New DMP Commissioner Sazzad Ali takes charge
New DMP Commissioner Sazzad Ali takes charge

Sheikh Md Sazzad Ali officially assumed the role of the 38th commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) this Thursday morning. The information was shared via a brief message from the Police Headquarters. He has been appointed on a contractual basis for a two-year term. Prior to this,...

Ex-MP Shahjahan  arrested
Ex-MP Shahjahan arrested

Barrister Shahjahan Omar, former MP for Jhalakathi-1 constituency,has been arrested. Rajapur policeapprehended him onThursday morning (Nov 21). On the morning of the same day, while traveling from Barishal to Rajapur in Jhalakathi, Barrister Shahjahan Omars vehicle was attacked in the Pingri...

16 detained in police operation targeting drug trade
16 detained in police operation targeting drug trade

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has detained 16 individuals for possession and consumption of drugs in various areas across the capital. The arrests were made during raids carried out across different areas of the capital from 6 am on Tuesday, November 19, to 6 am on Wednesday, November 20....

RMP implements new measures to enhance road safety
RMP implements new measures to enhance road safety

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has been working relentlessly for making the city streets safe for both the users and pedestrians through ensuring proper traffic management. BSS reports. Already, many of the city dwellers have started getting benefits as time-fitting measures were taken to...

Ex-IGP, ex-KMP commissioner sued in Khulna
Ex-IGP, ex-KMP commissioner sued in Khulna

A court here on Thursday filed charges against 19 police officers, including former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun and former Khulna Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mozammel Haque, reports BSS. Al Amin, judge of the Khalishpur Contingency Metropolitan Magistrate Court,...

DMP arrests 14 individuals
DMP arrests 14 individuals

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 14 individuals in an anti-narcotics operation in the capital. The arrests were made during an operation conducted across various areas of the city from 6:00 AM on Wednesday, November 13, to 6:00 AM on Thursday, November 14. DMPs Deputy Commissioner...

Former MP Solaiman Selim arrested
Former MP Solaiman Selim arrested

Solaiman Selim is the former Member of Parliament for Dhaka-7 and son of prominent political figure Haji Mohammad Selim. He was arrested late Wednesday night by Chawkbazar Police. He was taken into custody from a residence in the upscale Gulshan area of the capital. Chawkbazar Police Station...

Tk 77.65 lakh fined for 2,131 traffic violations
Tk 77.65 lakh fined for 2,131 traffic violations

The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 2,131 cases and imposed fines totaling Tk 77,65,500 during operations targeting traffic violations on Wednesday,reports UNB. The fines were levied for a range of offences, including speeding, illegal parking, and driving without...

Travel ban imposed on former MP Bahar and family members
Travel ban imposed on former MP Bahar and family members

A court in Dhaka has imposed a travel ban on former Cumilla-6 lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar, his wife Meherunnesa, their daughter and former Cumilla City Corporation mayor Tahseen Bahar Shuchona, and his son Aiman Bahar in connection with ongoing corruption investigations. The order was passed by...

14 arrested in anti-narcotics operation across capital
14 arrested in anti-narcotics operation across capital

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 14 individuals for involvement in the possession and consumption of narcotics in the capital. The arrests were made during an operation carried out from 6:00 AM on Sunday (November 10) to 6:00 AM on Monday (November 11) across various areas of the...

Trump's peace plan: 800-mile buffer zone proposal
Trump's peace plan: 800-mile buffer zone proposal

Donald Trump is preparing to take office as President of the United States in January next year. He has repeatedly asserted that within the first 24 hours of his presidency, he will be able to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Recently, discussions have centered around Trumps peace plan, which...

Action will be taken if there is anarchy under the guise of political programs: DMP
Action will be taken if there is anarchy under the guise of political programs: DMP

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is ready to prevent any kind of vandalism. Deputy Commissioner of DMPs Media and Public Relations Department, Mohammad Talebur Rahman has informed that action will be taken if anyone tries to cause chaos under the guise of political programs. He made these...

10 arrested over implementing orders from Hasina’s viral audio clip
10 arrested over implementing orders from Hasina’s viral audio clip

Police on Saturday night arrested 10 individuals in Dhaka on charges of implementing orders from former prime minister Sheikh Hasina given in an audio clip which went viral recently. A large amount of evidence was also recovered from them during the arrest, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)...

DMP arrests 12, files 9 cases in anti-narcotics drive in capital
DMP arrests 12, files 9 cases in anti-narcotics drive in capital

As part of different anti-drug drives in the capital, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 12 people and filed nine cases on charges of selling and consuming drugs, reports BSS. According to a release issued by the DMP, police conducted these operations against the drug sellers and consumers...

2,166 cases filed, Tk 76.28 lakh fined for traffic offenses: DMP
2,166 cases filed, Tk 76.28 lakh fined for traffic offenses: DMP

The traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 2,166 cases and collected Tk 76.28 lakh in fines during drives against traffic rule violators on Thursday and Friday. Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (Media) of the DMP, shared the information in a media release on Saturday....

Dhaka MPs accused of mafia control
Dhaka MPs accused of mafia control

Several former Members of Parliament (MPs) from Dhaka face serious allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and criminal activity during the recent Awami League administration, which was removed following a student-led uprising. These MPs are accused of using their elected positions to control...

Trump's foreign policy: Balancing alliances in a time of global tensions
Trump's foreign policy: Balancing alliances in a time of global tensions

U.S. presidents usually pay lip service at least to being leaders of the free world, at the helm of a mighty democracy and military that allies worldwide can rally around and reasonably depend upon for support in return. Not so under President-elect Donald Trump, a critic of many existing U.S....

Former MP Tahjib Alam Siddiqui arrested from Savar
Former MP Tahjib Alam Siddiqui arrested from Savar

Former Member of Parliament for Jhenaidah-2 constituency and district Awami League leader, Tahjib Alam Siddiqui, was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members from Savar, Dhaka, on Thursday night. A team from Rab-4 detained Tahjib Alam Siddiqui in the Nabinagar area of Savar. The arrest...

Travel ban issued on former MP Mannan
Travel ban issued on former MP Mannan

A Dhaka court on Tuesday imposed travel ban on former lawmaker and former secretary general of Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan over corruption allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Jakir Hossain passed the order, allowing a petition of the Anti-Corruption...

2 arrested with pistol stolen from police station in Ctg
2 arrested with pistol stolen from police station in Ctg

Chattogram Metropolitan Polices (CMP) Pahartali police station conducted a raid in the Sagarika Intersection area on Monday and arrested two people involved in looting the police station on 5 August, reports the Business Standard. Police also recovered a looted pistol and many other police...

DMP launches special check post operation for enhanced security
DMP launches special check post operation for enhanced security

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has initiated a special check post operation aimed at maintaining law and order across the metropolis, reports UNB. Following the directives of DMP Commissioner Md Mainul Hasan, these operations will take place at various key locations to combat illegal...

Taposh of Gaan Bangla arrested from Uttara
Taposh of Gaan Bangla arrested from Uttara

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested Kaushik Hossain Taposh, the Chairman of Gaan Bangla Television, from capitals Uttara. Deputy Commissioner (DC) of DMPs Uttara unit confirmed that Taposh was arrested on Sunday night and taken to the Uttara East police station on Monday morning. The...

DMP bans gatherings near Kakrail, surrounding areas
DMP bans gatherings near Kakrail, surrounding areas

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned all forms of public gathering at Kakrail and surrounding areas on Saturday to maintain public order. This information was given in a public notice signed by DMP Commissioner Md Mainul Hasan on Friday. Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir...

Youth arrested for faking recordings between president and adviser
Youth arrested for faking recordings between president and adviser

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained a youth on Monday on charges of doctoring voice recordings of a fake conversation between President Mohammed Shahabuddin and interim government Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain and publicising it on YouTube, reports The Business...

Ex-DMP commissioner Golam Faruq detained at Dhaka airport
Ex-DMP commissioner Golam Faruq detained at Dhaka airport

Retired Additional IGP and former DMP Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq was detained at Dhaka airport while on his way to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Immigration officers questioned him after he approached the immigration counter at the airports departure area. Following this, he was not...

DMP holds meeting with bus owners to bring discipline on streets
DMP holds meeting with bus owners to bring discipline on streets

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) held a meeting with bus owners and workers to bring discipline on the streets in the city by ensuring systematic traffic management, reports BSS. Speaking as the chief guest, Additional Commissioner (traffic) Khondkar Nazmul Hasan called upon bus owners, drivers...

BCL leader arrested following the ban
BCL leader arrested following the ban

The Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested central committee leader of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from the capitals Paribagh area on charges of attacking on the anti-discrimination student movement at Shahbagh on July 15, reports BSS. Iyaz Al Riad, vice president of...

Illegal vehicles, street protests responsible for traffic jam: Home Adviser
Illegal vehicles, street protests responsible for traffic jam: Home Adviser

Illegal vehicles, frequent street protests, and the presence of motor and non-motor vehicles on the same roads are causing traffic jams in the capital. Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday while inaugurating the 15-day Traffic Pakkha-2024 of Dhaka...