Urgent need for police reform stressed
Speakers at a roundtable discussion on Saturday opined that reform is essential to transform the Bangladesh Police into a truly people-friendly and humane force.
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PATGRAM POLICE STATION ATTACK:聽7 more held, BNP expels 3 local leaders
Police on Saturday arrested seven more people, including four Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its front bodies leaders, over the allegations of attacking and vandalising the Patgram police station.
DMP bans weapons, firecrackers during Tajia processions
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has banned the carrying of sharp weapons and the use of firecrackers during Tajia processions on July 6, marking holy Ashura, citing public safety concerns...
RMP celebrates 33rd founding anniversary
The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police celebrated its 33rd founding anniversary on Tuesday with colourful festivities...
Airport police not informed about bullets in adviser Asif鈥檚 bag
The Dhaka airport police has not been informed yet about the detection of a magazine containing bullets in a bag of LGRD and cooperatives adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while he was travelling to Morocco Sunday morning...
Serbian police dismantle anti-govt protesters鈥� barricades
Serbian police said on Monday they had cleared barricades that anti-government protesters had set up at the weekend, after clashes between officers and demonstrators demanding early elections...
Online GD service to be launched in Dhaka, Mymensingh Tuesday
The online general diary service at all police stations under the Dhaka and Mymensingh ranges will start on Tuesday.
200 sued, 8 held for attacking police in Habiganj
Eight people were arrested on early Sunday morning in a case filed in the incident of snatching an accused after attacking the police at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj...
IGP for police commission free from political interference
Inspector general of police Baharul Alam on Wednesday observed that the proposal of police reform commission downplayed the core issues of governance, including keeping police free from political interference and undue process...
IGP for independent police commission free from political interference
Inspector general of police Baharul Alam on Wednesday observed that the proposal of police reform commission downplayed the core issues of governance, including keeping police free from political interference and undue process.
Govt should do whatever needed for police to regain morale
AN INCREASE in crimes that include murder, robbery, drug dealing, theft and, even, killing suggests that the law and order, which drastically declined soon after the August 2024 political changeover, has not yet been fully restored. The situation is worrying in view of the fact that the interim government, installed on August 8, 2024 after the overthrow of the Awami League...
Ex-CEC Kazi Habibul Awal arrested
A team of Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested former chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal in the capital鈥檚 Moghbazar area on Wednesday afternoon for the allegations of conducting dummy general elections in 2024...
DMP bans gatherings in and around NBR, BIDA offices
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has slapped a ban on all kinds of gatherings, including meeting, rally, procession and demonstration, in and around the offices of National Board of Revenue and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority...
DB arrests ex-state minister for planning Shamsul Alam
A team of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch arrested Shamsul Alam, former state minister for planning during the tenure of the ousted Awami League government, in the capital鈥檚 Mohammadpur area on Wednesday night...
Three DB cops shot while chasing drug peddlers
Three members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch, including Lalbagh Zone assistant commissioner Junayed Hasan Shoeb, assistant sub-inspector Atik Hasan, and聽 constable Sujan, were injured as drug peddlers opened fire...
Four senior officials of Bangladesh Police get new postings
Four senior officials of the Bangladesh Police have been given new postings.
DMP again issues ban on gatherings near SC, CJ鈥檚 residence
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police once again banned public gatherings, rallies and demonstrations in areas surrounding the Supreme Court and the chief justice鈥檚 official residence in the capital.
Shooter kills 9 at Austrian school
An attack on a school in southeastern Austria reportedly by a former student has left several people dead, police said Tuesday, in a rare case of deadly gun violence in a European school...
Rallies, processions outside Yunus鈥檚 residence, secretariat banned: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has imposed a ban on rallies, processions, demonstrations and gatherings in front of the secretariat and chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 residence and its adjacent areas including Hotel Intercontinental, Kakrail Mosque intersection, Mintu Road and Officer鈥檚 Club...
DMP ensures tight security for Eid-ul-Azha celebration
Stringent, well-coordinated and comprehensive security measures have been taken in the capital to ensure a smooth and safe celebration of Eid-ul-Azha...
Police, RAB, DB, CTTC main perpetrators in enforced disappearances: Report
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has revealed that police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Detective Branch (DB), and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) were the main perpetrators behind the enforced disappearances in Bangladesh.
23 RMG workers arrested over clashes with police
The police arrested 23 readymade garment workers on Wednesday in a case filed over alleged attacks on the police and vandalising a police vehicle in Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur the previous day...
Additional DIG Rafiqul sued for Tk 2.48 crore illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two cases against additional deputy inspector general of police Sheikh Rafiqul Islam Shimul and his wife Farhana Rahman on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.48 crore.
4,242 factories clear festival allowances
So far, a total of 4,242 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Sunday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...
Eight more arrested over Shammo murder: police
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Tuesday said that eight more suspects were arrested in a case filed over the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo on May 13...
CID starts operation against online gambling
The Criminal Investigation Department of Bangladesh Police has launched a nationwide operation against online gambling and betting in accordance with the newly issued Cyber Security Ordinance, 2025.
BSF pushes 19 more into Bangladesh thru Mujibnagar border
Indian Border Security Force pushed 19 more people into Bangladesh through Mujibnagar border under Meherpur district on Sunday morning.
Charges pressed against ex-DMP chief, seven others over killings during July uprising
The International Crimes Tribunal prosecution on Sunday formally pressed charges of crimes against humanity against former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman, four of his subordinate officers, and three constables...
Policing without guns
The recent announcement by the home affairs adviser of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government 鈥� to strip the regular police force of lethal weapons, allowing only the Armed Police Battalion to retain such arms 鈥� marks a significant turning point in the country鈥檚 law enforcement trajectory. Made in response to widespread criticism over the police鈥檚 handling...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police adopts zero tolerance against mob violence
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has adopted a 鈥榸ero-tolerance鈥� policy against mob violence in the capital, said deputy commissioner of Ramna Division Masud Alam on Wednesday...
