75 senior police officers transferred
75 senior police officers transferred

A total of 75 high-ranking officers of the Bangladesh Police have been transferred. Among them, one is deputy inspector general (DIG), 50 are superintendent of police (SP), and 24 are additional superintendent of police. DIG Golam Rosul of the special branch has been made additional inspector...

Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam
Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam

A red alert has been issued across the country for the arrest of former Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shah Alam, who escaped from the Uttara East Police Station in the capital. Shah Alam, who had been detained in connection with the anti-discrimination student movement, was in the process of being...

Ex-OC escapes from police custody
Ex-OC escapes from police custody

Shah Alam, former officer-in-charge (OC) of Uttara east police station, escaped from police custody after being arrested in connection with multiple cases, including a murder charge. The incident occurred on Thursday while the police were preparing him to produce before a court in relation to a...

OC's body recovered from Shariatpur’s police station
OC's body recovered from Shariatpur’s police station

The body of Al-Amin, theofficer-in-charge (OC) of Shariatpurs Jajira police station Al-Amin has been recovered. The body was recovered from a room inside the police station building on Thursday afternoon. District Superintendent of Police Nazrul Islam confirmed the matter to the media. He...

Latif Biswas sent to jail in police killing case
Latif Biswas sent to jail in police killing case

A Sirajganj court has sent former Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas to jail in connection with a case regarding the killing of 15 policemen at Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj on August 4, 2024. Sirajganj Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Mohammad Bellal Hossain...

Reform commissions not submitting their reports today
Reform commissions not submitting their reports today

Although the deadline for submitting reports was set for December 31, none of the six reform commissions covering the constitution, election, judiciary, anti-corruption commission (ACC), police, and public administration have submitted their reports so far. The commissions have extended their...

Chief advisor calls for accountability in Police misconduct
Chief advisor calls for accountability in Police misconduct

The Chief Advisor has called for stringent punishment for police officers involved in criminal activities. Muhammad Yunus stressed the importance of advancing the interim governments objectives and urged field administration officials to actively support the success of its initiatives. Speaking...

Inu placed on four-day remand
Inu placed on four-day remand

A Dhaka court on Monday has granted a four-day remand for former minister Hasanul Haq Inu in connection with the murder of one Monir Hossain during an anti-discrimination student protest, reports Dhaka Tribune. The case, filed at Gulshan police station, alleges that Monir was shot while crossing...

Israeli settlers violate status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Israeli settlers violate status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Dozens of Israeli settlers have carried out provocative tours of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, under the protection of the Israeli police, according to Wafa. Local sources told Wafa that the Israeli visitors performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards, violating the...

Closure of 16 Beximco factories sparks protests, police action
Closure of 16 Beximco factories sparks protests, police action

Workers staged day-long protest demanding the reopening of 16 shuttered factories in the Beximco Industrial Park in Gazipur on Saturday. From 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, thousands of workers blocked roads, vandalized vehicles, and clashed with law enforcement, leading to police baton charges and tear...

Indian city to take police action against giving money to beggars
Indian city to take police action against giving money to beggars

In an unexpected decision to stop begging, authorities in an Indian city will start filing police cases against people who give money to beggars, starting January 1, 2025, according to media reports. The goal of the initiative is to make Indore the first city in India to be officially declared...

Top court stays bail of ex-state minister Mahbub Ali
Top court stays bail of ex-state minister Mahbub Ali

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Courts order granting bail to former state minister for aviation, Mahbub Ali, in connection with the murder of one Siam under Dhakas Mirpur police station, reports Dhaka Tribune. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, led...

Ctg lawyer murder: Another accused confesses
Ctg lawyer murder: Another accused confesses

Ripon Das, an accused in the murder case of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, has confessed to his involvement in the crime before a Chattogram court, reports The Business Standard. The statement was recorded on Saturday evening in the chamber of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sarkar Hasan...

New rules to empower police in tackling 'Noise Pollution': Adviser Rizwana Hasan
New rules to empower police in tackling 'Noise Pollution': Adviser Rizwana Hasan

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan announced that new rules to control noise pollution will be finalized in December, granting police greater authority to address the issue. Speaking at an awareness program in Gulshan, she stressed that fines and jail terms alone are not enough to combat...

Murder case against Hasina: Court seeks probe report by 8 Jan
Murder case against Hasina: Court seeks probe report by 8 Jan

A Dhaka court on Tuesday set 8 January 2025, as the deadline for police to submit the probe report in the case filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six others over the death of grocery shop owner Abu Sayeed in police firing in Dhakas Mohammadpur area on 19 July during mass...

Palak remanded again
Palak remanded again

A Dhaka court on Monday placed former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on a three-day remand in connection with the murder of student Monir Mia in the capitals Chankharpul area during July mass uprising, reports Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah issued the order....

Law enforcers must disclose identity during raid: PRC
Law enforcers must disclose identity during raid: PRC

Eighty seven percent respondents in a survey has opined introducing emergency call service to get ensured about the identity of the members of law enforcement agencies going for any drive, arrest or search without any court warrant, reports BSS. Law enforcement agencies may conduct any drive...

Over 19,000 killed in last 6 years of Awami League
Over 19,000 killed in last 6 years of Awami League

More than 19,000 people were killed across the country during the last six years under the Awami League government, according to the police headquarters. The information comes from crime statistics published on the police headquarters website on Thursday. Police headquarters resumed publication...

Chattogram court violence: 12 accused placed on 6-day remand
Chattogram court violence: 12 accused placed on 6-day remand

A Chattogram court on Wednesday has granted a six-day remand for 12 accused individuals arrested in a case involving an attack on police and obstruction of duty during clashes near the court premises and surrounding areas in Chattogram, reports Dhaka Tribune. The clashes arose after the bail...

Chinmoy's bail hearing rescheduled
Chinmoy's bail hearing rescheduled

The bail hearing of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote, has been rescheduled for 2 January next year. The hearing of his bail plea was scheduled at the Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Saiful Islam in Chattogram on...

Survey results on ‘The Police We Want’ published
Survey results on ‘The Police We Want’ published

The Police Reform Commission has released the results of its public opinion survey titled The Police We Want. The findings are now accessible on the commissions official website at www.prc.mhapsd.gov.bd, according to a media release on Tuesday. The release highlights the growing demand for...

9 police officers sent to compulsory retirement
9 police officers sent to compulsory retirement

The government has sent nine Police officers to compulsory retirement at a time. All of the retired officers are of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) designations. Nine police officers were sent on compulsory retirement in nine separate notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs....

Dipu Moni, Palak among four ex-MPs shown arrested in new cases
Dipu Moni, Palak among four ex-MPs shown arrested in new cases

A Dhaka court on Monday sent four former MPs, including former Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni, to jail showing them arrested in new cases, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahmed passed the order. Those sent to jail also include former state minister for Post,...

Call for special recruitment body for police beyond BCS
Call for special recruitment body for police beyond BCS

A member of the police reform commission of the interim government has recommended establishing a dedicated body for the recruitment of police, outside the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination framework. Police force reflects society. We need to see whether a separate commission for the...

Slained lawyer Saiful's family files murder case against 46
Slained lawyer Saiful's family files murder case against 46

The family of slained Chattogram lawyer Saiful Islam Alif has filed a case against 46 individuals three days after his brutal murder, reports The Business Standard. Jamal Uddin, the father of Saiful, lodged the case at the port citys Kotwali Police on Friday, said Md Abdul Karim,...

Nearly 1,000 arrested in Pakistan over pro-Khan protests
Nearly 1,000 arrested in Pakistan over pro-Khan protests

Pakistan police have arrested nearly 1,000 protesters who marched on the capital demanding the release of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, Islamabads police chief said Wednesday, reports BSS. Islamabad Police Inspector General Ali Nasir Rizvi told reporters that officers and state...

Atiq, Alep, and Mohiuddin sent to prison after remand
Atiq, Alep, and Mohiuddin sent to prison after remand

The court has ordered the imprisonment of former Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiq, former police officer Alep Uddin, and former RAB officer Mohiuddin Faruqui, following their remand. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Courts 7 and 19 issued the order on Friday afternoon. However, the...

Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting
Garment workers block road in Gazipur protesting

Garment factory workers in Gazipur are protesting by blocking the Nabinagar-Chandra road in the Tetuibari area under Kashimpur police station. The protest comes in response to injuries sustained by workers in a recent road accident. According to sources from workers, police, and local residents,...