Dhaka – Police arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from Court Road area in the district town in Chuadanga on Friday night on various charges.The arrestee was identified as Imran Mahaldar Rintu,25, son of Abdul Kuddus Mahaldar,…
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Deported Bangladeshi has no militant link: Police
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah on Saturday said police have not found any connection of Piyar Ahmed Akash, a Bangladeshi businessman deported by Malaysia, with militancy, including the Gulshan café attack.Akash was wanted in two arms cases, the…
Rab rescues six fishermen after gunfight with robbers
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued six kidnapped fishermen following a gunfight with forest robbers in the Sundarbans under Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district on Friday, UNB news agency reported. The Rab force also recovered four firearms…
Accused snatched from police in Jessore
Dhaka – Local people snatched an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir, arrested in a violence case, from policemen, leaving two cops injured at Dumurkhali Bazar in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district on Thursday night, UNB news agency reported.
Rickshaw-puller hit in cop’s shotgun involuntary fire
Dhaka – A rickshaw-puller sustained bullet injuries as a bullet accidentally coming out of a police constable’s shotgun hit him in the city’s Paltan crossing on Tuesday.
Police capture suspect in New York-area bombings
New York (AP/UNB) – An Afghan immigrant wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town was captured Monday after being wounded in a shootout with police that erupted when…
Suspected militant killed in police drive in city
Dhaka: One suspected militant was killed and eight people, including five policemen and three female militants, were injured in an encounter during a drive at a ‘den of militants’ in the city’s Azimpur area on Saturday. UNB News Agency Reported.
Cops name 6 militants in a Jessore family?
Dhaka-Police claimed to have detected involvement of six members of a family in Jessore district in militant activities, UNB news agency reported. Those whose link with militancy was found are Tanjib alias Ashraful, son of Abdul Aziz of Kosba- Kadamtola…
‘Mugger’ shot dead by cops in city, 2 held
Dhaka –An alleged mugger was killed in police firing and his two associates were arrested, one with bullet wounds, after a chase by the law enforcers from the city’s Dhanmondi area Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported.
DMP launches CIMS
Dhaka: Dhaka Metropolitan Police has formally launched the Citizen Information Management System (CIMS) to store information of the city dwellers. DMP Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia inaugurated the system at Ramna Police Station on Thursday. UNB News Agency Reported.
Seven cops injured in Sylhet ‘gunfight’ with ‘Indian terrorists’
Dhaka – Seven policemen including an officer-in-charge, were injured in a ‘gunfight’ with Indian terrorists along Songrampunji border area of Goainghat upazila of Sylhet early Monday, UNB news agency reported.
Two suspected JMB members killed in Bogra ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two suspected members of the banned Islamist militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were killed in a gunfight with police at Nikhilpara village in Sherpur upazila of Bogra district early Monday, UNB news agency reported. One of the…
Tamim Chy ‘Gulshan attack planner’ among 3 killed in N’ganj raid
Dhaka – Three militants, including alleged Gulshan café attack mastermind Tamim Chowdhury, were killed in a special police operation, ‘Hit Strom’, in a hideout of ‘New JMB’ at a building of Narayanganj sadar upazila in the outskirts of Capital Dhaka…
Police operation on militant JMB’s N’ganj hideout starts
Dhaka -The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) started busting a suspected den of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) after its discovery in Sadar upazila of Narayanganj district early Saturday, UNB news…
Redicalised extremist youths think themselves ‘popular’- Police survey
Dhaka – Though they have no real support in the community, the ‘wrongly-motivated’ young extremists think themselves popular, UNB news agency reported quoting from the summary of a survey conducted by the Police Headquarters recently. Law enforcers are now looking…
Five ‘militants’ held in Tongi
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested five suspected members of two militant outfits conducting separate drives in Tongi Station Road and Signboard areas of the city early Wednesday, UNB news agency reported.
Alleged drug smuggler killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – An alleged drug smuggler was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police at Konabari in Kosba upazila of Brahmanbaria district early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported.
Police foil JnU student’s procession, 10 injured
Dhaka – At least ten students of Jagannath University (JnU) were injured as police fired teargas shells to foil a procession in Baghshal thana intersection area of the city on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported. A group of JnU…
Tk 5 lakh bounty for info on militant ABT leader Selim
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) onece again annouced bountry of Tk 5 lakh for giving information to police to help arrest of a top leader of banned Islamic outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) as he was said to be…
5 JMB suspects held with explosives in city
Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with some explosives from the city’s Mirpur area on Thursday night. Tipped off, a…
Germany plans tough new security laws
Following a recent spate of attacks, Germany’s leading coalition parties are readying a set of new security laws to fight extremism which will include measures accelerating deportations, abolishing dual citizenship, and loosening medical confidentiality. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière…
6 JMB suspects with arms, munitions held in capital
Dhaka -Six alleged members of Jama’atul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB), an outlawed militant organization, have been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in an overnight drive. Huge firearms and explosives were recovered from different areas in the capital.
One killed, another hurt in Laxmipur ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed and another injured in separate ‘gunfights’ with police in Raipur and Sadar upazilas of Laxmipur district early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported.
One killed in Rajshahi ‘gunfight’ with cops
A suspected criminal was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his gang members and police at Jowanbhag village in Bagmara upazila early Sunday. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
DMP to issue ID card for tenants
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner (DMP) Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Thursday said they are going to provide the tenants of rented properties, including bachelors, with ID cards in the capital.
Two including Sholakia attacker Shafiul killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka – Two persons were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh on Thursday night. They included an accused in a case over a terrorist attack on police near the…
Slain IS man’s wife, her sister missing for years
Amidst a hunt for over 50 youths who have left their homes possibly to take to militancy, two sisters in Gopalganj are reportedly missing. One of them has lost her husband, killed while fighting for the Islamic State in Syria.…
One killed in Rajshahi ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka-An alleged criminals was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Ashrafer More area of Rajshah city early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported. Identity of the deceased could not be ascertained yet, police said.
11 female activists of opposition Jamaat-Shibir held in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested 11 female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir along with some jihadi (religious uprising) books at Munshiganj in sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Friday evening.
‘Mentally derailed’ woman arrested for Gulshan attack
Dhaka-Ruma Begum who was arrested from Polash in the district on Thursday night in connection with militant attack in Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery is known as said to be partially mentally derailed.