A man accused of involvement in the 2012 abduction of Sukhranjan Bali, a defense witness for Allama Delwar Hossain Sayedee, has been arrested, according to International Crimes Tribunal senior prosecutor Mizanul Islam. He said the Detective Branch police detained the suspect last night. The arrested individual has been identified as former Additional Superintendent of Police Md Fazlur Rahman, who was serving as a Detective Branch inspector at the time of the incident. Authorities have not yet disclosed where he was apprehended.

Sukhranjan Bali was abducted from the premises of the International Crimes Tribunal in 2012 while preparing to testify in favor of the late Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee. He was later found imprisoned in India, where he reportedly spent five years. In August 2025, Bali filed charges with the tribunal against 32 individuals, including Sheikh Hasina and former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, in connection with his abduction.

The arrest marks a new development in a long-running case that has drawn attention to alleged irregularities surrounding the tribunal proceedings and the treatment of witnesses.

A madrasa teacher in Godagari, Rajshahi, has been accused of severely beating a 13-year-old student, breaking his teeth and injuring his chest. The incident occurred in the Railbazar area at Darus Sunnah Islamia Hafizia Madrasa, where the student, Jubayer Hossain, is a resident pupil. He is currently receiving treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. The accused teacher, Yasin Ali, has been absent from the institution since the incident.

Local residents expressed anger over the assault, with a group of youths visiting the madrasa to protest and warning of locking the institution if justice is not served. Jubayer’s mother, Fatema Begum, described that the teacher allegedly grabbed her son by the neck and slapped him, causing him to hit a wall and lose part of a tooth. She demanded justice for the attack. The madrasa’s governing body president, Saiful Islam, said he had previously warned teachers against such behavior and promised proper action.

Police confirmed awareness of the incident but said no formal complaint had yet been filed. They stated that legal measures would follow upon receiving a complaint.

Serious allegations have surfaced over irregularities worth millions of taka in providing internet services to government primary schools in Thakurgaon. Teleower Communication (EDC), a company contracted by the Directorate of Primary Education, reportedly installed routers and devices in many schools but collected monthly bills without ensuring regular internet connectivity. The company has agreements with 654 of the district’s 998 schools, each billed at 1,000 taka per month.

Teachers have expressed frustration, claiming that bills were paid despite inactive connections. Upazila education officers confirmed receiving complaints. In Ranisankail, 122 schools reported service issues, leading to partial bill deductions. In Pirganj and Baliadangi, officials acknowledged full payments but admitted service quality concerns. They plan to summon company representatives in upcoming coordination meetings to address the matter.

Teleower’s local manager argued that the company received only 12 months of payment over 22 months and cited issues like cable theft and missing routers. The district primary education officer stated that future payments will require written confirmation from school teachers verifying receipt of internet service.

Farzana Akter, daughter of Abul Bashar from Chhanuya village in Feni Sadar upazila, has been missing for 22 days. Her relatives have searched in various places with the help of law enforcement agencies. Police claim they are actively working to locate her, but say the search has been delayed due to non-cooperation from her husband’s family.

According to police and family sources, Farzana married Shahadat, a Dubai expatriate from Cumilla’s Nangalkot upazila, in 2018. Since the marriage, family tensions reportedly arose because of her brother-in-law, Shahporan. Farzana went missing from her in-laws’ house on June 9. Her relatives allege that Shahporan abducted her after she rejected his inappropriate proposal. Farzana’s mother, Sabina Yasmin, accused Shahporan of spreading false stories to cover up the incident.

The report states that despite Farzana’s disappearance since June 9, her husband’s family has not filed a case or general diary. Her parents and aunt have appealed to the Nangalkot police for proper action. Investigating officer SI Ashraf said the police are looking into the matter.

Two fish farms in Khanpur Union of Bagerhat Sadar upazila were allegedly poisoned by miscreants early Wednesday, resulting in the death of fish worth around one million taka. The incident occurred in the South Khanpur area, where fish from the ponds of local residents Sheikh Miranuzzaman and Jalal Sheikh were reportedly killed and taken away.

According to local sources, the remaining fish in the ponds also died from poisoning. The farms contained large prawns and various species of white fish, with total losses estimated at over one million taka. Sheikh Miranuzzaman, one of the affected owners, suspected that local drug users or members of a gang displaced from the Sundarbans might be involved. Residents have demanded a prompt investigation and punishment for those responsible.

Police investigation center in-charge BM Alamgir Hossain confirmed awareness of the incident and said authorities would examine the matter and take legal action accordingly.

In Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet, the family of slain Jubo Dal activist Turon Mia has expressed anger as no suspects have yet been arrested in connection with his alleged murder. Turon was found dead at his home on June 19 after reportedly protesting irregularities in a local government road project. His younger brother, Elaich Mia, broke down in tears before the Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir on July 1, pleading for justice. The adviser later instructed the Sylhet police superintendent to ensure a proper investigation.

According to the family, influential local figures are attempting to portray the killing as a natural death to conceal the truth. They claim Turon had previously filed a written complaint on June 6 after being attacked by neighbors, but police did not record the case due to pressure. Turon allegedly refused to withdraw his complaint despite pressure from local mediators.

Police officials stated that senior authorities are aware of the case and that a detective team is working to identify the real culprits. The family continues to demand a transparent investigation and exemplary punishment for those responsible.

In Muladi upazila of Barishal, locals forcibly took an Awami League activist from police custody after his arrest on Thursday evening. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. at Ramarpul Bazar in Nazirpur Union, where police had detained Rasedul Islam Setu Bhuiyan, a local party worker whose organizational activities were banned. About fifty locals surrounded the officers and took Setu away while he was still handcuffed. The police later recovered the handcuffs through negotiation with local residents.

Following the incident, police filed a case accusing several individuals of obstructing government work and rescuing an arrestee. Muladi Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Md Khondaker Sohel Rana confirmed the event and said the handcuffs were retrieved soon afterward. He added that Setu had been the fifth accused in an earlier case related to a cake-cutting event marking the Awami League’s founding anniversary. A new case has now been filed over the rescue, and police are attempting to arrest Setu and others involved.

Authorities stated that efforts are ongoing to locate and apprehend those responsible for the incident.

A government primary school teacher in Kutubdia, Cox’s Bazar, has been deprived of her salary for two years due to complications with her National Identity Card (NID). Kaniz Tania Sultana, an assistant teacher at Ghilachhari Government Primary School, became a dual voter by mistake, leading to the suspension of her salary. Her family’s financial hardship reportedly drove her 14-year-old son, FTM Chowdhury Nu-Mim, to attempt suicide last Saturday. Police rescued him and took him to a hospital, where he survived.

Sultana said she has been teaching for ten years and mistakenly registered as a voter in Chattogram’s South Halishahar area while working there. After obtaining a government job, she applied in 2017 to cancel her previous NID and register under her home address. Despite submitting all required documents and applying for correction three times, her NID remains unresolved, leaving her without pay for two years. The Upazila Primary Education Officer stated that her salary will resume once the NID issue is corrected, while the Upazila Election Officer said the matter will be settled by the Chattogram regional office.

A woman named Rehena Begum Urmi, who accused Tetulia Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Afroz Shahin Khasru of taking a bribe, has been sued under the Cyber Security Act. The case was filed on Wednesday morning at Tetulia Model Police Station by Monowar, a contractual employee of the upazila administration. The complaint names Rehena Begum Urmi as the main accused along with five or six unidentified individuals.

Earlier on Monday, Urmi alleged that the UNO had taken 180,000 taka from her in exchange for promising her son a job as a village police officer. After learning about the UNO’s transfer, she went live on Facebook to demand her money back and later submitted a written complaint to the district commissioner.

UNO Afroz Shahin Khasru denied the allegations, calling them conspiratorial and stating he did not know the woman. The additional district commissioner said a preliminary inquiry found no evidence supporting the bribery claim. Police confirmed the cyber case has been registered and that investigation and arrests are underway.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned documents related to alleged irregularities in the construction of the Purbachal stadium, consultant appointments, and financial mismanagement in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) during the tenure of former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president and ex–Youth and Sports Minister Nazmul Hasan Papon. The directive came through a letter signed by ACC Deputy Director Md. Saiduzzaman, which was also sent to the Youth and Sports Ministry secretary and the BCB chief executive officer.

According to ACC sources, a three-member team was formed in 2025 to investigate allegations of corruption and money laundering involving Papon and Beximco Pharmaceuticals. The ACC has requested all tender documents, consultant appointment records, expenditure details, and audit reports related to the Purbachal stadium project and BCB operations. It also sought records of expenditures for the Mujib 100 celebrations, the 2019 Bangabandhu BPL, and the concert organized by Indian musician A. R. Rahman.

The investigation follows reports that Papon left the country after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, with recent footage showing him in London.

An HSC examinee named Minhajul Islam Siam, who was abducted from the Laksam railway junction area in Cumilla, was returned 13 hours later. The abductors left him by the roadside in Laksam municipality early Thursday morning, July 2. Police rescued him and admitted him to a local hospital, where he remains under treatment and police custody.

According to family sources, Siam, a student of Lalmayi Government College and son of Khorshed Alam from Sameshpur village, went to the railway junction for evening prayers on July 1. A group of youths allegedly made him unconscious with sedatives and took him away in a vehicle. Following a complaint by his father, police launched a special operation led by Officer-in-Charge Kamrun Nahar Laily, conducting raids in Dhaka and nearby areas using technology. The abductors released Siam after sensing police pressure.

Police said they are investigating whether the incident was an abduction or another type of crime. Preliminary suspicion suggests the motive might have been to prevent Siam from taking his HSC examination.

Two police officers from Daudkandi in Cumilla have been withdrawn following a drug scandal. On Thursday, July 2, Sub-Inspector Md. Imam Uddin and Assistant Sub-Inspector Hafizur Rahman left their posts after being ordered to stand down by higher authorities the previous night. Earlier, the station’s Officer-in-Charge, M.A. Bariq, had also been withdrawn in connection with the same incident, confirmed Inspector Shamsul Alam.

According to the report, on June 27, police recovered 160 kilograms of cannabis from a covered van near the Daudkandi toll plaza on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway. The two officers on night duty allegedly sold the seized drugs to three traders and released the van after taking 30,000 taka. Both officers have denied the allegations. The investigation is being handled under the direction of senior police officials.

The withdrawal of the officers follows growing scrutiny over the handling of the drug seizure, and further departmental actions may depend on the outcome of the ongoing inquiry.

At least five people were killed and sixteen others injured in a bomb explosion at a café in Damascus, the capital of Syria. The incident occurred on Thursday near the Justice Palace on Al-Nasr Street, according to the country’s health ministry as reported by state television Al-Ikhbariya.

Reports said explosives had been planted inside the café before the blast. Following the explosion, security forces cordoned off the area and launched an investigation to determine who was behind the attack.

Authorities have not yet identified any suspects, and the investigation is ongoing to uncover the motive and perpetrators of the bombing.

The Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) carried out a special drive on Thursday morning against buildings under construction that violated approved designs and building codes in Chattogram city. The operation took place from 11:30 a.m. to noon in the Kalpalok Residential Area and on KB Aman Ali Road. CDA officials found that several building owners were constructing structures without maintaining the mandatory setbacks and in breach of approved plans.

The drive was led by CDA’s Special Metropolitan Magistrate Hamimun Tanzin. During the operation, unauthorized portions of five under-construction buildings were demolished, and the respective owners were fined. One building was sealed as its owner was not present at the site. Additionally, another building on KB Aman Ali Road was inspected, and necessary measures were taken to ensure compliance with design and building code requirements.

The CDA stated that legal action was taken against the irregular constructions to enforce urban planning regulations and maintain safety standards in the city.

A Dhaka court has sentenced Fatema Begum, also known as Shilpi, to death for killing her husband and dismembering his body into six parts in the capital’s Mohakhali area five years ago. The verdict was delivered on Thursday afternoon by Dhaka’s 16th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Nazmun Nahar Nipu. The court also imposed a seven-year prison term, a fine of 10,000 taka, and an additional three months of imprisonment for concealing the body.

According to the case details, on May 30, 2021, police recovered a headless body from a drum in Mohakhali’s Amtoli area and later found the victim’s severed limbs in separate locations. Fatema was arrested within 12 hours of the discovery. She confessed to killing her husband, Moyna Mia alias Shakil, following disputes over money and his multiple marriages. Fatema drugged him, slit his throat, and disposed of the body parts across different areas using a rented rickshaw.

The case was filed by Moyna Mia’s second wife, Nasrin. After investigation by the Detective Branch, a charge sheet was submitted in October 2022, and the trial began in March 2023, during which 17 of 26 witnesses testified.