One person was killed and over 50 others injured in a six-hour clash between residents of two villages in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, over the naming of a local market. The deceased has been identified as Masud Mia (30), an auto-rickshaw driver from Mirarchar village.
A union land sub-assistant officer in Faridpur's Boalmari upazila has been temporarily suspended after a video of him counting bribe money went viral on social media. The decision, effective from Sunday, was confirmed in an office order signed by Deputy Commissioner Mazharul Islam.
A madrasa teacher, Md Ibrahim, has been arrested in Dumki, Patuakhali, over allegations of raping a young student. He was later sent to jail through a court. The accused teacher allegedly gave the child Tk 5 on condition that she would not tell anyone about the incident.
The principal of Gaibandha's Mohimaganj Degree College, Nazmul Huda (56), was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in Bogura Sadar.
A mobile court in Kasba, Brahmanbaria, has sentenced a madrasa teacher to one year of simple imprisonment for supplying cheat sheets to students during the Alim examinations. Five examinees were also expelled for their involvement in the cheating incident. Additionally, two room invigilators were relieved of all examination duties for negligence.
The Forest Department has filed a case against four individuals over the trapping and killing of nearly 400 myna birds in Naldanga, Natore. The complaint was filed on Sunday (July 26) night by Zahidul Islam, the in-charge officer (Forest Ranger) of Rajshahi Social Forestry Division, at Naldanga Police Station under the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act.