Residents of Shyamnagar have staged protests, rallies and symbolic effigy-burning for the fifth consecutive day, demanding the resignation of MP Gazi Nazrul Islam of the Satkhira-4 constituency over a personal video that went viral on social media.
Police have filed a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act against 114 leaders and activists of the Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, over allegations of holding a secret meeting and plotting sabotage. Another 50 to 60 unidentified individuals have also been named as accused in the case.
Police have recovered the body of a fisherman named Nasir Mia (35) from the Meghna River in Bajitpur, Kishoreganj, two days after he was taken from his home on the pretext of fishing. One person named Bappi (22) has been detained in connection with the incident. The victim's family has claimed it was a pre-planned murder.
Detective Branch (DB) police have recovered two 9mm pistols from a slum in the Ambagan area of Khulshi in Chattogram city, which were looted from Doublemooring Police Station during the August 5, 2024, uprising.
A group of armed assailants allegedly attacked, vandalised and detonated crude bombs (cocktails) at a businessman's under-construction 10-storey building in Chattogram after he refused to pay a Tk 20 lakh extortion demand. One construction worker was hacked and critically injured in the attack, which has created panic in the area.
A woman named Kohinur Begum (35) was killed in a clash between residents of two villages in Cumilla's Titas and Meghna upazilas over a long-standing dispute over char land. Her body, with a spear wound, was recovered from the Meghna River after the clash. At least 40 people from both sides were injured, most of them with spear wounds.