A large-scale joint forces operation in the hilly area of Jungle Salimpur, Sitakunda, Chattogram, began at dawn on Monday but most top criminals escaped beforehand. According to Chattogram Range DIG Ahsan Habib Palash, notorious figures including Md. Yasin, Rokon Member, and Gafur fled through mountain routes before the raid. Despite strict secrecy, the hilly terrain and local networks reportedly helped the criminals receive advance warnings. The operation involved 3,183 law enforcement personnel, three helicopters, 15 APCs, 12 drones, and dog squads. Twelve suspects were detained, and no casualties occurred.

Field investigations revealed at least 11 early warning signals that alerted the criminals, including unusual police movements, social media activity, and helicopter patrols. Local residents said the area’s terrain and communication patterns made full secrecy difficult. Authorities recovered firearms, explosives, CCTV cameras, DVRs, and binoculars used for surveillance. DIG Palash and divisional commissioner Md. Ziauddin said the operation aimed to dismantle the network and restore public safety.

Two temporary police camps have been established in Jungle Salimpur and Alinagar to prevent the criminals from regrouping and to maintain long-term security in the area.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md. Ali Hossain Fakir has instructed all police personnel not to leave their workplaces without permission to visit ministries for lobbying. The directive, signed by the IGP on Monday, was confirmed on Tuesday by AHM Shahadat Hossain, AIG (Media) at the Police Headquarters. The order follows reports that some officers were leaving their posts during office hours to lobby ministry officials, causing embarrassment to senior bureaucrats and disrupting regular administrative work.

According to the directive, such lobbying activities have tarnished the image of the police and hindered daily government operations. The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Police Headquarters had previously issued similar instructions to all units and district superintendents, but the problem persisted. The new order reiterates that no police member may leave their workplace without approval and urges officers to refrain from unnecessary lobbying for promotions or other matters.

The directive aims to reinforce discipline within the police force and maintain professional conduct in interactions with government ministries.

Kushtia-3 Member of Parliament Mufti Amir Hamza stated that the people of Bangladesh want to see good governance free from corruption, extortion, and fear. He made the remarks on Tuesday at an iftar and reception event organized by the Islamic University Alumni Association at the Institution of Diploma Engineers auditorium in Kakrail, Dhaka. The event honored newly elected MPs who are former students of Islamic University.

Among the honored guests were MPs Mufti Amir Hamza of Kushtia-3, Advocate Masud Parvez Russell of Chuadanga-1, Md. Ruhul Amin of Chuadanga-2, and Masum Mostafa of Netrakona-5. All of them were elected under the Jamaat-e-Islami’s scale symbol. The association leaders welcomed them with flowers. The event was presided over by the association’s vice president and Islami Bank executive vice president Zillur Rahman Patwari, with Hamdard University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Monjarul Alam Milon as special guest.

Before iftar, association artists performed religious songs, and the program concluded with a special prayer for the prosperity of the country, the nation, and the university.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a chargesheet against former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and his wife Lutfun Tahmina, accusing them of acquiring wealth beyond known income sources and laundering money. The chargesheet was submitted following an investigation that revealed assets worth over Tk 20 crore in Tahmina’s name, including both movable and immovable properties. The ACC stated that only Tk 5.22 crore of the total could be justified by legal income, leaving Tk 14.86 crore as unexplained wealth.

Investigators also found suspicious deposits of Tk 6.65 crore in a bank account belonging to a company owned by Tahmina. The ACC alleged that the funds were layered and converted to conceal their illicit origin, bringing the total laundered amount to Tk 21.52 crore. The charges were filed under sections of the ACC Act 2004, the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947, and the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.

The report added that Kamal fled to India after the government’s fall in August 2024 and was later sentenced to death by the War Crimes Tribunal for alleged attacks during the July movement.

A man named Sekandar Ali, aged 32, was hacked to death in Dhaka’s Shantibag area after reportedly trying to stop drug use. The incident occurred late Monday night, when he was attacked with sharp weapons and taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

According to his brother Amir Ali, Sekandar lived in the Rampura area with his wife and three children and earned his living by driving an autorickshaw. Relatives alleged that the attackers, identified as local drug dealers including Mamun alias Bullet Mamun and his brother-in-law Hannan, had previously been confronted by Sekandar for their drug activities. They allegedly ambushed him following the earlier dispute.

Inspector Md Faruk of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital police camp confirmed that the body bore multiple sharp weapon injuries and was sent for autopsy. Police have begun an investigation into the killing.

A Dhaka court recorded the confessional statement of Mohammad Nuruzzaman Mithu, one of the accused in the case filed over the rape of a college student in a launch cabin. The statement was recorded on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, by Metropolitan Magistrate Siddiq Azad. On the same day, the court granted a five-day remand for the other accused, Mohammad Sakib Uddin.

Both accused were produced before the court earlier in the day. Nuruzzaman voluntarily agreed to give a confessional statement, after which the investigating officer, Inspector Mohammad Mashiul Alam of Kotwali Police Station, applied to record it. The officer also sought a seven-day remand for Sakib, but the court approved five days. The case was filed by the victim’s brother at Kotwali Police Station on Monday night.

According to the case details, the 17-year-old college student was raped on Sunday while traveling on the Farhan-4 launch from Hatiya’s Tamruddin terminal to Dhaka. The investigation into the incident is ongoing under police supervision.

A madrasa student was allegedly abducted and tortured overnight in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district, reportedly over a dispute related to a badminton game. The 13-year-old victim, identified as Swapnil, was taken from in front of a local hotel on Thursday night, held for seven hours, stripped, beaten, and filmed. The attackers also cut his hair and demanded 50,000 taka from his family. After the assault, his family rescued him and admitted him to Sherpur Upazila Health Complex.

Local residents identified several suspects aged between 17 and 26, including individuals named Sad, Sufian, Alvi, Siam, and Jayen. Police confirmed that one suspect, Alvi, was detained after angry locals surrounded an office where the accused were believed to be hiding and handed him over to law enforcement.

The incident has sparked widespread outrage in the area, prompting police involvement and community demands for justice.

Two farmers abducted early Monday morning in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar were rescued later the same day in a joint operation by police and local residents. According to police sources, around 4:50 a.m. in Eidgarh Union’s Dhumshakata area, unidentified abductors took Mahmudul Haque, 47, and Syed Kasim, 42, while they were guarding a paddy field from elephant attacks. The victims were reportedly taken deep into a hilly area.

Following the abduction, under the direction of the district police superintendent, Ramu Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Monirul Islam Bhuiyan led a daylong search operation with support from the Eidgarh police camp and local residents. Around 7:30 p.m. the same day, the two farmers were found unharmed in a remote hilly region of Dhumshakata.

Police stated that the rescued individuals were handed over to their families after completing necessary legal procedures. Efforts to identify and arrest the abductors are continuing.

Prime Minister Tareq Rahman will inaugurate a nationwide program for the excavation and re-excavation of rivers, canals, and water bodies on March 16. The launch event will take place in Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur district, as confirmed by State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam after a meeting with the Prime Minister on March 10.

According to the state minister, the initiative will be formally launched in 54 other districts on the same day, with local ministers and members of parliament leading the events alongside local administrations. The program is designed as a four-year project aimed at excavating 20,000 kilometers of canals, in line with the Prime Minister’s electoral pledge.

The announcement underscores the government’s focus on improving water management and rural infrastructure through large-scale excavation efforts across the country.

The government has launched the Family Card program to strengthen the economic position and confidence of women-led households, with mobile financial service Nagad playing a key role in fund distribution. Prime Minister Tarek Rahman inaugurated the initiative on Tuesday morning at Karail slum, where 6,451 families across 13 districts received a total of Tk 16.2 million through Nagad in the pilot phase.

The program, a pre-election pledge, aims to provide Tk 2,500 monthly financial assistance to poor families in various districts and city corporation areas. Initially, it is being implemented in 15 wards across city corporations, municipalities, and unions in 13 districts. Data from 51,805 families were collected, followed by field verification to prevent duplicate or ineligible beneficiaries, such as government employees or pensioners.

Priority is given to women-headed families to enhance the financial capacity of marginalized women. Officials from Nagad expressed gratitude to the government for selecting the service to distribute funds under this flagship initiative, which is expected to improve living standards for low-income households.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has relieved Professor Dr. Mahmudul Hasan of his duties as the Amir’s foreign affairs adviser for violating party directives. He has been replaced by Barrister Mir Ahmad Bin Kasem Arman, a Member of Parliament from Dhaka-14. The decision was announced on Tuesday through a statement by Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar.

According to the statement, Mahmudul Hasan sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that included matters not authorized by the party leadership. The letter, signed by Jamaat Amir Shafiqur Rahman and sent on February 22, had proposed appointing the opposition leader’s foreign affairs adviser as an adviser to the foreign minister to enhance cooperation and balance in international relations. The party viewed this as a deviation from its approved instructions.

The statement emphasized Jamaat’s commitment to responsible, transparent, and accountable political conduct, noting that corrective measures had already been taken to prevent further misunderstanding within or outside the party.

Fuel traders in Sylhet have withdrawn their strike that was called following an attack and stabbing of a petrol pump employee in the city. The decision was announced at a press conference on Tuesday at the divisional office of the Bangladesh Petroleum Dealers, Distributors, Agents and Petrol Pump Owners Association. Leaders said the strike was lifted after authorities assured them of swift justice for the attackers and improved security for pump workers and establishments.

The association leaders criticized the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation’s (BPC) new marketing policy, which they said reduces fuel supply by 25 percent compared to the average volume lifted between March and June of the previous year. They argued that despite adequate octane and petrol production from Sylhet’s gas field condensate, the policy has disrupted normal supply to pumps, causing public anger and occasional clashes.

The traders warned that unless the policy is revised, they would keep pumps open but suspend fuel lifting from depots, potentially hampering marketing operations.

Police in Naogaon have uncovered the mystery behind the murder of Mitu Banu, 40 days after her death, and arrested four young men in connection with the case. Superintendent of Police Mohammad Tarikul Islam announced the arrests at the police media cell on Tuesday afternoon. The detainees were identified as Jahan Ali, Samidul, Sujjat, and Rentu Islam, all from Naogaon Sadar upazila. The arrests were made over the past three days through operations in different parts of the city.

According to police, the body of an unidentified young woman was found on January 26 in a septic tank at a house in Bil Bhabanipur village. The victim was later identified as Mitu Banu, a resident of Naogaon town. Investigators used artificial intelligence, information technology analysis, and secret intelligence to track down the suspects. Jahan Ali was first arrested on March 7 and confessed in court, leading to the subsequent arrests of the others.

Police said the suspects had taken Mitu to a deserted house for immoral activities, where a dispute over money led to her death. The body was later hidden in a septic tank. All four suspects have been sent to jail.

A ten-year-old madrasa student named Akrida Jannat Airin died in a tragic accident on Tuesday morning in Goyalmara Teillyarbil area of Harbang Union, Chakaria upazila, Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. when Airin was playing on a swing in her home yard and her scarf accidentally got entangled around her neck, causing her to lose consciousness. Family members rushed her to Aziznagar General Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

Airin was a fourth-grade student at Goyalmara Ibtedaee Dakhil Madrasa and the daughter of expatriate couple Zia Uddin and Jesmin Akter. Locals described her as a polite and studious child, and her sudden death has cast a shadow of grief over the area. Union Parishad member Shafiul Alam confirmed the incident, calling it a deeply tragic accident.

According to Harbang police, an unnatural death case has been filed as the family confirmed it was an accident. Police visited the scene and prepared an inquest report following the incident.

Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir announced that the government is giving special importance to ensuring irrigation facilities to increase agricultural production. He made the statement on Tuesday afternoon while laying the foundation stone for the 'Bangshikhal excavation from Jangail Surma River to Bolaura Jilkar Haor' project in Sylhet Sadar upazila. The minister later inaugurated the excavation work.

According to Muktadir, once the six-kilometer-long canal is completed, about six thousand hectares of farmland will come under irrigation coverage. This will enable farmers to produce additional crops, raise their income, and contribute to the country’s overall food production. The project aims to address the recurring problem of water shortages during the dry season that limits crop yields in the Sylhet region.

The minister added that the government is committed to fulfilling its electoral pledges and has already initiated several development programs within 21 days of assuming office, including the distribution of family cards in various parts of the country.