Police have sought to show former Chief Justice A B M Khairul Haque as arrested in a case filed under the Explosives Act and for attempted murder at Banani Police Station. The application was submitted on Thursday by Sub-Inspector Saiful Islam, the investigating officer of the case. The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka has set July 6 for a hearing on the matter in the presence of the accused.

Khairul Haque was previously arrested from his Dhanmondi residence on July 24 last year and has remained in custody since then. The High Court had earlier directed that he not be shown arrested or harassed without specific charges. He has received bail in several cases, including those related to the July uprising and other criminal allegations, though the state has appealed to suspend some of those orders.

Despite being granted bail in multiple cases, the police have now sought to show him arrested in a new case under the Explosives Act, adding to the ongoing legal proceedings against the former chief justice.

A mobile court in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram sentenced a man to one year of imprisonment for assaulting his elderly mother while intoxicated. The incident occurred on Thursday night in the Bailgaon Noyadighi Par area of Sadhanpur Union. Acting on information, police from the Ramdas Munshirhat outpost assisted in the operation that led to the arrest of 44-year-old Md. Kamal Uddin. The mobile court, led by Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Md. Omar Sani Akon, handed down the sentence immediately after his detention.

According to local reports, Kamal Uddin had been abusing his elderly mother and other family members for a long time under the influence of alcohol. Following complaints from residents, the administration conducted a late-night raid to apprehend him. After being presented before the mobile court, he was sentenced to one year of simple imprisonment.

The case highlights the use of mobile courts in addressing domestic violence and substance abuse-related offenses at the local level in Chattogram.

A college student named Tisha Sarker, aged 18, died by suicide in Mymensingh just hours before her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination was scheduled to begin. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2026, when she jumped from the roof of a six-story building at Nasa Tower on Kachijhuli Mosque Road. Locals rescued her in critical condition and took her to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Police from Kotwali Model Station later recovered the body.

According to police and local sources, Tisha was a student of Alomgir Monsur (Mintu) Memorial College and had been living in a female students’ hostel at Nasa Tower for the past two years. She was the daughter of Uttam Sarker and Moni Sarker from Tarakanda upazila in Mymensingh district.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Operation) Ashraful Karim said investigators are examining whether exam-related stress or other factors led to the suicide. The body has been sent for autopsy, and legal procedures are ongoing. The victim’s family has not yet provided any statement.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s bail order for former Chief Justice A.B.M. Khairul Haque in a murder case filed over the killing of a man named Khobaib during the anti-discrimination student movement in Jatrabari. Justice Md. Rezaul Haque issued a 'no order' decision on the state’s petition seeking a stay on the High Court’s bail, effectively removing any legal barrier to Haque’s release. The High Court had granted him bail on June 30.

Senior lawyers Mansurul Haque Chowdhury, Motahar Hossain Saju, and Saeed Ahmed Raza represented the bail petition in court. Earlier, on June 21, a lower court had rejected Haque’s bail plea, prompting him to appeal to the High Court.

According to the case details, Khobaib, aged 20, was shot dead on August 5, 2024, in Jatrabari during clashes involving police and Awami League activists. His brother, Zubair Ahmed, later filed a case on November 16, 2024, naming former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 80 others as accused.

At least eight Buddhist monks were killed and more than 20 others injured when a pickup truck driven by a child rammed into a religious procession in Thailand’s northeastern Mukdahan province. Police and health officials said the incident occurred as 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a roadside as part of a pilgrimage.

A witness, monk Phra Sompong, said he saw the pickup approaching while chanting and managed to jump aside with another monk. However, several others were struck as the vehicle sped into the group. Police confirmed that five monks died at the scene, while three more succumbed to injuries in hospital.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the pickup was being driven by an 11-year-old boy who had taken his parents’ vehicle without permission. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.

A Dhaka court has once again postponed the submission of the investigation report in the Bangladesh Bank reserve theft case. On Thursday, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Joshita Islam set August 9 as the new date for the report’s submission. This marks the 96th time the deadline has been extended. The prosecution’s Sub-Inspector Rokunuzzaman confirmed the court’s order after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to present the report on the scheduled date.

The case stems from the February 5, 2016 incident when hackers fraudulently transferred 81 million US dollars from Bangladesh Bank’s account at the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States using the SWIFT system. The stolen funds were later sent to the Philippines. Investigators suspect that a local group assisted the hackers in laundering the money.

Following the theft, on March 15, 2016, Zobayer Bin Huda, Deputy Director of the Accounts and Budgeting Department of Bangladesh Bank, filed a case under the Money Laundering Prevention Act and the Information and Communication Technology Act. The CID is currently conducting the investigation.

Police have arrested Mokhlesur Rahman Mukul, the prime accused in the murder case of Islami Chhatra Shibir leader Saifullah Bari in Gaibandha’s Saghata upazila. The arrest was made on Wednesday night in the Hariken area of Gazipur using information technology, according to Saghata Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahbub Alam. Mukul, who was recently expelled from his position as convener of the Bonarpara Union unit of Jubo Dal, is the fifth suspect detained in connection with the case.

Saifullah Bari, president of the Bonarpara Union unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir and a third-year student of Al-Quran studies at Satgara Model Kamil Madrasa in Rangpur, was stabbed to death on June 21 in the Bonarpara Choumatha area. Witnesses said Mukul and his associates attacked him with knives in the afternoon. Following the incident, the district Jubo Dal expelled Mukul for violating party discipline.

Saifullah’s father filed a murder case naming six individuals and 10–15 unidentified others. Police have so far arrested five suspects in total.

At least seven workers were killed in a rock quarry collapse on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Karnataka, early on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Police confirmed that all the victims were residents of Bihar who had been working at the quarry on a daily wage basis. Several others were injured and are receiving treatment at a local private hospital. The incident occurred in the Madapatna area of Bengaluru South Taluk when a large rock, about 40 feet high, suddenly broke off and fell on the workers.

Rescue teams, police, and local officials quickly reached the site and began operations using heavy machinery to clear debris and search for anyone possibly trapped. The area was cordoned off for safety. Witnesses said around 18 workers were present at the time, and some managed to escape.

Authorities have launched an investigation to determine whether safety regulations were properly followed and if negligence contributed to the collapse. Officials stated that legal action will be taken if any violations are found.

A Russian couple was arrested in New York after scaling the spire of the Empire State Building to stage a marriage proposal. The pair, identified as Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, and Angelina Nikolau, 33, climbed to the antenna’s narrow top on Wednesday, displaying a black banner bearing a message about world peace. Their stunt, which they streamed on social media, ended when police took them into custody without incident. Authorities have charged them with trespassing, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct.

The Empire State Building’s management described the act as an unauthorized intrusion, noting that visitors are not permitted to climb beyond the 102nd-floor observation deck. A spokesperson humorously remarked that the couple could have rented the deck through the building’s official proposal package instead. Nikolau’s father, Russian circus performer Dmitry Nikolau, said he was aware of his daughter’s plan and expressed no concern about her arrest.

The incident occurred amid heightened citywide excitement over upcoming celebrations and events, including the United States’ 250th Independence anniversary festivities.

Authorities in Bangladesh recovered 19 kilograms of gold bars valued at approximately Tk 45 crore from a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. The seizure took place on Thursday after flight BG-148 arrived at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, following its route from Dubai via Chattogram.

The operation was conducted jointly by multiple agencies, including the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Aviation Security (Avsec), and the Customs House. Kamrul Islam, Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Customs House, confirmed the recovery and provided the estimated market value of the seized gold.

The report did not specify whether any arrests were made or how the gold was concealed, leaving further details of the investigation pending.

A van driver named Mamun Biswas, aged 28, died after being electrocuted by an unprotected power line in Rajapur village of Chatul Union, Boalmari upazila, Faridpur. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday when Mamun went to cut grass near a pond. The live GI wire, used for lighting around the pond, got entangled with his leg, causing his death on the spot. He was the son of Laku Biswas and the sole earner of his family.

According to local accounts, the pond was leased to a fish trader named Felu by its owner, Zahidul Shikdar. It was alleged that GI wires were connected directly to electricity poles to provide lighting at night. Locals blamed negligence for the fatal accident and demanded a proper investigation and legal action against those responsible. Mamun leaves behind a two-year-old child.

Police recovered the body and sent it to Faridpur Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The Boalmari police chief said legal procedures are underway regarding the incident.

Police in Meghna upazila of Cumilla recovered the body of a 19-year-old girl named Mim Akter from a regional road near the Mirzanagar Kadamtala bus stand early Thursday morning. Officers from Meghna Police Station confirmed the recovery and said the body was sent to Cumilla Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy to determine the cause of death.

According to police, a button mobile phone was found beside the body, which helped identify the victim through contact with her family. Mim Akter was the daughter of Babul Mia from Brahmancharan Noagaon village under Gobindpur Union in Meghna upazila. Her husband, Md. Siam, lives in Bhoberchar village of Gazaria upazila in Munshiganj district. The couple had no children.

Local residents reported that the discovery of the body on the road early in the morning caused a stir in the area. Police collected preliminary evidence from the scene, and further details are expected after the autopsy report.

A series of targeted killings in Chattogram and Raozan have sparked concern over how attackers are obtaining precise information about victims’ movements. The issue resurfaced after the June 13 murder of Jubo Dal leader Maksudul Haque Masud, who was shot dead in broad daylight at a local market. CCTV footage showed the attack lasted only minutes, prompting relatives to question whether someone within the administration was tracking and leaking his location. Police, however, said suspects confessed that local informants—not officials—provided information.

Security analysts warned that such killings will persist unless the masterminds behind the attackers are eliminated. Since August 2024, at least 35 murders have occurred in the region, many targeting BNP activists. Victims were often attacked while traveling, praying, or visiting relatives, suggesting attackers had accurate location data. Analysts noted that information on victims’ routes and schedules could come from local sources or technology-based surveillance.

Police officials stated there is no evidence that administrative personnel leaked data, though investigations continue. They pledged legal action if any official involvement is proven.

A police team in Raipura, Narsingdi, came under attack on Wednesday afternoon while returning to the station after arresting Selim Munshi, a 42-year-old suspect wanted in three cases including murder. The incident occurred at the Saydabad ferry ghat area of Srinagar Union, where a group of 40 to 50 people reportedly assaulted the officers with sticks and bricks, injuring Constable Abdul Alim. The attackers allegedly freed the detainee and fled the scene.

According to police and local sources, a 10-member team from Raipura Police Station had conducted the operation to capture the suspect. Following the attack, the injured constable received primary treatment at Raipura Upazila Health Complex and later returned to duty. Police identified the suspect as the son of Tabu Mia from Saydabad area.

Sub-Inspector Shahjahan stated that the assault was carried out by followers of the suspect, while Officer-in-Charge Mujibur Rahman offered a differing account, saying the suspect escaped amid a crowd that had gathered at the scene. Police said further operations would be launched to re-arrest the fugitive.

A domestic worker named Ayesha Akter, currently imprisoned in Kashimpur Women’s Jail, has confessed to killing her employer Laila Afroze and the employer’s daughter Nafisa Lawal Binte Aziz in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, on December 8, 2025. The murders occurred after Ayesha was accused of stealing two thousand taka from her employer’s bag. Following an altercation, she attacked both victims with a switch gear she had earlier picked up from a roadside area. Ayesha later fled the scene wearing the victim’s daughter’s school uniform and was arrested in Jhalakathi.

According to the case file, Ayesha was remanded for six days and later gave a confessional statement before the Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. The victims’ husband, Azizul Islam, a teacher, filed the murder case after discovering his wife and daughter dead at their home. CCTV footage confirmed Ayesha’s entry and exit from the house on the day of the incident.

Ayesha, aged 20, expressed deep remorse for the killings, saying she acted out of desperation to feed her child and now faces a life of regret and isolation in prison.