Today’s top 5 news stories

Beyond Headlines brings together the five biggest news stories of the day in one concise news digest to keep readers informed about the developments that matter. Here’s the news digest for 6th October 2026.

Police deploy 12 officers following BRAC University bomb threat

BRAC University alerted law enforcement and filed a general diary after receiving an email threatening a mass bombing on its Merul-Badda campus, police officials said on Monday. The electronic message, received on Sunday evening, stated that attacks were planned for 11:00 am today (Tuesday).

According to police records, the message was sent from an external account at 6:45 pm on Sunday, stating that nothing could prevent the assault. Badda police forwarded the complaint to the Cyber and Special Crime Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch.

DMP Detective Branch Deputy Commissioner Md Toriqul Islam said officers initiated an inquiry but had not yet secured any significant lead. Badda Police Station Officer-in-Charge Kazi Md Nasirul Amin said security was heightened while identifying the sender.

DMP Joint Commissioner Md Faruk Hossain said 12 additional police personnel were deployed around the campus perimeter alongside regular patrol teams. University public relations officials said administrative staff continues collaborating with law enforcement to maintain campus safety and monitor entries.

Source: Dhaka Tribune

3 arrested, including 2 police after facilitating Picchi Raja escape

Top narcotics trader Raja, known as Picchi Raja, escaped custody in Dhaka's Tantibazar rather than Gazipur after escorting police officers transferred him into a private car on 27 September, according to investigation reports from Gazipur Metropolitan Police.

Departmental findings revealed Sub-Inspector Prabir Kumar unlocked the van to place Raja into his sister Taslima's waiting car before concocting a false escape story during a purported toilet stop in Gazipur. Officers later recovered Tk 60,000 from van driver Nayek Kamal Hossain.

Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Israil Howlader said no offender would be spared regardless of their police status. Monitoring committee head Mohammad Mahiul Islam said suspended personnel repeatedly provided inaccurate, conflicting escape details.

Authorities arrested Prabir, Kamal and Taslima while suspending three constables facing departmental cases. Although eight days have passed, Raja, who faces 30 criminal cases involving drugs and illegal weapons, remains at large as detective teams continue raids across Dhaka and Gazipur.

Source: The Business Standard, Samakal

Government declares November 7 public holiday

The government declared November 7 a nationwide public holiday marking National Revolution and Solidarity Day during a cabinet meeting on Monday. The administration placed the annual observance within the Category 'Ka' list of national days.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired the 23rd cabinet session at the Bangladesh Secretariat that approved the measure, according to the Cabinet Division. Officials said National Revolution and Solidarity Day will now be observed every year as a general holiday.

The government also declared October 22 a public holiday by executive order for Sharadiya Durga Puja, enabling a continuous five-day holiday for the Hindu community. The decision established official festival holidays from October 20 to October 22.

To compensate for the extra holiday, all government, autonomous and semi-autonomous offices will remain open on Saturday, October 17. The Cabinet Division said the administrative adjustment maintains operational continuity across state departments ahead of the festivities.

Source: The Daily Star

New Gini Attack: Maj Gen (retd) Mohiuddin secures bail

A Dhaka court granted bail on Monday to retired major general Golam Mohiuddin Chowdhury over vandalism at New Gini Properties in ECB Chattar. Prosecution Sub-Inspector Tarequr Rahman said bail was granted on a Tk 2,000 bond until 28 October.

Detectives arrested him in Segunbagicha on 30 September before completing a three-day remand. New Gini Properties Director Md Saiful Islam Bhuiyan filed the case after a 26 September attack that named 13 individuals and vandalised content creator Salman Muqtadir's studio.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said a title dispute had been running between New Gini Properties and a retired military officer over a 35-katha plot in Manikdi. He said the studio was vandalised when one side attempted to seize land.

Investigators said the dispute escalated over road access through Gate 1 to an adjacent 0.23-hectare housing plot. Although police sought to keep Chowdhury in jail, defence lawyer Mohammad Abul Kalam Khan secured bail ahead of the 28 October hearing.

Source: bdnews24.com

Measles and dengue claim 12 lives in 24 hours

Twelve people died from dengue and suspected measles across Bangladesh till Monday 8 am, as healthcare facilities recorded thousands of new admissions within 24 hours. Directorate General of Health Services data showed nine dengue fatalities alongside three child deaths from measles-like symptoms.

The three child fatalities pushed national measles-related deaths to 1,128 this year, comprising 1,026 suspected and 102 confirmed fatalities. DGHS recorded 1,296 new suspected cases and 60 confirmed infections in 24 hours, raising cumulative suspected cases nationwide to 197,722.

Meanwhile, 1,902 patients were hospitalised with dengue nationwide in 24 hours, taking total admissions this year to 88,360 and deaths to 271. Regional cases remained concentrated in Dhaka Division outside the city corporation with 401 admissions, followed by 306 in Khulna.

Healthcare facilities discharged 1,988 dengue patients on Monday, bringing total recoveries to 82,335 this year. DGHS reported 168,142 suspected measles patients have recovered since 15 March, while cumulative dengue admissions approach 102,861 infections and 413 fatalities recorded throughout 2025.

Source: BSS, UNB

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