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...
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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.
Extortionists open fire at relator鈥檚 office in Mohammadpur
Extortionists allegedly shot at the office of a real estate businessman at Sher Shah Suri Road at the capital鈥檚 Mohammadpur on Monday evening, demanding Tk 50 lakh...
Extortion using name of 鈥楴ational Citizens鈥� Committee鈥�
Hawkers and local traders in the Chattogram鈥檚 EPZ area apprehended two youths as they were trying to extort money identifying themselves as 鈥榗oordinators鈥� of the National Citizens鈥� Committee鈥� on Tuesday night...
4 held for beating freelancer, female friend in Rajshahi
Police on Sunday night arrested four youths in Rajshahi city on charge of assaulting a freelancer and his female friend physically for extortion...
Sylhet Juba Dal leader expelled for extortion
A leader of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, youth front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was expelled from the organisation midnight past Friday on charge of demanding extortion from hawkers in Sylhet city...
Narsingdi Juba Dal leader 鈥榓ssaults鈥� railway staff over 鈥榚xtortion鈥�
Some staff of Narsingdi railway station have been physically assaulted allegedly by Mahmudul Hasan Chowdhury Sumon, convener of Narsingdi district town unit Juba Dal, for not paying extortion...
Govt needs to shore up issues to maintain law and order
AN INCREASE in the incidents of robbery and extortion across the country suggests the government鈥檚 deplorable failure to ensure law and order. The interim government, which assumed power on August 8, 2024, after the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, vowed to prioritise the restoration of law and order. While this is understandable that there was...
Bangladesh Army claims operations reduce mob justice, extortion
Bangladesh Army on Monday claimed that the incidents of mob justice, extortion, theft and murder had come down across the country in the last 50 days since December 28 compared to previous two months due to its operations.
Ctg OC, 3 police officers among eight sued for alleged extortion
A case has been filed against the officer-in-charge of Chattogram鈥檚 Pahartali police station and three other police officers, along with four others, on charges of extortion, torture, and looting.聽...
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...
Task force for anti-goon squad to check extortions
A task force in a report has suggested fielding anti-goon squad to check widespread extortions largely blamed for affecting every sphere of life and a ban on campus politics.
Juba Dal leader set bus on fire for extortion
A passenger bus was burnt at Pabna Sadar early Saturday allegedly by a former local Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal leader for not paying Tk 20,000 as extortion money...
3 cops withdrawn over extortion allegation
Three police personnel, including a sub-inspector of Feni Model police station, were withdrawn from their duties early Monday on charge of extortion...
10 hurt as BNP factions clash over extortion
At least 10 people were injured as two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party clashed in the 24-Mile area under 鈥嬧�婣hmedpur union in Aminpur police station of Sujanagar upazila of Pabna allegedly over extortion on Tuesday afternoon...
Suspended student movement leader held on extortion charge
The police arrested Omar Faruk Shuvo, a suspended co-coordinator of the Student Movement Against Discrimination, in Feni on Tuesday night on fraud charges, extortion and defamation in a case filed against him...
Extortion raises commodity prices: DMP commissioner
A senior police official on Saturday said that rampant extortion was causing the prices of essentials to rise.
BNP leader Rizvi slams interim government over price hike, extortion
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday slammed the interim government for its failure to take adequate measures to reduce the prices of essential commodities and curb extortion...
Man posing as student coordinator arrested for extortion in Uttara
Bangladesh鈥檚 Rapid Action Battalion on Monday arrested an alleged leader of a group, involved in extortion from Beijing Hotel in Uttara, Dhaka while posing as a student coordinator.
Extortion in Rajshahi transport sector continues
After taking over the Rajshahi Road Transport Group office immediately after the fall of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hanisa on August 5, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Extortion in road transport regime should end early
EXTORTION in the road transport regime appears to have been back to square again in full swing although the amount of money that changed hands during the authoritarian rule of the Awami League, which was toppled on August 5, in the process has come to almost a half in most cases. Yet, this is extortion, which is a crime, and it adds to the bus fare, finally burdening passengers. This also shows the failure of the interim...
Extortions back in Bangladesh's transport sector
The extortions in the country鈥檚 transport sector have got almost back in full swing from the first week of September as police, transport company owners and political leaders allegedly started taking...
Undemocratic, extortionist political culture should be shunned
THE involvement of Bangladesh Nationalist Party people in undemocratic and often illegal activities, a corrupt practice that they were fiercely critical of during the tenure of the toppled Awami League, is disconcerting. The son of a former BNP general secretary, along with a leader of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, has claimed the position of the...