Crime
55 women and girls killed, 54 raped in August: Mahila Parishad
At least 55 women and girls were killed and 54 were raped across the country in August, while 252 women and girls faced various forms of violence during the month, according to data compiled by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.
DMP arrests 438 in 24-hour anti-crime drive across Dhaka
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 438 people and filed 86 cases during a 24-hour anti-crime operation across the capital, police said on Wednesday (September 2).
Tk 97 lakh worth of cigarettes, liquor, phones seized at two airports
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has seized foreign cigarettes, mobile phones, mobile LCDs, display-equipped motherboards and liquor worth an estimated Tk 9.71 million in three separate operations at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport.
Expelled Jubo Shramik Dal leader Pintu arrested over extortion case
Police have arrested expelled Jubo Shramik Dal leader Mohammad Ali Kaisar Pintu in a case filed over an alleged demand for Tk 10 lakh in extortion and vandalism at the office of the Inter-District Truck Owners Association in the capital's Mohammadpur.
Suspected robber held, teenage hostage rescued in Mirpur
Police arrested a suspected robber and rescued a teenage boy who was allegedly being held by a group of robbers during an operation in the capital's Mirpur area on Tuesday night (September 1).
3 arrested with pistol over Tk 39 lakh snatch in Dhanmondi
Police have arrested three alleged members of a snatchers’ gang after Tk 39 lakh was snatched from a man carrying money withdrawn from a bank in the Dhanmondi Lake area of Dhaka.
DMP arrests 416 in 24-hour citywide crackdown
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 416 people in a 24-hour drive across the capital and filed 30 cases over various allegations, police said.
CMP’s top-listed criminal ‘Pichchi Jahed’ killed in Satkania
Jahidul Islam, 35, alias ‘Pichchi Jahed’, who was listed as the No. 1 criminal on a Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) watchlist, was hacked to death in Satkania months after returning home on bail.
Teacher killed during snatching: 2 arrested, ‘doubt’ over color, model of recovered bike
RAB has arrested two persons in the incident of a teacher dying after falling from a rickshaw due to the pull of the snatchers in front of the National Parliament Bhaban. However questions have arisen over whether the motorcycle recovered by RAB and the motorcycle used at the time of the snatching are the same.
3 injured in indiscriminate firing by miscreants in capital
Three people have been shot by the indiscriminate firing of miscreants in Samibag Munshirtek area of Gandaria in the capital.