31 held for consuming, selling drugs in city
Dhaka metropolitan police arrested 31 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6:00am on Monday...
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Handcuffed accused snatched from police custody in Sirajganj
A handcuffed accused in a case of check forgery was snatched from police custody allegedly by his relatives at the Mangalbaria market area under Tarash upazila in Sirajganj on Saturday.
India hands over Rezaul鈥檚 body to Bangladesh
Indian police on Saturday handed over the body of a Bangladeshi citizen, who died inside the neighbouring country鈥檚 territory, to Bangladesh police...
10 cops killed in Iran attack
At least 10 police officers were killed in a 鈥榯errorist attack鈥� in an area of southeastern Iran long plagued by unrest, local media reported on Saturday.
Jail policeman suspended after prisoner commits suicide
A prisoner reportedly committed suicide in Brahmanbaria Jail on Thursday night.
IGP urges cops to meet public expectations
Inspector General of Police Md Moinul Islam on Friday called on police officers to intensify their efforts in serving the people of the country.
Govt warns against spreading lies on number聽of police killed聽in uprising
The Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office on Friday warned that some news outlets and also some people had been deliberately spreading lies and misinformation on the number of policemen who were killed during the July-August student-led uprising.
59 more trainee SIs asked for explanation
At least 59 more trainee sub-inspectors who are receiving basic training at Bangladesh Police Academy at Sardah in Rajshahi under the 40th outside cadet batch have been served show-cause notices...
Reforming the police
Police reform is crucial to addressing deep-rooted systemic issues that undermine its integrity and effectiveness. The key challenges include political interference, lack of professionalism, and...
Ex-minister Zakir, ex-secys Helal, Kamal on remand
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Friday allowed the police to take former primary and mass education affairs state minister Zakir Hossain, home ministry鈥檚 former senior secretary...
Families seek justice for death in police custody
Family members of the victims, who were killed in police custody, on Thursday demanded trial of the law enforcement agencies members, responsible for the killings in the name of remand during the last 15 years.
CID arrests 3 members of thief gang
The Criminal Investigation Department on Wednesday arrested three members of an organised gang of thieves at Bashundhara Shopping Complex in the capital city Dhaka...
252 trainee SIs discharged from police academy 聽
At least 252 trainee sub-inspectors who were receiving basic training at Bangladesh Police Academy at Sardah in Rajshahi under the 40th outside cadet batch have been discharged allegedly for...
1,000 volunteers to assist city traffic police: Jahangir
Home affairs adviser Lieutenant General (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said that about one thousand volunteers were appointed on a temporary basis to assist...
Former expatriate minister Imran Ahmad arrested
Dhaka Metropolitan Police detetive branch arrested former expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment minister Imran Ahmad in the capital鈥檚 Banani area at midnight past Sunday...
Police training graduation postponed
The government has postponed the graduation ceremony of the apprentice assistant superintendents of police of the 40th Bangladesh Civil Service, scheduled to be held on...
Protesters in Nepal clash with police over politician鈥檚 fraud charges
Nepali police fired water cannons and tear gas Sunday at thousands of protesters loyal to a former deputy premier once seen as a rising political star, as he appeared in court on charges his supporters say are politically motivated...
Tati League leader arrested in Dhaka over killing of students
President of Sutrapur Thana Tati League Abu Sayeed, 59, was arrested by the police on Thursday night in connection with the murder of student Nadimul Hasan Elem.
Trinamool BNP chairman Shamsher Mobin arrested
The police on Thursday arrested Trinamool BNP chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury at his home in the capital鈥檚 Banani.
Ex-ministers Razzaque, Faruk land in jail in murder cases
A Dhaka court on Thursday sent to jail former agriculture minister and Awami League presidium member Abdur Razzaque and former civil aviation and tourism minister Lt Colonel, retd, Faruk Khan in two separate murder cases.
BNP for action against police recruitment irregularities during AL regime
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday demanded action against people involved in irregularities in the recruitment of 803 sub-inspectors and 61 assistant superintendents of police during...
Former chief of Bangladesh Police, Benazir, 4 DIP officials prosecuted over passport forgery
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against five people, including former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed, on the charges of forgery in obtaining passports...
15 people hurt in clash in Dhaka's Patuatuli area
At least 15 people were injured in a clash that erupted after a procession of Hindu devotees was reportedly attacked.
Police Act and colonial legacy
THE Police Act 1861, originally enacted during British colonial rule over the Indian subcontinent, still governs the police in Bangladesh in the 21st century. Designed to consolidate British power following the Great Rebellion of 1857, the Act prioritised maintaining colonial control over protecting citizens鈥� rights. It created a hierarchical police structure to...
Police arrest 3 maids, recover 31 bhori stolen jewellery
The police arrested three women, who used to work as maids in a house in Dhaka鈥檚 Eskaton area, and recovered 31.04 bhoris of gold ornaments that were stolen from the house, from their...
Massive operation against drug, extortion after puja: IGP
Issuing a warning against robbery, drug and extortion, inspector general of police Md Moinul Islam on Saturday said that massive operations would be launched across the country after Durga Puja.
Case filed against three, road blocked
A case was filed with the Kotwali police station on Saturday against three people over attack near a Durga Puja mandap in the capital鈥檚 Tanti Bazar area on Friday night that left five people injured...
Reform commission eye for 鈥榓ccountable鈥� police force
The Police Reform Commission, established by the interim government, has aimed to prepare reform proposals to reconstruct the Bangladesh Police as a 鈥榩ro-people force鈥�.
Ex-addl secy found dead at resort
The police recovered the body of Salah Uddin Mahmud, a former additional secretary to the Ministry of Industries, from Balishira Resort at Srimangal in Moulvibazar on Thursday...
Mutilated body recovered in Ishwardi
The Ishwardi police recovered the mutilated body of a man from a litchi orchard at Ishwardi in Pabna on Thursday...