Crime
SB SI murder: 'Drug-addict killers became more aggressive knowing about victim's profession'
A Special Branch (SB) sub-inspector, Altab Hossain, was beaten to death in Aminbazar, Savar, Dhaka, over the parking of an auto-rickshaw. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said the attackers were under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident.
Qatar expatriate stabbed to death in Sabujbagh
A Bangladeshi expatriate who recently returned from Qatar was hacked to death by a group of assailants at a residential building at Sabujbagh in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon (September 6).
SI Altaf killed for protesting assault on garage owner: RAB
Sub-Inspector Altaf Hossain, 58, of the Police Special Branch (SB) was killed because he protested the beating of an elderly garage owner, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said. The incident was not a premeditated attack targeting him as a police officer but escalated from a spontaneous altercation, RAB officials said at a press conference on Monday, September 7.
Youth killed, another injured in Jatrabari shooting
A young man was shot dead and another person injured when a group of assailants opened fire in Dhaka’s North Dhalpur area of Jatrabari on Sunday night (September 6).
517 arrested, 37 cases filed in DMP's 24-hour drive
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 517 people in connection with various offences during a regular 24-hour drive to maintain law and order in the capital. A total of 37 cases were filed at different police stations during this period.
SI beaten to death in Savar after argument with auto-rickshaw driver
A minor altercation with an auto-rickshaw driver over parking escalated into a brutal murder, claiming the life of a Special Branch Sub-Inspector (SI) and leaving his son critically injured.
SB sub-inspector beaten to death in Savar
A sub-inspector (SI) of the Special Branch (SB) of Bangladesh Police, Altaf Hossain, 58, was beaten to death in Savar.
Biman staff held with 14kg gold at Dhaka airport
A technical helper of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka with 14 kg and 4 grams of gold. The staffer, identified as Sajin, was held around 12pm on Saturday, September 5.
DMP arrests 434 in 24-hour drive across Dhaka
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 434 people and filed 44 cases during a 24-hour anti-crime drive across the capital, police said on Saturday (September 5).
534 arrested in Dhaka police drive in 24 hours
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 534 people in a 24-hour drive across the capital, while 69 cases were filed over various allegations, police said on Friday (September 4).