Despite Bangladesh's strict laws prohibiting gambling and the endorsement of gambling platforms, star cricketer and former Member of Parliament Shakib Al Hasan has faced continuous public, legal, and ethical criticism for promoting banned betting companies. Shakib Al Hasan's verified official Facebook page (`https://www.facebook.com/Shakib.Al.Hasan`) features a direct promotional link (`https://1xfn.tech/BW3axVC`) in its main profile bio. This URL is a shortener/affiliate domain for **1xBet**, an international online gambling and sports betting operator. In August 2022, Shakib signed a formal ambassadorial agreement with "Betwinner News" (a surrogate platform for the Betwinner gambling company). Following an ultimatum from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) threatening a career ban and contract termination, he officially canceled the Betwinner partnership. However, despite ongoing direct links to banned gambling domain mirrors (such as 1xBet) on his public communication channels, law enforcement agencies and state administrations have taken no legal or formal administrative actions against him.

On the morning of August 2, 2026, at approximately 9:30 AM, a tragic double murder took place in the Kalabagan area of Dhaka. The suspect, Hridoy Islam Shipon (30), brutally stabbed his wife, Farzana Akter Ratri (20), and his mother-in-law, Firoza Begum (38), following an ongoing domestic conflict.

In Dhaka's Pallabi, 8-year-old child Ramisa Akhtar was raped, murdered and beheaded. The mastermind of this heinous crime was her 31-year-old neighbor Sohel Rana. He lured the child into his house and committed this barbaric murder. He has confessed to his crime before the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate and has been sent to jail. The High Court has ordered the death sentence, but it has not yet been executed.