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Darus Salam police arrested Mosharraf Hossain Musha from the capital's Baridhara area early Friday in connection with the murder of Opu Rari. Musha, the prime absconding accused in the beating death of Opu Rari, faces multiple murder and extortion cases across Savar and Dhaka police stations, including cases over student-people movement killings and the 2025 shooting of a businessman, Ramzan, in Hemayetpur. Formerly president of the Awami League-backed Transport Workers Federation in Savar, Musha forged ties with BNP leaders following the August 5 political transition and secured the presidency of Ward 7 BNP under Tetuljhora Union. He and his gang allegedly dominated extortion, land grabbing, and intimidation across Hemayetpur, controlling garment sectors, jhut markets, bus stands, and key highways. Investigating Officer SI Mostafa Hossain said a court sent Musha to Keraniganj Dhaka Central Jail. Police plan to seek court permission to take him into remand for questioning.

A 10-year-old madrasa student died under mysterious circumstances at Hatirpool in the capital on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Abu Hasan, son of Islam Uddin from Austagram upazila in Kishoreganj district. He lived with his family in a rented house at Hatirpool. According to the victim's aunt, Swapna Begum, Hasan suffered from mental restlessness since childhood. After refusing to stay at madrasas in both Dhaka and his village, his father brought him back to Dhaka a month ago. On Friday evening, family members found Hasan lying unconscious inside a room at their house and rushed him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where attending doctors declared him dead.  Swapna Begum also claimed that Hasan had died by suicide. Inspector Md. Habibur Rahman of DMCH Police Camp In-Charge, said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy and Kalabagan Police Station has been informed.

Police have arrested four activists of the Awami League, whose activities remain banned, and its affiliate organisation Jubo League after a cocktail explosion in the capital’s Dhanmondi area on Friday. The arrestees are Md Shaminur Rahman, 53, president of the Awami League in Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station area; Kamrun Nahar Lipi, 50, joint convener of the party in the same area; Md Nazmul Hasan, 49, an activist of the banned Jubo League; and Md Billal Hossain, 45, an Awami League activist. According to Dhanmondi Model Police Station and Kalabagan Police Station, a group of 10-15 activists of the banned Awami League arrived in the area adjacent to the Kalabagan Krira Chakra ground on Mirpur Road around 12:05pm on Friday on seven to eight motorcycles. They allegedly displayed banners and exploded several cocktails in an attempt to create panic and disorder. Hearing the loud explosions, the officer-in-charge of Dhanmondi Model Police Station rushed to the spot. The miscreants also threw a cocktail targeting him, but he managed to protect himself and arrested Nazmul and Billal, police said. Later, as the others were fleeing, Kalabagan police arrested Shaminur and Kamrun Nahar in front of Bikrampur Mistanna Bhandar, beneath the Kalabagan Bus Stand footbridge. Police initially recovered three live cocktails from the scene. Later, acting on information provided by the arrestees, they conducted further searches and recovered 10 more cocktails, bringing the total to 13. All 13 cocktails were subsequently safely defused by the DMP Bomb Disposal Team. Police said legal proceedings in connection with the incident were underway. Contacted over phone, Dhanmondi Police Station OC Imdadul Islam said the explosion occurred around 12:05pm, shortly before Juma prayers, at the intersection of Dhanmondi Road No. 8 and Road No. 10, near Kalabagan Bus Stand. He clarified that the cocktail exploded in front of Abesh Hotel, opposite the residence of International Crimes Tribunal-2 Judge Manjurul Bashid, not directly in front of the residence.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator on Friday Abdus Salam firmly said that hawkers will not be allowed to occupy roads and footpaths under any circumstances, regardless of the arguments or excuses put forward in favour of illegal occupation. He made the remarks while participating in two eviction drives conducted from Gulistan Zero Point to Dhaka Trade Centre at 11:00am and 3:30pm on Thursday. During the drives, illegal shops set up by occupying roads and footpaths were evicted and their goods seized. As a result, the entire road and footpath stretching from Zero Point to Dhaka Trade Centre were cleared of illegal occupation. Facing questions from journalists during the operation, the DSCC administrator was asked why hawkers end up returning to the same places despite repeated eviction drives. In response, he said, "Whenever roads and footpaths are illegally occupied, we will conduct eviction drives in the interest of city dwellers. We have already taken all possible measures, including repeated discussions, requests and warnings. From now on, if anyone sets up shop illegally, their goods will be seized and, if necessary, legal action will be taken and they will be arrested." Responding to allegations that hawkers were being evicted without rehabilitation, Salam urged media professionals not to ask questions that could encourage illegal occupants. "I request the media not to ask questions that encourage illegal occupiers. Please help shape public opinion in line with what the people of Dhaka want and what ordinary people across the country demand," he said. He added that the DSCC could not take responsibility for all displaced people from across the country. "A limited number of hawkers may be allowed to operate at designated places without obstructing public movement, but the rest will have to return to their respective districts. We must save this Dhaka, and there is no alternative to it," he said. During the eviction drives, many pedestrians expressed their satisfaction and enthusiasm, thanking the administrator and urging the authorities to continue such operations.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan has said the municipal body's eviction drives will continue until all footpaths are cleared of illegal encroachments. He made the remarks while overseeing a two-phase eviction drive, conducted in the morning and afternoon, to remove illegal structures and encroachments from footpaths in Section 1 of Mirpur in Dhaka. The administrator said clearing the footpaths of illegal encroachments had been a long-standing demand of residents of Mirpur, including Shah Ali, Darus Salam and neighbouring wards. “I promised the city residents that every footpath would be cleared of encroachments one by one, and this drive is part of that promise,” he said. Khan said unscrupulous hawkers and encroachers had long been occupying roads and footpaths for business, depriving city residents of their right to walk freely. He said ordinary citizens and leaders of various market committees had repeatedly complained to him about the problem. Ensuring public access to footpaths is a moral obligation, he added. Referring to the vision of a “Clean Dhaka, Green Dhaka”, Khan said no attempt to obstruct the initiative would be allowed to succeed. He also said no conspiracy to undermine the people's mandate or bypass law enforcement agencies would succeed. Similar drives to clear roads and footpaths would be conducted systematically across Dhaka, he added. The operation was conducted by a mobile court led by DNCC Executive Magistrate Marufa Akter Nelly, with cooperation from police, DNCC officials and local residents. The DNCC administration reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring public mobility and protecting footpaths, while seeking cooperation from city residents.

A youth was shot dead by miscreants near City Goli in the Dhalpur area of Jatrabari in the capital on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Maruf Hossain Dukhu, 17, son of late Abdur Rashid of Dhalpur. The incident took place around 7pm. He was rescued in a bullet-hit condition and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead. Maruf’s wife Mim said her husband worked at a pot factory in a lane beside Malancha Centre in Sayedabad. He was shot by miscreants at a field in City Palli near their home after returning from work in the evening. “We cannot understand who shot and killed my husband or why. He was a good person and never had disputes or trouble with anyone,” she said, breaking down in tears. Md Habibur Rahman, in charge of the DMCH police camp, said the body was kept in the hospital’s emergency department morgue and Jatrabari Police Station had been informed.

Police have arrested the prime suspect involved in a crude bomb explosion near Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital's Segunbagicha area, officials said on Monday. The arrestee was identified as Abul Hayad Dipu, 32. A team from Ramna Model Police Station, with assistance from a special Detective Branch (DB) team, arrested Dipu from Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj around 3:00pm on Monday using information technology, according to a press release issued by DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner Niaz Mehedi. Unidentified miscreants detonated a crude bomb on the road east of Gate No. 2 of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy around 1:45pm on Tuesday (September 20), spreading panic in the area, According to Ramna Model Police Station. Following the incident, a case was filed under the Explosive Substances Act with Ramna Model Police Station. Police identified Dipu's involvement through technological analysis during the investigation, leading to his arrest. Legal proceedings against the arrestee are currently underway, police added.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Abdus Salam on Saturday warned that legal action would be taken and goods seized against those setting up illegal shops on roads and footpaths in the capital. “The days of requests are over. From now on, cases will be filed directly, and goods seized if illegal shops are set up on roads and footpaths,” he said. He made these remarks while speaking at a special mosquito control and cleanliness drive arranged by the DSCC to mark its weekly ‘Cleaning Day’. The program was conducted simultaneously in all 75 wards under the city corporation. The DSCC Administrator said illegal hawkers and makeshift shops were largely responsible for traffic congestion, indiscriminate waste dumping, and obstruction to pedestrian movement. “There is no scope for occupying roads and footpaths in the name of humanitarian considerations. Legal action will be taken and goods seized if shops are set up outside the rules set by the DSCC,” he said. Regarding the removal of illegal shops from roads and footpaths in the New Market area, he said another eviction drive would be conducted there next week. He made it clear that hawkers would not be allowed to occupy roads under any circumstances. Stressing the importance of cleanliness in preventing dengue, he said there is no alternative to maintaining cleanliness to control the mosquito-borne disease. “Water must not be allowed to remain stagnant for more than three days anywhere,” he said. He said awareness campaigns and rallies would continue alongside cleanliness drives to protect the capital’s environment, control air pollution, and ease traffic congestion. Regarding the relocation of a secondary transfer station (STS) from in front of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) office in Malibagh, the administrator said it had been moved at the CID authorities’ request in the public interest, making way for parking facilities. Construction of another STS to manage waste in the area is underway and is expected to be completed by the end of October, he added. The cleanliness drive began at the CID office and passed through Shantinagar, Kakrail, and Naya paltan before ending at Fakirapool. During the drive, the DSCC administrator inspected waste removal activities and the clearance of illegal shops. Regular sanitation and mosquito control workers, along with local residents, took part in the daylong program. Loudspeaker announcements and awareness rallies were also held across the wards.

An 11-year-old boy died due to alleged medical negligence during a routine nasal polyp surgery at a private hospital in Savar on Wednesday afternoon, triggering vandalism of the medical facility by his aggrieved relatives. The deceased was identified as Abraham, 11, son of Alamin from Maniknagar under Singair area in Manikganj district. According to Abraham's uncle Liton Mia, he was admitted around 11:00am Wednesday to Abbas Specialized Hospital Limited in Genda, founded by specialist Dr. Abbas Uddin. In Dr. Abbas's absence, his subordinate Dr. Suman Hossain took the child into the operation theatre for routine surgery. Abraham died immediately after the procedure, prompting Dr. Suman to hurriedly send him to Enam Medical College Hospital, where emergency doctors declared him dead. As news of his death spread, angry relatives vandalized Abbas Specialized Hospital. Hospital doctors, nurses, and staff fled the facility shortly after Abraham was taken to Enam Medical College Hospital. Saiful Alam, Savar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC), said police recovered the body and are preparing legal action based on the family's complaint.

A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Diamond World Managing Director Dilip Kumar Agarwala on four-day remand in an attempted murder case linked to the July 2024 uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order when Sub-Inspector Sumon Mia of Uttara West Police Station produced him before the court with a 10-day remand prayer in the case. Earlier, the police officer filed a petition with the court seeking its order to show Dilip Agarwala arrested in the case filed for attempting to kill A Jabbar during the July uprising. The court accepted the petition. According to the case statement, Jabbar suffered bullet injuries when he took part in a demonstration in front of BNS Centre on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Uattar on August 5, 2024. The victim filed a case with Uttara West Police Station against 50 named individuals, including deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and 100-150 unidentified ones on March 27, 2025. Earlier, on Tuesday, a Dhaka court placed Dilip Agarwala on one-day remand in a case filed over alleged laundering of Tk 678 crore. Detectives arrested him from the Banani area of the capital on October 19 in the case filed by the Criminal Investigation Department of police on November 18 last year for allegedly for laundering around Tk 678 crore though smuggling gold and diamond. Police earlier arrested Dilip Agarwala on September 3, 2024. On October 1, 2025, he was released on bail.