Miscreants have attacked the house of former Magura-1 MP and former Bangladesh national cricket team captain Sakib Al Hasan in the Keshabmor area of Magura town. The attack on Sakib Al Hasan's house in the Keshabmor area of Magura town took place around 8:45pm on Wednesday, August 5.
On the afternoon of August 5, 2024, protesters of the July movement set fire to the Bogura Sadar Police Station. Various structures and equipment at the station were gutted in the fire. Some miscreants among the protesters entered the station and looted 39 firearms of various types from the armoury. While 17 of the weapons have been recovered, the remaining 22 are yet to be found, raising concerns among locals .
A two-and-a-half-year-old Rohingya child has died after being swept away by floodwater at Kutupalong Rohingya Camp-5 in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar.
It has been two years since the attack, arson and looting at Sherpur District Jail, but 345 prisoners are yet to be found. On August 5, 2024, the day of the mass uprising, 518 prisoners escaped after the jail was broken into. On the same day, 1,143 rounds of ammunition that were looted also remain untraced.
Amid worsening gas crisis in the Gazipur industrial belt, nearly 20 percent of factories in the district have announced a four-day holiday aligning with government holidays. This has led to hundreds of garment workers heading to their village homes, while factory owners have expressed concerns over timely export orders being disrupted due to production interruptions.
A case has been filed against content creator Ripon Mia in Netrakona over allegations of raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl. The victim's father filed the case with Netrakona Model Police Station on Tuesday night. The victim is a seventh-grade student at a local school.