Police have recovered the hanging body of a teenager named Sihab Hossain, 15, from a Shaheed Minar in Manikganj Sadar upazila. The body was recovered on Sunday, August 9, from the Jagir area of the upazila.
The house of former Awami League minister Abdul Kuddus was attacked and vandalised in Gurudaspur, Natore, on Sunday, August 9. The incident took place around 2pm at his residence in the Kacharipara area of Gurudaspur municipality.
Allegations have been raised against Abdul Samad, head teacher of Monigram High School in Bagha upazila, Rajshahi, for making an indecent proposal to a tenth-grade student. In protest, students of the school took out a rally beating drums, demanding the teacher's resignation and a fair trial.
Allegations of inappropriate behaviour with a student have been raised against the head teacher of a private school in Badalgachhi, Naogaon. After the allegations spread, locals gathered at the school and vandalised and set fire to the premises.
A local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in Rowmari, Kurigram, has posted a provocative status on Facebook, asking: "Do the ameers also take a cut?" The post, which criticised party positions and 'share-based politics', has sparked discussion and criticism among local Jamaat leaders and activists.
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has presented a nine-point demand to the Prime Minister, including the enactment of a law with maximum punishment provisions to prevent insults to Islam, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Holy Quran.