Former police chief of Bangladesh Benazir Ahmed faces arrest warrant
A court in Dhaka on Monday issued an arrest warrant against the former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed over graft charges.
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Auto-rickshaw drivers protest at police harassment
Auto-rickshaw drivers on Sunday blocked the road in front of Kotwali police station in Chattogram protesting at police harassment, including arbitrary fines and extortion...
PHQ seeks uprising photos, footage
The police headquarters on Sunday called upon all to upload still images and video footages of the July-August movement on the website 鈥榓ndolonerchobi.police.gov.bd鈥�...
Policeman killed in M鈥檚ingh road accident
An assistant sub-inspector was killed in a road accident in Mymensingh鈥檚 Muktagacha upazila on Saturday afternoon...
Cops dismissed during AL regime to be reinstated: PHQ
The Police Headquarters on Saturday said that they would reinstate the dismissed policemen, who were dismissed from the force on different charges during the ousted Awami League government tenure and won the cases to get their jobs at the Appeal Tribunal...
Ctg police arrest ex-CCC councillor, 19 others
Chattogram police on Saturday arrested former Awami League leader and former councillor of the Chattogram City Corporation, Rekha Alam Chowdhury, as part of a special operation...
Traffic sergeants to carry arms against muggers: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Sajjad Ali announced plans to arm traffic sergeants with small arms to combat rising incidents of mugging in the capital...
Attacks on police show public order failure
A SERIES of mob attacks on the police and their stations centring on attempts at snatching away the detained that have taken place recently, the latest having happened in Dhaka at night on February 4, are deplorable on a couple of counts. Such incidents taking place one after another harm law enforcement and the public perception about law enforcement. The...
46 held for attacking protesters during uprising
Chattogram Metropolitan Police arrested 46 leaders and activists of Awami League, Chattra League, and Juba League for attacking protesters during the student-led mass uprising in July and August...
BB files case against Nagad
The Bangladesh Bank has filed a case with Motijheel Police Station against Nagad Limited, alleging that the company was involved in financial irregularities...
Uttara West police station attacked to snatch detainees
The Uttara West police station came under attack by miscreants on Tuesday evening following the detaining of three students facing extortion allegations.
455 AL activists sued for attacking police in Gopalganj
The police on Monday filed a case against 455 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its front organisations with Tungipara Police Station in Gopalganj for Sunday鈥檚 attack on police personnel and their vehicle...
Criminal probe launched into Israel PM鈥檚 wife
Israeli police are conducting a criminal investigation into Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the office of the state attorney said in a letter made public on Sunday...
Attacks on the police suggest fragile law and order
ATTACKS on the police and police stations in different parts of the country in the past few weeks suggest a worrying law and order situation. The attacks were perpetrated by activists of different political parties, including the ousted Awami League. In a recent incident, activists of the Awami League attacked a police vehicle at Sujanagar in Pabna on February 2 and...
AL leader snatched from police
The ousted Awami League activists on Sunday snatched a leader of the party from a vehicle of police in front of Mathurapur High School at Sujanagar in Pabna on Sunday.
Sacked police members during AL regime hold demo in front of HC
Several hundred of sacked police members, who were dismissed from their jobs during the Awami League regime, ousted in August 2024, staged a demonstration in front of the High Court on Sunday demanding the reinstatement of their jobs...
Crackdown continues on freed criminals on jail: DB Chief
Detective Branch chief Rezaul Karim Mallik on Saturday said that operations were ongoing to arrest listed criminals, including Imam-ul-Hasan alias Picchi Helal and Sanjidul Islam Emon, who were released on bail after August 5...
Krishak Dal activists scuffle with police over snatching fellow
Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, farmers鈥� wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Thursday night scuffled with police for snatching their Rajshahi city unit member secretary Ashraful Islam on Wednesday night...
Sacked police members demand reinstatement
A group of former police members, dismissed from their jobs during the ousted Awami League regime, and their families held a sit-in in front of the Shiksha Bhaban in Dhaka on Thursday, demanding the reinstatement of their jobs with all benefits restored...
Sacked police members block road
Hundreds of sacked police members, who were dismissed from their jobs during the Awami League regime ousted in August 2024, and their families held a sit-in in front of the Police Headquarters in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday, demanding the reinstatement of their jobs...
6 arrested over attack during DoE drive
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Tuesday said that six people were arrested in connection with an attack on officials from the Department of Environment during a drive at an illegal polythene factory in Dhaka鈥檚 Chawk Bazar area on Sunday...
Ex-state minister Enamur arrested, remanded in murder case
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday placed former state minister for disaster management and relief Enamur Rahman on a six-day remand in police custody in a murder case following his arrest Sunday night by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 detective branch...
HACKING TRADER: Five of six arrested linked to BNP: police
At least five people out of the six arrested in connection with the hacking of a trader on Elephant Road in the capital Dhaka on January 10 had links to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party politics, police officials said.
5 injured as police disperse ibtedayi madrassah teachers鈥� march
At least five people were injured when the police on Sunday in Dhaka city dispersed a group of ibtedayi madrassah teachers attempting a march towards the chief adviser鈥檚 official residence, demanding nationalisation of the ibtedayi madrassahs...
Attack on police station warrants tough action
THE attack on the New Market police station by activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, to snatch a detained leader is alarming and deplorable. About 50鈥�100 people attacked the station house about 4:10 am with brick chips, iron rods and hockey sticks after the police had brought...
PRC recommends all-party committee to make police corruption-free
The Police Reform Commission has made a set of recommendations, including formation of all-party committee, task force, policy for recruitment, transfer and promotion and taking action for delay to receive any GD or proof of any corruption, to make Bangladesh Police corruption-free and service-oriented. ..
Fresh look won鈥檛 mask a flawed force
THE recent decision to change the uniforms of the Bangladesh Police, Rapid Action Battalion, and Ansar reflects a misguided effort to erase the stains of past abuses. While new uniforms might provide an outward sense of change, they do little to solve the underlying problems of institutional inefficiency, corruption and public distrust. Reform that tackles...
Five DB officers injured in attack during raid in Faridpur
Five officers have been injured- three of them seriously-in an attack on a team of Detective Branch of Faridpur district police during a raid on a drug and gambling den in Madhukhali in Faridpur....
Traffic chaos causes suffering to people in city
Former and current students of Medical Assistant Training School on Wednesday blocked the Shahbagh crossing in the capital for nearly six hours, bringing the traffic to a halt, as they pressed for a four-point demand charter, including more job opportunities...
A WOUNDED TRUST: Healing police-public relations
THE relationship between the police and the public has for long been marred by mistrust and conflict, rooted in colonial history and exacerbated by systemic abuse. The events of the student-led uprising in July-August 2024, when excessive police force, mass shooting and enforced disappearances took place, marked a low point in this strained relationship...
