Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)
New Year eve traffic curbs for tonight
The New Year, as it happens, is a day after the 11th parliamentary election in Bangladesh and Dhaka Metropolitan Police has drawn up elaborate plans to control traffic in the city.
31 December 2018, 08:29 AM
New Year restrictions for tonight
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued special instruction for the celebration of New Year this year, which falls on a day after the national election.
31 December 2018, 08:17 AM
DMP issues traffic guidelines in Dhaka for Victory Day
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issues guidelines for vehicular movement at key points in Dhaka on the occasion of Victory Day.
14 December 2018, 11:15 AM
Man held after mysterious death of son
A man in the capital's Bangla Motor held one of his sons hostage for six hours while keeping the body of his other son -- who he was suspected of killing -- next to him.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Defer unveiling of polls schedule
Jatiya Oikyafront plans to hold a road march towards Rajshahi and two rallies in Khulna and Mymensingh next week to mount pressure on the government to meet its seven-point demand, including election under a non-partisan government.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Complaints of cops’ misbehaviour reduced: DMP chief
The complaints of misbehaviour by policemen have reduced than before as strict steps are being taken alongside providing them training and motivation, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia says.
25 October 2018, 14:44 PM
No security threat during Durga Puja: DMP chief
There is no specific security threat centring this year's Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzamman Mia says.
14 October 2018, 06:20 AM
Change must come from within, among all
Some changes in the city's traffic system have transpired following student protests for road safety but those are not visible yet, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said yesterday.
13 October 2018, 18:00 PM
BNP gets rally nod on 22 conditions
With about three months before the national election, the BNP will come up with some specific demands, including polls under a nonpartisan administration, from its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan today.
29 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Habibun Nabi Sohel arrested
Police pick up BNP Joint Secretary General Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel from Gulshan-2 area of Dhaka.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM
All of us need to change
Noted road safety campaigner Ilias Kanchan yesterday proposed setting up token prisons on roads for briefly confining traffic law breakers, to bring discipline in the city traffic system.
8 September 2018, 18:00 PM
No helmet, no fuel: Dhaka police chief
Motorcyclists without helmet will be denied fuel at refueling stations, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia says.
4 September 2018, 08:32 AM
DMP issues traffic guidelines for National Mourning Day
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issues guidelines for vehicular movement in the capital ahead of the National Mourning Day to be observed tomorrow.
14 August 2018, 15:12 PM
'Inciting Violence': Police gather details of 100 social media accounts
Police have gathered details about a hundred social media accounts which incited violence centring on the student movement for road safety by spreading provocative contents and going live on Facebook, said a top DMP official.
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Take action against the culprits: PM
The Prime Minister's Office yesterday directed the Dhaka Metropolitan Police to take legal action against those responsible for Sunday's road crash that took the lives of two college students and left several others injured.
31 July 2018, 18:00 PM
PM’s reception: Roads around Suhrawardy Udyan to remain off-limits tomorrow
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) announces to restrict vehicular movement around Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital tomorrow ahead of a public reception programme for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
20 July 2018, 07:22 AM
Jailed for no driving license a day after he walks free
A day after Delwar Hossain walked out of jail, serving a two-month period for not having a driving license, he is cast into prison again for the same offence.
25 June 2018, 13:59 PM
HC asks for authorities' explanation on compensation for road crash victim
The High Court issues a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why they should not be directed to give Tk 1.5 crore in compensation to Nurul Amin Chowdhury, who lost his right leg in a road accident in Dhaka.
10 June 2018, 13:56 PM
3 ‘Neo JMB’ men held in Dhaka
Law enforcers detain three alleged operatives of “Neo JMB”, an ultra-radical offshoot of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area.
26 April 2018, 16:04 PM
BNP rally permission depends on cops’ decision: Home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the BNP's proposed rally on March 29 at Suhrawardi Udyan is subjected to the permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner's office.
27 March 2018, 12:04 PM