Crime
Businessman shot, 25 bhori gold looted in Keraniganj
A group of miscreants held a gold trader and his brother hostage at gunpoint in Keraniganj, Dhaka, shot them and looted around 20 to 25 bhori of gold. Later, the two injured, Antar Sarkar (25) and his cousin Rajib Sarkar (20), were rescued in a bullet-hit condition and admitted to Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital.
403 arrested in 24-hour DMP drive in Dhaka
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 403 people and filed 47 cases during anti-crime operations across the capital in the past 24 hours.
4 arrested over cocktail blasts at Jatrabari police station
Detectives have arrested four people over cocktail explosions in front of Jatrabari Police Station in the capital. Based on information provided by them, four unexploded cocktails were recovered from the parking area of a house in Lalbagh in the capital.
527 arrested in DMP drive across Dhaka
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 527 people in a 24-hour drive across the capital, filing 55 cases and recovering drugs, explosive-making materials, sharp weapons and other items, police said Sunday (September 20).
515 arrested, firearms seized in 24hrs across Dhaka
Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 515 people in the capital over the past 24 hours and filed 47 cases.
Illegal foreign cigarettes worth Tk 35 lakh seized in Mohammadpur
The two warehouses remained locked during the day. No one could tell what was inside. But as night fell, illegal consignments of foreign cigarettes would leave the premises, reaching different parts of the country through courier services.
DMP arrests 546 in 24-hour Dhaka crackdown
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 546 people and filed 61 cases during a 24-hour anti-crime operation across the capital, police said Thursday (September 17).
2 held as shots fired on expressway following parking dispute
Two people have been arrested after two rounds of gunfire were allegedly fired at pedestrians beside the Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur following an argument over vehicle parking.
Two snatchers arrested over teacher’s death in front of parliament
Police have arrested two suspected snatchers in connection with the death of a schoolteacher who fell from a rickshaw after being pulled by motorcycle-borne snatchers in front of National Parliament complex last month.
Youth hacked to death in Keraniganj
A youth named Farhad Hossain, 25, has been hacked to death in Keraniganj of Dhaka. The attack took place at a salon in Arshinagar area of Shakta union on Tuesday afternoon. He was rescued in a critically injured condition and taken to Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 4pm.