NCC Bank donates 1,000 umbrellas to DMP
NCC Bank PLC recently donated 1,000 umbrellas to members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said a press release...
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JULY UPRISING:聽Cop testifies senior officers ordered shooting
A police officer on Monday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1, accusing his seniors, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman, DMP joint commissioner Sudip Kumar Chakrabarty and DMP assistant deputy commissioner...
11 cops suspended over detained ex-NBR official Matiur鈥檚 鈥榮ecret meeting鈥�
Eleven police officials, including a sub-inspector, have been suspended in Kishoreganj in connection with allegations of taking 鈥榰nethical benefits鈥� for allegedly allowing former revenue board official Matiur Rahman to hold a secret meeting while in custody.
Over 1.5 lakh cops to be trained for election duty
More than 1.5 lakh policemen are to be trained to perform duties to secure the planned national elections in February next year, officials said.
Ex-IGP Mamun says he was bypassed
Former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he was not informed about the core committee meetings held at the residence of then home minister Asaduzzaman Khan during the July 2024 mass uprising.
Why police are always on trial
The police today find themselves in a peculiar bind 鈥� damned if they act, damned if they do not. They are, on the one hand, accused of inaction, negligence and, even, complicity when citizens face mob attacks, kidnapping, or daylight robberies. They are, on the other hand, condemned for excessive force, partisanship and brutality whenever protests are suppressed...
102 held in Adabar for attacking police
At least 102 people were detained on Tuesday in connection with the incident of hacking a police officer in the Sunibir Housing area of Adabar in the capital on Monday night...
Police facing challenges over polls: DMP commissioner
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner SM Sazzat Ali on Sunday said that the law enforcement agencies were facing various challenges over the next national elections.
Indonesia protests erupt after driver killed by police vehicle
Protests erupted across several Indonesian cities on Friday in anger at the death of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police vehicle, as officers responded with tear gas and the president called for calm.
Police detain 2 physicians after child dies following tonsil operation
The police have detained two physicians over allegations of wrong treatment following the death of a six-year-old girl who never woke up after she was anethetised for an operation to remove her tonsils.
Seven districts get new SPs
The interim government carried out a major reshuffle in police with 36 senior police officers reshuffled on Monday, including new appointments of police superintendents in seven districts, ahead of the national elections...
Government offers up to Tk 5 lakh for info on looted firearms
The interim government on Monday announced cash rewards for information leading to the recovery of firearms looted in July and August, with the highest amount of Tk 5 lakh for the recovery of a light machine gun.
Dismissed SI beaten, handed over to police in Rajshahi
An angry mob beat up a dismissed police sub-inspector in Rajshahi city on Saturday night, allegedly for harassing people by framing them in false cases...
Political parties urged to use alternative venues for rallies
The police on Saturday urged the political parties to avoid busy city roads to hold rallies at alternative venues not to cause public sufferings during their political programmes, including those centring the upcoming national elections.聽
Police officer withdrawn as bribery video goes viral
The Chattogram Metropolitan Police on Friday withdrew sub-inspector Shahin Bhuiyan from duty as a video showing him taking bribes from a lawyer inside a courtroom office went viral on social media.
Ex-Ramna ADC Shachin sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Friday sent to jail Shachin Moulik, former additional deputy commissioner鈥揳dmin of Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 Ramna traffic division, in a case lodged over crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the July mass uprising.
Trump visits police, troops deployed in US capital
President Donald Trump on Thursday visited police and troops he has deployed in the US capital in what he calls a crackdown on crime, saying they were going to 鈥榮tay here for a while.鈥�
Journalist Bibhuranjan鈥檚 body found聽in Meghna River
The police on Friday recovered the body of senior journalist and columnist Bibhuranjan Sarkar from the Meghna River in Gazaria of Munshiganj.
41 people arrested in DMP special drives
Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 Tejgaon Division has arrested 41 people during a special daylong drive against various crimes across six police station areas under the division...
Dubai police retrieve stolen diamond worth $25m
Dubai police said on Monday they caught three thieves just hours after they stole a precious pink diamond worth $25 million...
Police constable arrested for leaking CMP commissioner鈥檚 walkie-talkie message
A police constable was arrested on early Monday for leaking a walkie-talkie message of Chattogram Metropolitan Police commissioner Hasib Aziz on social media...
Ex-DB chief Harun among 18 cops suspended
The government suspended 18 police officers, including additional police commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and former chief of detective branch Mohammad Harun ur Rashid as they had been absent from duty without permission from the authorities concerned...
US capital settles lawsuit with Trump over police takeover
The justice department reached an agreement on Friday with Washington authorities over control of the US capital鈥檚 police department after president Donald Trump placed it under federal government control to tackle violent crime...
US capital sues Trump govt over police takeover
The attorney general for the US capital Washington has sued Donald Trump鈥檚 administration over what he called a 鈥榟ostile takeover鈥� of the city鈥檚 police force, which the Republican president said was necessary to fight violent crime...
Police constable stabbed, mugged at Jatrabari
A police constable was seriously injured as muggers stabbed him at Kutubkhali Bus Standat in the capital鈥檚 Jatarabari area early Tuesday.
Ctg SI injured in attack during drive against AL, front orgs
A police sub-inspector was injured as he was allegedly attacked by the leaders and activists of the Awami League and its front organisations after a flash procession in the Ishan Mistrirhat Khalpar area in Chattogram city Monday night.
Man in ApBN uniform killed Anas, father testifies at tribunal
Shahriar Khan Palash, father of martyr Shahriar Khan Anas, on Monday testified at the International Crimes Tribunal 1 that the man who targeted, shot and subsequently killed his son was in the uniform of Armed Police Battalion...
Nine police inspectors sent to forced retirement
The government on Sunday sent nine police inspectors (unarmed), who served as officers-in-charge at various police stations during the Awami League regime, into compulsory retirement.
Govt revokes BPM, PPM medals for 40 cops
The interim government has revoked Bangladesh Police Medal, BPM in short, and President Police Medal, PPM in short, of 40 fugitive police officials, as they remain absconded from their work stations...
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...
