Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Friday asked his subordinates to remain watchful to prevent militant activities and the killing in the country. He gave the order while addressing the special welfare meeting at the District Police Lines…
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No more occupational stickers in vehicles: DMP
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah declared on Wednesday that no extra stickers containing phrases like ‘Press’, ‘Police’, ‘DMP’ or ‘Advocate’ credentials can be used in private vehicles from now on. He informed this to reporters during…
Police IG asks his officials to be more alert about public safety
Dhaka – Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Monday ordered police officials to remain more alert and active for protection of public safety and property as well as maintaining law and order across the country. He also…
14 held in Benapole en route to India
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 14 Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, while crossing into to India illegally through Boro Achra border of Benapole in Jessore on Friday night unb news agency reported.
Police permits BNP’s May Dah rally at Suhrawardy Uddyan
The BNP has finally got permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities to hold its workers rally at Suhrawardy Udyan to mark the International Labour Day tomorrow. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address the rally to be organised by BNP’s…
Alleged outlawed party leader killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An alleged regional leader of the outlawed party Ganobahini was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Housing Mondal Filing Station area of Kushtia district town, northeast of capital Dhaka, early Wednesday, unb news agency reported. The…
Police SI suspended over ‘torturing’ Gazipur youth
Dhaka – A sub-inspector of Joydebpur Police Station has been suspended in connection with the torture of a bridegroom just before his marriage in Pubail, about 20 kilometres northeast of Dhaka, unb news agency reported. The police super of the…
Kashiani Police OC closed ahead of UP polls
Dhaka – The officer-in-charge (OC) of Kashiani police station in Gopalganj was withdrawn from duty following a directive of the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday night, four days ahead of the union parishad elections in the district, unb news agency…
Clear evidence led to Shafik Rehman’s arrest: IGP
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Monday said police arrested journalist Shafik Rehman as they have clear evidence of his involvement in the conspiracy to abduct and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. “We wouldn’t…
3 cops among 5 indicted over custodial killing in city
Dhaka – A court here on Sunday framed charges against five people, including three policemen and two police informants, in a case filed for torturing jhut trader Ishtiaque Ahmed Jony to death in police custody. Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge M…
Police ‘misconduct’ with female student alleged
Dhaka – A female student of Dhaka University was harassed allegedly by a policeman on the university campus during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations, the first day of Bangla calendar unb news agency reported. The incident took place around 7pm when…
BGB top officials may get higher ranks
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will get at least four helicopters as part of strengthening capacity building of the paramilitary force. The Home Minister made the discloser in a commanders’ conference…
Hartal called in Banshkhali Wednesday
Dhaka – A daylong hartal will be enforced in Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong on Wednesday protesting the killing of four people in police firing at Gandamara village during a demonstration against the construction of a coal-fired power plant there, the…
SI Ratan sent to jail over sexual harassment
Dhaka – Ratan Kumar Halder, suspended sub-inspector of Adabar Police Station, was sent to jail by a Dhaka court rejecting his bail petition in a case filed over sexual harassment of a female university student in the city.
Phensidyle, yaba seized nine arrested
Dhaka – Detectives arrested five alleged criminals and recovered 1400 bottles of contraband phensidyle syrup along with one pistol from Darus Salam area in the city on Wednesday night. They arrested four others on the charge of carrying yaba tablets.…
Man dies in custody, family blames police
A man held in an arms case has died in police custody,bdnews24.com reported on Saturday. The family of deceased Abdul Alim Rana, 32, alleged police grilled him in custody instead of arranging his treatment. Dhaka Central Jail Senior Superintendent Jahangir…
DB inspector hurt in JMB attack in city
Dhaka – A DB inspector was injured in an attack allegedly by militants during a raid on a den of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in the city’s Badda area on Friday night.
Police injured tea stall owner dies, 5 cops closed
A case was filed on Thursday noon against five persons including a police source. The details about the case are yet to be known. Babul Matobbar, 45, a tea stall owner who sustained burn injuries allegedly by policemen on Wednesday…
Police now engaged in terrorism, alleged Mirza Fakhrul
Dhaka – Terming the death of a tea-seller from a kerosene stove blast reportedly caused by members of police ‘inhuman and barbaric’, BNP on Thursday alleged that the police force itself is now engaged in terrorism. In a statement, BNP…
Police chief asks field officers to contain militancy
Dhaka – Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Haque ordered the filed level police officials to give most priority to contain militancy and abuse of illegal drugs taking those as two big challenges. The IGP was asked about his directives…
Police arrests Biman employee in gold smuggling case
Dhaka – The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested an employee of Bangladesh Biman Airlines from Uttara in the city on Tuesday night in connection with recovery of 14.5 kg gold from the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal…
Bnp’s Jan 5 rally in city conditional, same applies to AL rally: Police
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Bangladesh Awami League are holding separate rallies in different areas of Dhaka on Tuesday, marking the second anniversary of the 5 January elections. Awami League has arranged two rallies at Bangabandu Avenue and another…
Chittagong city to come under CCTV network soon
Police commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police Abdul Jalil Mondol has said the entire city will be brought under CCTV network very soon. He disclosed this while addressing the installation ceremony of CCTV camera in Akbar Shah thana in city recently.
Bnp terms verdict against Khoka in graft case lopsided
BNP has termed lopsided the court verdict jailing its vice chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka for 13 years’ in a graft case and claimed that he did not get justice. “The main target of the trial was to harass Sadeque Hossain…
Italian national killing-Special investigation team formed
Police headquarters on Tuesday formed a special investigation team headed by Joint Commissioner (Detective Branch) of DMP Monirul Islam to investigate the killing incident of Italian national Cesare Tavella.
Police boss asks bloggers not to hurt religious sentiment
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Sunday urged bloggers to refrain from writing anything that may hurt the sentiment of any religious community. He also urged the country’s people to take recourse to law instead of taking…