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.

A hearing on the formation of charges against former mayor Fazle Noor Taposh, former textiles and jute minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak, and 26 others is scheduled to take place today at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 in Dhaka. The case concerns the killing of nine people in Mohammadpur during the July Revolution. The three-member judicial panel is chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, with Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud and retired district and sessions judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury as members.

The prosecution is set to present its arguments today. The hearing was previously scheduled for April 15 but was postponed following a prosecution request for more time. Among the accused are former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman, former Additional DIG Proloy Kumar Jowardar, and former Joint Police Commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar, along with leaders and activists from the banned Awami League, Jubo League, and Chhatra League.

Four accused are currently in custody and were brought to the tribunal from prison this morning. The tribunal is expected to deliver its order on charge framing on May 7.

A sudden gunfire incident caused panic during a dinner attended by U.S. President Donald Trump and White House correspondents in Washington, D.C. Trump confirmed that the suspected attacker had been detained and that the individual’s identity had been established.

Authorities identified the suspect as Cole Thomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from Torrance, a southwestern suburb of Los Angeles, California. Washington’s mayor stated that the suspect is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital while remaining in police custody. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that formal charges will be filed against him soon.

The report, citing CNN, did not provide further details about the motive or the extent of the incident, but officials indicated that the investigation is ongoing.

A Comilla court has ordered former army officer Hafizur Rahman to be sent to jail after a three-day remand in connection with the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a Victoria Government College student killed ten years ago. The order was issued on Saturday by Chief Judicial Magistrate Abdullah Aman. Investigation officer Tariqul Islam of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) said Hafizur was interrogated on key issues during remand, and his DNA sample has been collected for testing. Further legal steps will follow after verification of the obtained information.

Tonu’s father, Iyar Hossain, expressed dissatisfaction with the arrest, saying he wanted to see all suspects brought to justice, not just one. The PBI had earlier collected DNA samples from three retired army personnel, including Hafizur, for matching with evidence found in 2017. The case was filed in 2016 after Tonu’s body was discovered inside the Comilla Cantonment area.

The investigation continues as authorities await DNA test results to determine the next course of action.

In Sukash Union of Singra upazila, Natore, acting Union Parishad chairman Sohrab Hossain has repaid double the market value of rice to 247 poor women after being found guilty of misappropriating rice from the Vulnerable Women Benefit (VWB) program. The repayment, including fines, was made on Saturday at the union council office in the presence of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abdullah Al Rifat. Each beneficiary received 3,425 taka.

According to the investigation, rice allocated for 247 cardholding women in March was withdrawn from the local food warehouse but sold in the open market instead of being distributed to beneficiaries. Following media reports, the upazila administration formed an inquiry committee that confirmed the embezzlement. Under section 9 of the VWB Implementation Guidelines 2011, double the market value must be recovered for misappropriated government goods.

UNO Abdullah Al Rifat stated that the recovery followed government rules and that no irregularities in government allocations would be tolerated. Sohrab Hossain admitted his wrongdoing, citing misunderstanding and external influence, and returned both the double value and the women’s savings. Beneficiaries expressed relief after receiving their due payments.

A joint anti-drug operation by the Pirgacha upazila administration and police in Rangpur led to the arrest of a drug dealer with cannabis at Pirgacha railway station on Saturday afternoon. The arrested man, Mohammad Roni, 32, from Guabari village, was caught red-handed while selling cannabis during a mobile court operation led by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Debashish Basak.

During the search, authorities seized 14 packets of cannabis and 600 taka in cash from Roni. Locals alleged that he had been openly selling cannabis in the station area for a long time. After admitting his crime, the mobile court sentenced him to one month of imprisonment and fined him 500 taka under the Narcotics Control Act. He was later sent to Rangpur Central Jail.

Officials stated that such anti-drug operations will continue in the public interest and reaffirmed a zero-tolerance policy against narcotics in Pirgacha.

A case has been filed following an attack on police officers in Sarikaith Union of Sandwip, Chattogram, late Saturday night. The case names 11 individuals and includes 35 unidentified suspects, bringing the total number of accused to 46. Police have so far arrested six people in connection with the incident. The case was filed at Sandwip Police Station on Saturday afternoon, with the police as the complainant, confirmed Officer-in-Charge Sujan Halder.

According to the case statement, around 12:30 a.m. police conducted an anti-drug operation at the home of a man named Didar in Ward No. 7 of Sarikaith Union. Upon arrival, they encountered several armed local groups allegedly linked to drug networks. During a clash between these groups, the police came under sudden attack. The attackers reportedly confined and assaulted the officers, obstructing official duties and attempting to cause serious harm. Additional police forces later rescued the injured officers and detained six suspects.

Police reported that the situation in the area is now under control and operations to arrest the remaining fugitives are ongoing.

Police in the United States have recovered the body of Jamil Limon, a Bangladeshi PhD student at the University of South Florida, from the Howard Frankland Bridge area. Another student, Nahida Brishti, remains missing. Authorities have arrested Limon’s roommate, Hisham Abugharbieh, as a suspect in the case. Investigators informed Brishti’s family that based on the amount of blood found in the shared apartment, they believe she is also dead.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office identified the 26-year-old suspect as a former USF student. He faces charges including battery, unlawful confinement, evidence tampering, failure to report a death, and unlawful removal of a body. Sheriff Chad Chronister described the incident as deeply disturbing and said it has shaken the community. The pair had been reported missing on April 17 after last being seen near campus the previous day.

An autopsy is underway to determine Limon’s cause of death, with results expected over the weekend. Search operations for Brishti continue, while USF’s president said the university is maintaining contact with the victims’ families.

Police in Chattogram released two leaders of the BNP’s Volunteer Wing and two party activists 12 hours after detaining them on extortion allegations. The arrests took place Friday afternoon in the Kotwali area near Laldighi Maidan, where the group was accused of forcibly collecting money from traders during the traditional Jabbar’s Boli Khela fair. They were released around 3 a.m. on Saturday.

According to police, the operation was led by Sub-Inspector Abul Hossain, who said the suspects were caught red-handed and handed over to the officer-in-charge. Witnesses reported that the men demanded between 1,000 and 3,000 taka from shopkeepers under the pretext of local fair management, leading to scuffles when some traders protested. Police intervened to restore order.

Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Aftab Uddin stated that the trader who initially complained later withdrew his allegation, and his earlier statement was recorded on video. The reasons for the withdrawal were not explained in the report.

A man named Nazrul Islam, aged 50, died after setting himself on fire in Shahjahanpur upazila of Bogura on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred in front of the Machhir Bazar mosque in Baraanjul village after his wife divorced him. Locals rescued him and took him to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura, but as his condition worsened, he was transferred to Dhaka, where he died around 11:15 p.m. on the way.

Local union parishad member Jharna Begum said Nazrul Islam had married the daughter of Bacchu Mia from the same village, and the couple had two sons. Their marital relationship had been troubled due to financial hardship, leading to previous separations before the final divorce. In distress, Nazrul poured petrol on himself and set himself ablaze.

According to Shahjahanpur Police Sub-Inspector Golam Mostafa, locals reported that Nazrul had been under mental pressure from debt and frequent quarrels with his wife.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has detained around 240 people in security operations across Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces, according to the semi-official Mehr News Agency. The IRGC reported that 11 individuals were arrested in Kurdistan, where one member of a Kurdish armed group was killed and a large cache of weapons and ammunition was seized. In a separate operation, about 70 more people were detained.

In Kermanshah province, the IRGC detained 155 people, claiming they were members of anti-revolutionary groups. Among those arrested, four are suspected of being spies linked to Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad. Separately, police in Tehran arrested one person accused of collecting information on missile targets and supplying it to a hostile network.

Authorities stated that these operations were part of broader efforts to strengthen national security across various regions of Iran.

Police in Dhamrai, Dhaka, have arrested a suspect within 24 hours of the murder of SSC examinee Nahida Akter. The arrest was announced on Saturday, April 25, 2026, during a press briefing by Dhamrai Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Nazmul Huda Khan. The OC confirmed that the accused, Shamim alias Swapan, confessed to the killing. According to police, Shamim, an online gambler, had been in debt and sought to borrow money from Nahida, who refused, leading to the fatal attack.

The incident occurred on April 23 in Dhamrai municipal town, where 16-year-old Nahida, a commerce student at the local Central School, was found dead with severe injuries to her face and neck. Police said Shamim, a 36-year-old mason living in a nearby rented room, was apprehended following a special operation. Officers recovered Nahida’s gold earrings but have yet to locate the murder weapon or her gold chain.

Police stated that no remand was sought since the accused confessed and no other suspects were involved.