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Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said on Monday it remains still unclear whether the attackers of Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi escaped to India via the Mymensingh border. “We are not sure whether the attacker fled to India through the Mymensingh border or not. We are still working on this,” said BGB Sector Commander Colonel Sarkar Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman at a press briefing in Mymensingh. He said BGB, along with police, conducted a joint operation in the border areas to catch Philip Snal, who is suspected of assisting the attackers in fleeing to India through the Mymensingh border. Philip, however, could not be detained during the operation, though three other people were detained. “We are working with all our strength to arrest Philip. If he is caught, many things will become clear—whether he helped in smuggling the attackers or not,” the BGB commander said. Colonel Mostafiz said law enforcement agencies are considering both possibilities—whether the attackers crossed the border or are still hiding inside the country. Bullet-hit Hadi airlifted to Singapore “If he escaped, we want to know who helped him. And if he did not escape, then where he stayed and who sheltered him. We are continuing field-level investigations on both possibilities,” he said. On Saturday night, police and BGB detained four people from the Nalitabari border area of Sherpur and Haluaghat in Mymensingh during a joint drive. The detainees are Philip Snal’s wife Delta Chiran, his father-in-law Yerson Rangdi, and alleged human traffickers Louis Lengminja and Sibiron Dio of Haluaghat. On Monday morning, BGB detained another person suspected to be an accomplice of Philip Snal. He is currently being interrogated and will be handed over to the nearest police station after questioning. RAB arrests three more in Hadi shooting case The BGB commander said they are also showing photographs of the suspected attacker Faisal Karim Masud to residents of border villages and urging them to inform authorities if anyone matching the description is seen acting suspiciously. BGB has strengthened its presence along the border areas, he added. Earlier on Saturday (December 14, 2025), the DMP published a photograph of a suspected assailant involved in the attack and urged the public to provide any information that could help identify or locate the person. Besides, Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced a reward of Tk 50 lakh for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot Sharif Osman Hadi. On Friday, around 2:15 pm, Osman Hadi was shot and injured by assailants while travelling in a rickshaw in front of the water tank in the capital’s Bijoynagar.  Two people on a motorcycle drew level with Hadi's rickshaw before one fired at him from close range. The bike then sped away. Hadi was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition and later transferred to Evercare Hospital in the capital. NCP student wing demands arrest of Hadi attackers; Shahbagh blocked On Monday afternoon, an air ambulance, equipped with all emergency facilities for a critical patient, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport carrying Hadi to Singapore for advanced treatment. The ambulance, operated by Aspro Aviation, took off from the airport at 1:55pm.

A man was stabbed to death in broad daylight at Pagladah village under Nawapara Union in Jashore Sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Shahid, 35, son of Bashir and a resident of the village. According to local sources and police, Shahid got into an altercation with several youths from the same village around 4:30 pm at the intersection near Rahman’s shop in front of his house over a previous enmity. At one stage, the argument escalated and the youths stabbed him, leaving him critically injured. Shahid was rushed to Jashore Sadar Hospital by his father, where the on-duty doctor at the emergency department declared him dead upon arrival. The body was later kept at the hospital morgue. The victim’s family alleged that Piyas, 22, Alif, 20, Iran, 24, and Riyaz, 25, all residents of the same village, were involved in the killing. They have been absconding since the incident. Faruq Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali Police Station, said police have launched an investigation and intensified operations to arrest the accused.

A convict serving a life sentence for murder apparently committed suicide at Jashore Central Jail on Friday evening. The deceased convict was identified as Mizanur Rahman, 55, son of Akkach Ali from Gatipara Amtola village in Sharsha upazila. His convict number was 8709. According to the jail source, he broke into the carpet yard room inside the jail between 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm, and attempted to hang himself. Duty guards noticed the attempt and immediately rescued him, rushing him to Jashore General Hospital. However, he was declared dead upon arrival. Man detained at Jashore Sadar Hospital with gun and knife Abid Ahmed, jailor of Jashore Central Jail said, “Mizanur had been arrested on July 24 this year in a murder case and was staying in the Kapotakkho-3 building. He secretly broke into the carpet yard room, where the incident occurred. The jail authorities have informed his family, and the body will be handed over to them after a post-mortem.” Dr Sakibul Islam of Jashore General Hospital’s emergency department said, “The convict was brought in dead. As it was an unnatural death, the body was sent to the morgue for post-mortem examination.”  

A young man was shot in public in the court area of Nabinagar Municipality in Brahmanbaria on Friday evening. The incident occurred around 7:00 pm near Kalibari Mor in the court vicinity. The injured has been identified as Md. Rabbi, 21, son of Md. Helal Mia, a resident of Shahbazpur Upazila. He currently lives in a rented house in Majhikara area of the municipality. Rabbi was initially taken to Nabinagar Hospital and later referred to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for further treatment. Eyewitness Md. Billal Hossain said, “We were having tea at a roadside shop when we heard gunshots. We saw a tall young man running with a pistol in his hand, but no one could identify him. The injured, Rabbi, was immediately taken to Nabinagar Government Hospital.” The motive behind the shooting is yet to be determined. Local sources said a dispute resolution meeting (Salish) was taking place at Balurchor field near the Zamindar Bari in the municipality, in which Rabbi and his friends were present. On their way home after the Salish, Rabbi was shot at Kalibari Mor. Three injured in Brahmanbaria clash over local dominance Dr. Onkon Roy of Nabinagar Hospital said, “The young man has a gunshot wound on the left side of his chest. He received initial treatment and was referred to Cumilla for further care.” Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Nabinagar Police Station, confirmed that two bullet shells were recovered from the scene. A preliminary investigation is underway, and nearby CCTV footage is being collected.  

Two youths died allegedly after consuming alcohol in Pabna city early Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Suman Sarkar, 35, son of Sanchit Sarkar, and Mamun, 32, son of Habibur Rahman, of Gopalpur and Radhanagar Maktab villages respectively. Sukhi Khatun, a nurse at Pabna General Hospital, said one of the victims was brought to the hospital at midnight and the other at 3am. One of them died while undergoing treatment at the hospital and was later taken home by relatives, she said, adding that the other died on the way to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Dulal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station, confirmed the deaths. Family members claimed that the deaths were due to gastric complications and cremated Suman’s body Friday morning. Woman sent to jail on charges of killing 8 puppies in Pabna Locals, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the youths fell ill after consuming a toxic type of liquor called ‘PD’ from the bar ‘Chaki Bari,’ owned by Proloy Chakir, cultural affairs secretary of Pabna district Awami League. Additional Superintendent of Police Md Moshiur Rahman told UNB that hospital records indicated alcohol consumption as the preliminary cause of death.  

Miscreants slaughtered an autorickshaw driver in Homna upazila of Comilla on Friday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Shanto Chandra Das, 18, a resident of Bijoynagar village and son of village police member Arun Chandra Das. His throat-slit body was recovered from a cornfield in Kararkandi Baher area of Homna municipality. Demanding justice for his son, the father said Shanto drove an autorickshaw to support his family and believes the murder was committed to steal the vehicle. The victim’s elder brother Antu Chandra Das said Shanto left home with his autorickshaw Thursday afternoon. When his phone went unreachable by 8pm, the family began searching for him. 3 women killed as truck overturns in Cumilla The next morning, they learned from the police about a throat-slit body in Kararkandi and identified it as Shanto, he said, adding that the assailants killed his brother and took away the auto-rickshaw. Officer-in-charge of Homna Police Station Morshedul Alam Chowdhury said initial investigations suggest the murder was linked to the robbery of Shanto’s autorickshaw. The body has been sent to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for autopsy, he said, adding that a case has been filed.  

A youth was killed and two others were injured when a speeding covered van rammed into them on way to a local market to buy fish after Fajr prayers in Faridganj upazila of Chandpur district Friday. The deceased was identified as Md Roman, 20, son of Jasim Jamadar of Purba Charkumaria village under Faridganj municipality. The injured are Bappi Haque, 18, son of Rafiqul Haque, and Md Sohag Mia, 17, son of Abdur Razzak, both from the same village. The accident occurred around 6:30am at Bhatiyalpur crossroads on the Chandpur–Faridganj–Raipur regional road. Locals said Roman and his companions set out on foot for Bhatiyalpur market after Fajr prayers at a local mosque. As they reached in front of Shital Patowary Bari near Bhatiyalpur, the covered van coming from behind hit them, leaving the trio injured. Locals rushed to the spot and took the trio to the upazila health complex where doctors declared Roman dead. The remaining duo was referred to Chandpur Sadar Hospital after giving first-aid. Enraged locals caught the vehicle’s driver Md Imran, 26, and his brother and helper Md Ikram, 23, and handed them over to police. The covered van was heading to Barishal via Chandpur after transporting goods to Chattogram. Officer-in-charge of Faridganj Police Station Md Helal Uddin said the vehicle along with its driver and helper was seized. Legal action is underway and the body was sent to Chandpur for autopsy, he added.

Two university students were killed early Friday when a Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) garbage truck rammed their motorcycle in the Konapara area of Demra. The deceased were identified as Iram Redwan, 25, a student of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), and Apu Ahmed, 25, a student of United International University (UIU). Victims’ classmate Tausif said Redwan and Apu were returning home from a wedding event around 4:30 am when the DNCC garbage truck hit their motorcycle, leaving them seriously injured. They were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared Apu dead first, followed shortly by Redwan, he added. Both students resided in the Chittagong Road area of Shanarpar. The City Corporation vehicle (registration Dhaka Metro Sha-140574) has been seized by police. Inspector Md. Faruk, in charge of the police camp at DMCH, said the bodies have been kept in the hospital morgue. The incident has been reported to the Demra police station.

A two-year-old boy, Sajid, who fell into an abandoned deep well in Tanore upazila, Rajshahi, has not survived the 32-hour ordeal, as the Fire Service mounted a painstaking operation to hopefully rescue him. He was retrieved in a lifeless state around 9pm on Thursday (December 11, 2025), and the hope was that doctors at the nearest hospital could revive him. Although Sajid was immediately taken to the Tanore Upazila Health Complex for medical examination, doctors there declared him dead. Lt. Colonel Tajul Islam Chowdhury, Director of Operations at the Fire Service and Civil Defence, said that Sajid was found unconscious upon rescue, prompting his transfer to the hospital for urgent medical care. Despite efforts to revive him, doctors confirmed his death after thorough examination. Read more: Rajshahi rescue teams race to save toddler Sajid from deep tube-well It all started around 1:00 pm on Wednesday when Sajid fell approximately 30–35 feet into the open mouth of a well in Koelhat village while walking behind his mother, Runa Khatun, who was holding his elder sibling. Rescue operations began at 1:45 pm after locals alerted the Fire Service. Sajid’s mother described the frightening moment: “Suddenly, Sajid called out ‘Ma, Ma.’ When I turned, I saw him fall into a hole covered with straw. He slipped further down before anyone could reach him.” Rescue teams worked tirelessly through the night and following day, carefully excavating the well and supplying oxygen to keep the child alive. Authorities and locals monitored the operation, which concluded successfully late Thursday evening. Read more: Two-year-old child trapped in deep well in Rajshahi not rescued after 10 hours The boy is now receiving medical care, and officials said his condition will be closely observed.

Anxiety has further gripped Tanore upazila as rescuers continue the desperate search for two-year-old Sajid, who slipped into an abandoned deep tube-well pipe over 24 hours ago. Fire Service teams have already dug down 42 feet, but the boy has not yet been found. Officials say they are prepared to dig even deeper, determined to reach him. A special camera was lowered into the pipe but became stuck around 35 feet but Sajid’s presence could not be detected, they said. Oxygen has been continuously supplied into the pipe since Wednesday afternoon and rescuers are exploring several strategies to trace Sajid’s exact position, said witnesses. Rajshahi Fire Service Assistant Director Didarul Alam said the initial rescue was slowed because soil had already fallen into the pipe during villagers’ early attempts. A Rajshahi village holds its breath as little Sajid remains trapped underground “We have supplied oxygen from the beginning. We dug 40 to 42 feet but still could not locate him. We may need to go deeper. If this approach fails, we will adopt alternative methods,” he said. Fire Service personnel said the toddler might have slipped further down possibly beyond 40 feet. Tanore Police Station officer-in-charge Shahinuzzaman said three Fire Service units, assisted by the Army, police and upazila administration, have been working non-stop. “The operation hasn’t ended. The digging continues,” he added. The tragedy unfolded around 1pm on Wednesday in Koelhat village of Pachandar union where the child had been walking with his mother Runa Khatun. Read more: Toddler killed in Cumilla by Land Ministry official's vehicle Runa recounted the moment everything changed. “I was holding his hand while carrying my younger child. Suddenly he called out ‘Ma!’ When I turned, he was gone,” she said, trembling. “I heard him calling out from inside the pipe.”