Expatriate hacked in Noakhali for refusing to pay extortion money
An expatriate was seriously injured as he was hacked in the Alipur area under Begumganj upazila in Noakhali on Saturday, allegedly for refusing to pay extortion money...
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Landless farmers prevented from farming for extortion at Hatiya
Landless farmers with their families on Friday protested at extortionists who allegedly prevented them from farming, physically assaulting them and even giving them murder threats at Hatiya upazila in Noakhali...
Suspended BNP leader held for extortion by burying businessman chest deep
A team of Joint forces on Thursday arrested a suspended leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and one of his associates at Sonadanga in Khulna city for their alleged involvement in extorting Tk 4 crore by burying a businessman chest deep in the Nawapara municipality area under Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore district.
Police reform, accountability still deplorably elusive
THIS is concerning and a disservice to the spirit of the July uprising that a section of police personnel is still involved in criminal and corrupt activities. The involvement of police personnel in crimes such as extortion, bribery, intimidation and framing innocent people in false cases has continued to make the headlines every other day. The agency is also reported to have taken...
Five held for journalist Tuhin murder in Gazipur
The police detained five individuals for questioning over the gruesome murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, who was hacked to death in Gazipur city on Thursday night.
Journalist hacked to death in Gazipur
A journalist was stabbed to death by between six and seven people at Eidgah market in the Gazipur city鈥檚 Chandana chowrasta under Bason police station area on Thursday night, reportedly for sharing a video report on extortion.
Corruption, extortion unchanged: TIB
A study carried out by the Transparency International Bangladesh found that the promise of building a 鈥楴ew Bangladesh鈥� through state reforms was facing significant setbacks as the culture of corruption, grabbing, extortion, and politicising remained unchanged during...
Another accused put on 4-day remand
A Dhaka court on Saturday granted a four-day remand to expelled leader of Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad Jan e Alam Apu alias Kazi Gaurab in the much-talked-about extortion case filed with the Gulshan police...
Three BNP leaders among 5 nabbed over extortion threat
The police have arrested three Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and two others in connection with extortion threats issued to a fish trader in Tangail...
Tk 3 lakh recovered from Riyad鈥檚 another house
The police on Thursday recovered Tk 2.9 lakh from the flat of expelled Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad leader Abdur Razzaque Bin Solaiman Riyad, who is now in police custody in an extortion case.
Cheques for Tk 2.25cr seized from Chhatra Sangsad leader Riyad鈥檚 home
The police have seized four cheques for around Tk2.25 crore from the capital鈥檚 Nakhalpara home of Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad leader Abdur Razzaque Bin Solaiman Riyad, who is now in police custody in an extortion case...
Accused fled from scene yet to be arrested
The police is yet to arrest another accused Kazi Gaurab Apu in the past two days, who fled from the scene when they arrested five individuals caught red handed from the house of Shammi Ahmed, the international affairs secretary of Awami League, while collecting extortion money on Saturday evening...
From coordinators to cronies
YOU could almost hear the plastic of the television screen bending from the weight of it. Names. Three of them. Bright as blood under fluorescent lights. Allegations. Extortion. Corruption. One crore taka, just like that 鈥� enough to make you choke on your morning tea...
SAD suspends committees following extortion charges
Students Against Discrimination on Sunday afternoon suspended all its committees across the country except its central committee following the alleged involvement of some leaders of the platform in extortion...
Extortion continues riding largely on govt inaction
A REAL estate business office at Pallabi in Dhaka came to be attacked in the evening on July 11 allegedly over extortion and an employee of the office became wounded as the unnamed attackers fired gunshots. Although no case was filed in a day, the police say that the process to file a case in connection with the shooting was under way. The story has it that a person...
A quarter for keeping old settlement, extortions: NCP
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam at a rally in Satkhira on Saturday said that a quarter wanted to continue the old political settlement, extortion, and criminal activities in the country even after the student-led mass uprising in July-August, 2024...
Ctg Juba Dal leader expelled over extortion, land grabbing allegations
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Juba Dal, the youth body of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has expelled former organising secretary of its Chattogram city unit Emdadul Haque Badsha over allegations of extortion and land grabbing...
Real estate office attacked at Pallabi for extortion
A real estate business office was attacked allegedly over extortion at Pallabi in the capital on Friday, leaving one of its employees injured...
BNP should abandon political culture of extortion
THE brutal murder of a scrap trader near Sir Salimullah Medical College in Dhaka on July 9 is a betrayal of sacrifices of the martyrs of the July uprising, which topped the authoritarian Awami League regime in hopes for a political culture to uphold democratic values. The victim was repeatedly hit with a large chunk of concrete in daylight, with dozens watching. The police and...
Four suspected extortionists held in Mirpur
The police have arrested four individuals for their suspected involvement in extortion in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area...
3 held for extortion impersonating govt officials, top criminals
Detective Branch of police arrested three members of an organised fraud gang in separate raids at Mirpur and Pallabi in Dhaka and Gachha area of Gazipur for their suspected links to extortion of money from people identifying them as senior...
BNP expels Rajshahi leader over extortion charges
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday expelled a thana unit leader from the party over allegations of misconduct including extortion...
N鈥檊anj BNP leader arrested, expelled over extortion allegations
Riyad Mohammad Chowdhury, the organising secretary of the Fatullah Thana unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a member of the BNP鈥檚 district convening committee, was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning while attempting to flee to Thailand...
Nursery owner shot by extortionist
An extortionist allegedly shot a plant nursery owner on Tuesday in broad daylight at Gulshan in Dhaka city after he refused to pay extortion money...
NCP to launch youth wing 鈥楯atiya Juba Shakti鈥� on May 16
National Citizen Party is all set to launch its youth wing 鈥楯atiya Juba Shakti鈥� on May 16, with an aim to bring an alternative to traditional youth wings of political parties that are often associated with violence, extortion and factional control...
BNP activist held for extortion in Natore
Law enforcers arrested an activist of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on various charges, including extortion and land grabbing, at Singra in Natore on Sunday night...
Model Meghna Alam鈥檚 bail denied
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday rejected the bail prayer by model and chairperson for Miss Bangladesh Foundation Meghna Alam in a case filed with the Dhanmondi police station over allegations of fraud and extortion...
Extortionists hack two brothers to death in Narsingdi
Two brothers were hacked to death by miscreants at Bhaagdi in Palash upazila of Narsingdi allegedly for refusing to pay extortion money on Monday night...
Extortion caught in police inaction, victims鈥� unwillingness
EXTORTION is reported to have marked a surge not only in the capital city but also elsewhere in outlying areas with Eid-ul-Fitre only a few days away. Dhaka city police data show that 58 cases have been filed over extortion in the...
Extortion unabated before Eid
The incidents of extortion are going unabated in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country ahead of Eid-ul-fitr, one of the largest religious festivals of Muslims.