IGP apologises for police acts in party interest
Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam on Saturday apologised for the police activities for protecting political party interest in the past.
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India鈥檚 rowdy winter parliament session ends in police probe
India鈥檚 winter parliament session ended Friday after chaotic arguments and allegations of violence by lawmakers across the board, earning a stiff rebuke from the vice president for 鈥榙estructive disruptions鈥�.
Journalist Killing During Mass Uprising: Ex-SMP ADC on 5-day remand
A Sylhet court on Thursday put a former additional deputy commissioner of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police on five-day remand in a case filed for shooting a photojournalist to death during the student-led mass uprising in July...
Police, RAB cordon off Rupali Bank in Keraniganj amid ongoing robbery
The police and Rapid Action Battalion members cordoned off the Jinira branch of Rupali Bank in Keraniganj after a group of people suspected to be robbers stormed into the bank on Thursday afternoon.
ADB to give $600m policy based loan
The government has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank for Police based Loan (PBL)...
Pub admin reform commission to recommend abolition of police verification
The public reform commission would recommend the abolition of police verification for government job recruitment and other processes.
Mass uprising:聽Ex-AL MP Nadwi placed on remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday allowed the police to take former Awami League lawmaker for Chattogram-15, Abu Reza Mohammad Nezamuddin Nadwi, in custody for one day for interrogation in a case of killing a student during the recent student-mass uprising...
DMP issues guidelines for vehicular movement on Victory Day
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has issued guidelines for vehicular movement at key points in the capital on the occasion of Victory Day to be celebrated on December 16...
Changes in practice of interrogation in custody sought
Nearly 92 per cent respondents of an opinion poll, carried out by Police Reform Commission, have sought reforms of the interrogation in police custody, criticising the existing practice of tortures during grilling that often lead to suspects death.
Dhaka to have tight security on three occasions: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has chalked out foolproof security measures for peaceful celebration of the Victory Day, Christmas Day and 31st night in the capital.
Police arrest 3 over murder of child in Feni
The police recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy from a pond in Dewanganj of Feni on Thursday, four days after he went missing.
S Korean police blocked from raid on president鈥檚 office
South Korean police said on Wednesday that security guards were blocking a raid on president Yoon Suk Yeol鈥檚 offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist...
Ctg court puts 12 on remand
A Chattogram court on Tuesday placed 12 persons on remand in connection with two separate incidents, an attack on law enforcers and the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif...
Kenyan police teargas anti-femicide march
Kenyan police tear-gassed a peaceful march against femicide in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, detaining a number of protesters, according to AFP reporters and rights groups...
BNP for RAB鈥檚 abolition
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party recommended the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion, citing allegations of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings.
Mugging incidents on rise in Dhaka: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Sajjat Ali said on Monday that incidents of mugging and robbery were reported to be on the rise in the capital...
Former ministers Qamrul, Menon, three others shown arrested new cases
A Dhaka court on Monday showed former ministers Advocate Qamrul Islam and Rashed Khan Menon and three others arrested in fresh cases filed with different police stations in the capital...
Public awareness needed to resolve Dhaka鈥檚 traffic situation: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Sajjad Al on Monday expressed concern over Dhaka鈥檚 traffic situation and stressed the need for raising public awareness to resolve the issue...
No arrest without specific evidence: IGP
Inspector general of police Baharul Alam on Thursday said that police would not arrest anyone without specific proof or reasonable grounds.
Demands for聽accountable, apolitical force grow louder
Several thousand citizens through an opinion platform have said that they expect reforms in the police force that will transform it to an apolitical, corruption-free and accountable force that would not repress citizens by abuse of power.聽
BNP submits recommendations to police reform commission
BNP on Thursday submitted its recommendations to the police administration reform commission...
Seventh grader held instead of father gets bail in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
A Cox鈥檚 Bazar court on Thursday granted bail to a seventh grader who was picked up 鈥榓long with arms鈥� instead of his father on November 26...
12 followers of Chinmoy remanded
The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Chattogram on Wednesday allowed the police to take 12 followers of expelled ISKCON organiser Chinmoy Krishna Das in custody for interrogation in the case of assaulting police and obstructing them from discharging their duties...
Criminality in law enforcement units should be addressed
THE reported involvement of law enforcers in mugging in Dhaka underscores the significance of major police reform. Four people, including two Rapid Action Battalion and police personnel, were arrested on December 2 on charges of their being involved in mugging at the Dhaka airport. Allegations against a section of police personnel over involvement in crimes, including abduction, extortion, smuggling...
RAB, police members among 4 arrested for mugging
Four people, including members of the Rapid Action Battalion and Bangladesh Police, were arrested while they were allegedly attempting to flee after seizing goods from a man at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday night...
44.9pc participants dissatisfied with online police clearance service: Survey
A recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs revealed that 44.9 per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with the online police clearance service, while over 22 per cent remain unaware of this service...
9 ASPs sent on retirement
The government has sent nine assistant superintendent of police on retirement.
Police detain Rohingya man trying to register as Bangladeshi voter
The police detained a Rohingya man while he was attempting to register as a voter in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha on Sunday.
Citizens want service-oriented police force
Discussants at a seminar in Dhaka on Saturday said that the Bangladesh Police needed a comprehensive reform plan to overcome the negative image the force had achieved in the past 16 years...
Unidentified teen鈥檚 body found in Mugda
Police recovered the body of an unidentified teenager from a lake in Green Model Town of Mugda area in Dhaka Wednesday night...