DMP assures full cooperation in providing security for BAJUS members
DMP assures full cooperation in providing security for BAJUS members

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has assured the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) of full cooperation in ensuring the security of jewellery establishments affiliated with BAJUS in the capital. DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md. Sazzat Ali made this assurance during a meeting with a BAJUS...

Gazette issued on lifting police verification for issuing passport
Gazette issued on lifting police verification for issuing passport

The government has lifted the police verification system prior to issuing passport for simplifying services and easing the sufferings of the people. The Security Service Division on Monday issued a gazette notification to this end. Bangladesh has a well-organised and reliable database of its...

Expect strict action if anti-social elements threaten anyone: PHQ
Expect strict action if anti-social elements threaten anyone: PHQ

The Police Headquarters (PHQ) has said that strict action will be taken if anti-social elements threaten any peace-loving citizen, and strict legal action will be taken against them. In a statement, the PHQ said that it has recently come to the attention of the police that anti-social elements...

Police headquarters calls all to upload uprising photos, footage on official site
Police headquarters calls all to upload uprising photos, footage on official site

The Police Headquarters on Sunday called upon all to upload still images and video footages of the July-August movement on the website andolonerchobi.police.gov.bd. Still images and video footage can be uploaded on the website from February 11 to February 25, 2025, said a press release of the...

Steps underway to reinstate dismissed police officers who filed appeals
Steps underway to reinstate dismissed police officers who filed appeals

Steps are being taken to reinstate police officers who were dismissed, but won their appeals at the Appellate Tribunal. In a statement issued Saturday, Police Headquarters announced it had already received 1,522 applications from dismissed police members seeking reinstatement. The applications...

Reform commission reports published
Reform commission reports published

Six reform commission reports now available in cabinet secretary divisions website. These reports were published at 5 pm on Saturday. The six commissions are; constitution, electoral, police, anti-corruption commission, public administration and judicial reform commission. These commissions...

Police return 363 stolen mobile phones to owners
Police return 363 stolen mobile phones to owners

Police have returned 363 stolen mobile phones to their rightful owners after recovery. According to the Jhenaidah Cyber Crime Investigation Cell, the phoneslost at various times over the past yearwere handed over to their owners, said Cyber Crime Investigation Cell Officer Khalid Hasan on Tuesday....

4 Indian nationals arrested with firearm in Nepal
4 Indian nationals arrested with firearm in Nepal

Kanchanpur police arrested four Indian nationals in possession of a pistol from Ward 6 of Bhimdatta Municipality on Wednesday night. The suspects were intercepted near Mahendranagar market while traveling in a vehicle with an Indian registration plate, reports Kathmandu Post. The arrested...

20 senior police officials transferred
20 senior police officials transferred

The authorities have transferred a total of 20 senior officers of the Bangladesh Police, including four Inspector General-ranked officials, in an effort to bring greater dynamism to the police administration. Additionally, 16 officials equivalent to the rank of Superintendent of Police have been...

July uprising: 3 cops sent to jail for ‘crimes against humanity’
July uprising: 3 cops sent to jail for ‘crimes against humanity’

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday sent Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Police Tanjil Ahmed and two constables in cases for involvement in crimes against humanity during the July uprising. A three member bench, led by ICT Chairman Md Golam Mortuza Majumdar, passed the order after...

Govt announces new uniforms for police, RAB and Ansar
Govt announces new uniforms for police, RAB and Ansar

The government has decided to introduce new attire for Bangladesh Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB),Ansar and VDP. The new uniform colours were decided at a meeting of the Law and Order Advisory Committee at the secretariat on Monday, said Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd) Md....

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...