A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of income tax records belonging to former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his wife, Afrin Taposh, following requests from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC alleged that Taposh abused his power during his tenure as mayor to amass assets worth over Tk 73 crore beyond known income sources and conducted suspicious transactions totaling more than Tk 539 crore and USD 517,527 across 27 bank accounts. Afrin Taposh is accused of acquiring Tk 6.4 crore in unexplained assets and making suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 70.89 crore and USD 395,963 through nine bank accounts. The court, presided over by Judge Sabbir Foyez, approved the ACC’s petitions to seize all relevant tax documents for both individuals to facilitate investigation under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act and the Money Laundering Prevention Act.

At least eleven people, including a child, were killed and around sixty others injured when two government-operated buses collided head-on in Kummangudi, Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, India, on Sunday evening, November 30. According to police reports cited by NDTV, the impact of the crash left the front sections of both buses completely mangled. Local residents and police rushed to the scene to rescue trapped passengers. One of the buses was traveling from Tiruppur to Karaikudi, while the other was en route from Karaikudi to Dindigul. Images and videos from the site showed severe wreckage and victims being lined up for identification. This tragic incident follows another deadly bus collision in Tamil Nadu just a week earlier that claimed six lives, raising concerns about road safety and the condition of public transport vehicles in the state.

A senior sports journalist of the Bangladeshi daily newspaper 'Bhorer Pata', Zahid Uddin Bhuiyan, 52, was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Khilgaon flyover in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon. According to police and family sources, his motorcycle lost control after being struck by an unidentified speeding car around 3:45 p.m. Family members rushed him first to Mugda Hospital and later to Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s One Stop Emergency Center, where he died around 4:45 p.m. while undergoing treatment. The deceased, originally from Chabitla village in Muradnagar, Cumilla, lived with his family in the Basabo area of Sabujbagh, Dhaka. Police confirmed that the body has been kept at the hospital morgue and that the local police station has been informed for further investigation into the incident.

The verdict in the high-profile case of Rayhan Uddin’s death under police custody at Sylhet’s Bandarbazar outpost will be delivered on January 7. Sylhet Metropolitan Sessions Judge Munshi Abdul Majid set the date after concluding final arguments on November 30. The case involves several police officers, including suspended SI Akbar Hossain Bhuiyan, accused of torturing Rayhan to death on October 10, 2020. Following the incident, Akbar and others were suspended or withdrawn from duty. Although Akbar was later arrested near the Sylhet border, he was released on bail and has since absconded. Other accused officers and a journalist remain fugitives. The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) submitted the charge sheet in May 2021, naming six accused. The trial began in September 2022, with testimonies from 63 of 69 witnesses recorded. After nearly four years of legal proceedings, Rayhan’s family and Sylhet residents await the long-anticipated judgment.

Police in Joypurhat’s Akkelpur upazila have arrested a woman accused of beating her four-and-a-half-year-old stepson, Naim, to death on Sunday morning in Gilakuri village. The child’s father, Jalil Sheikh, is currently on the run. According to local residents, Naim and his sister had been living with their stepmother, Jahanara Begum, after their biological mother’s death. Neighbors and relatives alleged that both children were frequently subjected to physical abuse. On the day of the incident, Jahanara allegedly beat Naim severely in the absence of his father, leaving him lifeless. Neighbors later discovered the boy’s body on the floor with bruises and head injuries. Police recovered the body and sent it to Joypurhat General Hospital for autopsy. Authorities confirmed Jahanara’s arrest and said legal action is underway, while efforts continue to locate the absconding father. The case has sparked outrage in the local community, with demands for justice for the murdered child.

Police in Narayanganj have recovered a shotgun that was looted from Araihazar Police Station during last year’s unrest following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government amid the anti-discrimination student movement. The weapon was found abandoned near a pond beside Government Safar Ali College on Sunday evening. According to Officer-in-Charge Khondaker Nasir Uddin, the recovery was made based on local information, and the shotgun has been secured in the police armory. Authorities are investigating how the firearm ended up near the college. During the August 5 violence, opportunistic miscreants attacked several police stations across the country, vandalizing and looting weapons, ammunition, and government property. Many of the stolen arms and ammunition remain missing. Police will verify the serial number of the recovered shotgun to confirm whether it belongs to the looted stock from Araihazar Police Station.

Armed attackers abducted 14 people, including a newlywed bride, her ten bridesmaids, a newborn, and two other women, from Chacho village in Sokoto State, northeastern Nigeria, between Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Local residents reported that the assailants raided the village under cover of darkness, marking the latest in a string of mass abductions plaguing the region in recent months. A local intelligence report confirmed the incident, noting a sharp rise in kidnappings by bandit groups in Sokoto during November—the highest in a year. Authorities suspect that failed peace negotiations between neighboring states and criminal gangs may have contributed to the surge. The same village was attacked in October, when 13 people were abducted and later released after ransom payments. The incident follows other recent mass kidnappings, including 25 students in Kebbi State and over 300 people in Niger State, underscoring Nigeria’s worsening security crisis.

Police in Pabna have recovered nine motorcycles looted during a violent clash between BNP and Jamaat activists in Ishwardi upazila. The recovery took place on Saturday afternoon from a bamboo grove in the Char Gargari area of Sahapur Union. The operation was conducted jointly by the district detective branch, Ishwardi police, and officers from Pakshi and Rooppur outposts. Additional Superintendent of Police Pranab Kumar Sarkar confirmed the recovery, stating that the motorcycles were found based on secret information and are now in police custody. The clash, which occurred on Thursday, involved gunfire, arson, and physical assaults, leaving more than fifty people injured. During the violence, around fifty motorcycles were vandalized, and several were looted. Police are continuing investigations to identify those involved in the attack and the subsequent looting.

Five senior students from the Physics Department of Barishal University have been accused of severely ragging a junior student, Al Shahariar Mohammad Mustakim Majumdar, from the 11th batch. The incident allegedly took place on November 26 in the Rupatali Housing area, where the victim and other juniors were called by their immediate seniors. According to the written complaint submitted to the Vice-Chancellor, Proctor, and Department Chair on November 30, the seniors detained and mistreated the juniors under the pretext of ragging. The accused students—Nafiz Fardin Akand Swapnil, Mohammad Shamim Uddin, Imon Mahmud, Nehal Ahmed, and Miraj—are from the 10th batch. One accused claimed it was a picnic that turned into a minor dispute, denying any ragging. Barishal University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Mohammad Toufique Alam confirmed receiving the complaint and stated that the university maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward ragging and will form an investigation committee to take necessary action based on findings.

Police in Jessore arrested a man named Liton Gazi, 40, during a late-night raid on Saturday, seizing five foreign-made pistols, ten magazines, 50 rounds of ammunition, and 4.5 kilograms of cannabis. The operation was conducted by a team led by Sub-Inspector Kamal Hossain of the Detective Branch (DB) based on secret information. The weapons and drugs were found hidden inside a box bed at Gazi’s residence in Madhugram under Nowapara Union. According to DB Officer-in-Charge Manjurul Haque Bhuiyan, the suspect admitted to being involved in arms and drug trafficking and confessed to previously sending weapon consignments to Cox’s Bazar. Police are currently interrogating him to identify his accomplices and trace the broader network behind the illegal arms trade.

Bangladesh police are conducting an extensive search for Jamaat-e-Islami activist Tushar Mondal, who went into hiding after a video showing him firing a gun during a violent clash between BNP and Jamaat supporters in Ishwardi went viral. The incident, which left at least 50 people injured, has sparked nationwide outrage and led to two separate cases filed by both parties, naming over 70 individuals and hundreds of unidentified suspects. Police have already arrested five people, including Tushar’s brother, as part of the ongoing investigation. Authorities confirmed that Tushar has a negative reputation locally and a history of minor criminal activities. While Jamaat leaders deny his affiliation, BNP insists he is a Jamaat worker linked to a local MP candidate. Law enforcement officials stated they are determined to arrest all involved and restore order following the politically charged violence.

A Bangladeshi woman named Ruma Akter, originally from Narsingdi, has returned from Kuwait to Nandail in Mymensingh, claiming to be the wife of Nur Nabi, son of a former union parishad member. Ruma, who worked as a nurse in Kuwait, divorced her first husband and married Nur Nabi after developing a relationship abroad. Upon her return to Bangladesh, she went to her new husband’s home in South Khairati village, but his family refused to accept her as their daughter-in-law since Nur Nabi is currently in Kuwait. After being driven away, Ruma sought help from the local union member and police, eventually taking shelter at her husband’s house again. Local authorities are investigating the matter, and police have asked both parties to appear at the station for further discussion.

A fire broke out on Sunday afternoon at the newly constructed Cabinet Building (Building No. 1) of the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka, prompting panic among government employees. The blaze, which started around 1:45 p.m. on the 10th floor, was brought under control by the Fire Service. According to Deputy Director Mohammad Saleh Uddin Ahmed, initial findings suggest that an electrical short circuit in an exhaust fan may have triggered the fire. Smoke quickly spread through the building, forcing officials and staff to evacuate. Public Works Secretary Nazrul Islam stated that a full investigation will be conducted to determine whether any faults existed in the building’s electrical system. No casualties were reported. The Secretariat houses key ministries, including the Ministry of Public Administration and the Cabinet Division. A similar fire incident occurred in Building No. 7 of the Secretariat in December last year.

In Savar’s DEPZ area, a group of armed robbers impersonating members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) hijacked a truck carrying 30 cows early Sunday night. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. when the perpetrators, using three microbuses, intercepted the truck traveling from Bogura to Brahmanbaria. They held the driver, helper, and cattle traders at gunpoint, forced them into a microbus, and drove away with the truck. Later, near Chandra, the robbers assaulted the victims before abandoning them. Acting swiftly, Ashulia police launched an operation and recovered the abandoned truck with five cows from Mymensingh’s bypass area around 8:30 a.m. No arrests have been made so far, but police have intensified efforts to locate the remaining stolen cattle and apprehend the culprits. The truck is currently in police custody as the investigation continues.

A robbery took place at the divisional office of Ispahani Tea in Sheikhpara Borobongram area under Shah Makhdum Police Station in Rajshahi city early Sunday morning. According to police, the robbers entered the premises by scaling the boundary wall around 4:30 a.m., tied up two on-duty security guards, and broke into the main office room on the second floor. They ransacked drawers and stole Tk 177,000 from the main office and another Tk 38,500 from the sales center on the ground floor, making off with a total of Tk 215,500. Shah Makhdum Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mashuma Mustari confirmed the incident, stating that police have already visited the scene, collected CCTV footage and other evidence, and launched an investigation to identify and apprehend the culprits. Legal proceedings are underway.