of demanding extortion money from several local businessmen and paraded him through the streets on Sunday. The suspect, identified as Faruk alias Kala Faruk, was detained in an operation in Keraniganj’s Kolatia area. Mohammadpur Police Station’s officer-in-charge announced through loudspeakers that an extortionist had been caught and urged residents not to pay anyone demanding money.

According to Mohammadpur Zone Assistant Commissioner Abdullah Al Mamun, Faruk and his associates had been threatening businesses in the Bosila Garden City area for extortion. After CCTV footage of several incidents spread on social media, Faruk went into hiding. Following public criticism, police tracked him down and arrested him. Mamun described Faruk as a known extortionist and said the public announcement was meant to warn others involved in similar crimes.

Police officials said the initiative aimed to send a strong message that no one involved in extortion or land grabbing would be spared.

A group of extortionists demanded Tk 1 million from Asha Sheikh, a fish trader at Moylapota Sandhya Bazar in Khulna, threatening to shoot him and leave his body on the street if he failed to pay. The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Saturday when the group created chaos at his business establishment named Allah’r Dan. Asha Sheikh later filed a written complaint with Khulna Sadar Police Station.

In his complaint, Sheikh mentioned that Ekram and several unidentified men came with a group to demand the money. He said he was not present at the market during the incident, but the attackers searched for him by name in front of the market president and others, ordering his fish shop to remain closed. For safety, Sheikh has since moved to Barishal with his family.

Khulna Police Officer-in-Charge Md. Kabir Hossain confirmed that police visited the scene, collected CCTV footage, and assigned Sub-Inspector Ibrahim Talukder to investigate. Authorities said those responsible would be identified and arrested.

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed by the U.S. Secret Service while allegedly attempting to illegally enter former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida. The agency said in a statement on Sunday that the incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. local time near the resort’s north gate. The suspect was reportedly carrying a shotgun and a fuel can when agents tried to stop him, leading to an escalation that resulted in gunfire. The man died at the scene, and his motive remains unclear. Trump was in Washington at the time, and the White House did not immediately comment.

The report noted that political violence has increased in the United States in recent years. In 2024, Trump survived two assassination attempts, one of which took place at his golf course in West Palm Beach. In June 2025, Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot dead, followed months later by the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In response to these incidents, security at Mar-a-Lago has reportedly been strengthened.

Two sisters, Shobha (25) and Bimla (23), died under mysterious circumstances in Manai village of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, on the night before their wedding. The incident occurred late Friday, February 21, 2026, when the sisters reportedly consumed a toxic substance. Family members rushed them to a private hospital in Jodhpur after their health deteriorated around 4 a.m., but doctors declared them dead upon arrival.

According to police, the family had been celebrating the upcoming wedding until late Friday night. After the deaths, the family began funeral preparations, but police intervened and halted the process to conduct an investigation. The bodies were sent for autopsy and later handed over to the family. Preliminary findings suggest poisoning, though the exact cause of death will be confirmed after the final post-mortem report.

Police are investigating why the sisters might have taken such an extreme step. No suicide note has been recovered so far, and the investigation remains ongoing.