Police constable's body found hanging in Chuadanga
A police constable reportedly died by suicide at Joynagar International Checkpost in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga district early Friday.
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Police member among 3 detained with Yaba
Three people, including a police member, were detained with 7, 500 pieces of contraband Yaba tablet at Ramu in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Tuesday night...
Worrying signs of arrogance of power
THE attack on a police constable inside the courtroom of the Pabna district and sessions judges court on April 15 by leaders and activists of local units of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is yet another worrying sign of the arrogance of power. The police constable was beaten allegedly for stopping the BNP activists from recording a video and taking photographs inside the...
DB chief Rezaul Karim transferred to DMP HQ
Detective Branch additional commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Rezaul Karim Mallik has been transferred to the DMP Headquarters as additional commissioner...
Bangladesh Police logo set to drop boat symbol
A new logo for Bangladesh Police has been finalised, dropping the boat symbol.
4 officers withdrawn as JCD leader snatched from police
The Natore district police on Wednesday withdrew four police officials, including officer-in-charge Nazmul Haque, from the Lalpur police station over the incident of snatching a leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the youth front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, from the police station by fellow leaders and activists Tuesday afternoon...
100 injured as RMG workers, police clash in Narayanganj
At least 100 people were injured in a clash between garment workers and police on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bhulta of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj on Wednesday...
Police use water cannons to disperse former BDR members鈥� gathering
At least 31 people were injured as the police used water cannons, hurled sound grenades and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a group of sacked members of the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles who had been demonstrating near the secretariat in Dhaka demanding reinstatement of their jobs on Monday...
ASP, two relatives assaulted near Mohammadpur police station
A trainee assistant superintendent of police and his two relatives were assaulted by a group of unidentified attackers near Mohammadpur police station in Dhaka early Friday.
Handcuffed AL leader snatched from police
A handcuffed Awami League leader was snatched away from the police after attacking a police van at Osmani Nagar in Sylhet on Tuesday...
BNP leader-led attack in Bagerhat injures four policemen
A group led by a local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party reportedly attacked the police in Kachua upazila鈥檚 Gajalia Bridge area Tuesday night in an attempt to snatch an arrested crime suspect, leaving four police officers injured....
Three cops detained over abduction of 2 businessmen
Three police constables and a man were detained on Friday for their alleged involvement in abducting two businessmen and realising ransom in Shariatpur鈥檚 Damudya.
2,282 apparel units yet to pay March wages
According to the latest report of Industrial Police, 2,282 readymade garment and textile factories are yet to clear half or full wages for March...
Police in need of overhaul of oversight mechanism
THE detention of five personnel of a law enforcement agency on charges of holding two young people to ransom is alarming. This appears more so in post July鈥揂ugust uprising. The Detective Branch personnel in Rajshahi picked up the two young people in a microbus on allegations of gambling and held them to a ransom of Tk 12 lakh. The victims were eventually...
43 senior police officials transferred
Forty three senior officials of Bangladesh Police have been transferred and given new postings...
All-out measures taken for safe Eid celebration: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has taken all possible security measures to ensure safe and festive celebration of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr....
Trader shot dead in Gulshan
An internet service trader was shot dead by three unidentified men near Police Plaza in Gulshan, Dhaka on Thursday night.
Tackling police corruption
CORRUPTION is deeply rooted, affecting nearly every sector, including law enforcement. Police corruption, marked by bribery, the abuse of power, political interference and extortion, has eroded public trust, weakened the justice system and fostered a culture of impunity. This not only hampers law enforcement but also obstructs justice, fuels social injustice...
Fugitive Lanka police chief surrenders after weeks on the run
Sri Lanka鈥檚 fugitive police chief surrendered to authorities and was remanded in custody Wednesday, weeks after his arrest was ordered over a botched raid that killed a fellow officer...
Rape accused snatched from police beaten up
An angry mob severely beat a teenager following an allegation of rape in the capital鈥檚 Khilkhet area while police were taking him into their custody Tuesday night...
DMP to divert traffic Commuters asked to avoid shopping areas
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday said that it would divert traffic from the city鈥檚 key intersections to tackle the rush for shopping ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...
Constable among 2 injured in drug dealers鈥� attack
Two people including a police constable were injured in an attack reportedly carried out by a group of drug dealers during a drive at Charghat in Rajshahi on Sunday night.
Sri Lanka court refuses to stop fugitive police chief鈥檚 arrest
A Sri Lankan court refused on Monday to quash an arrest warrant for the island nation鈥檚 fugitive police chief who is wanted over an officer鈥檚 death in a botched raid.
Yunus orders police to strengthen effort to maintain law and order
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the police to strengthen their efforts to maintain law and order so that every citizen of the country, including the minorities, feel safe...
DMP chief apologises for his comment over the term 鈥榬ape鈥�
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali on Monday expressed his regret about his Saturday鈥檚 remarks in which he urged media not to use the word 鈥榬ape鈥� and use 鈥榲iolence against women鈥� or 鈥榬epression of women鈥� instead...
Yunus holds meeting with police officers today
Amid a deteriorating law and order situation, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to hold a special meeting with top field-level police officers today.
DMP chief鈥檚 statement for not using word 鈥榬ape鈥� decried
Rights organisations on Sunday slammed Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali for his suggestion that the media should use the phrase 鈥榬epression of women鈥� instead of the word 鈥榬ape鈥� while reporting rape incidents.
What is unpleasant in deeds is, too, unpleasant in words
SOMETHING that is unpleasant to hear is also unpleasant to happen. This is what the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner appears to have missed out on when on March 15 he requested journalists to use the phrase 鈥榬epression on women鈥� instead of the word 鈥榬ape鈥� in reports. The city police chief, who has attended as chief guest the inauguration...
WAGES, ALLOWANCES BEFORE EID: Industrial Police says 200 RMG units may not pay
Uncertainty loomed over the payment of wages and bonuses of readymade garment workers in 200 factories ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims to be held at the end of March, according to the Industrial Police...
Pran Gopal Datta鈥檚 daughter harassed at BSMMU
Anindita Datta, an associate professor at the radiology and imaging department at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), was allegedly harassed by a group of people on Sunday.