Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)
Airport loader’s body found in Dhaka
Police recover the body of an airport loader from a rented house at Dakshin Khan bazaar area of Dhaka.
31 May 2016, 15:50 PM
Now, stickers of professionals banned in Ctg
After Dhaka, police authority in Chittagong city imposes a ban on use of stickers, identifying various professionals, on cars.
15 May 2016, 12:51 PM
8 Bangladeshis held in Singapore for plotting attacks back home
Singapore says it has arrested eight Bangladeshi workers, who were planning to stage terror attacks back home. The country’s home ministry releases a kill-list found with them, which include MPs, ministers and media personnel. Meanwhile, in Dhaka, cops arrest five other Bangladeshi nationals, who were repatriated from Singapore after the authorities found that they possessed and/or proliferated jihadi-related materials, or supported the use of armed violence.
3 May 2016, 10:21 AM
Violence against women increasing, says Anisuzzaman
Despite progress of women in different socio-economic and cultural fields, violence against women is continuing to dim their success, speakers say.
18 April 2016, 15:19 PM
Pahela Baishakh: No access to Ramna, Suhrawardy Udyan after 4pm
Nobody can enter Ramna Park and Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka after 4:00pm on Pahela Baishakh, DMP Additional Commissioner Monirul Islam announces.
6 April 2016, 11:58 AM
HC questions legality of tenant info drive
The High Court questions the legality of a provision under which the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has been collecting information about residents of the metropolitan area.
27 March 2016, 12:58 PM
HC clears way for DMP to collect residents' info
The High Court clears the way for Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to collect information from the tenants of DMP area.
13 March 2016, 06:19 AM
10 ‘yaba traders’ held in Dhaka
Detectives arrest 10 alleged Yaba traders along with 70,000 pieces of the contraband tablets from Darus Salam in Dhaka.
1 March 2016, 04:34 AM
DMP opens counter terrorism unit
The "Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime" unit under Dhaka Metropolitan Police starts functioning from today with newly promoted Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Monirul Islam as its chief.
16 February 2016, 15:32 PM
Cop killed in Gulistan road crash
A policeman dies after being hit by a bus at Gulistan in Dhaka.
9 February 2016, 13:01 PM
4 cops closed over death of tea vendor
Four policemen are closed in connection with the burning of a tea vendor to death in Mirpur of Dhaka.
4 February 2016, 10:51 AM
Pahela Baishakh molestation: Lone arrestee sent to jail
A Dhaka court sends Kamal Hossain, an arrestee of Pahela Baishakh sexual assault case, to jail after he refused to give confessional statement before a magistrate in connection with the sensational case.
31 January 2016, 11:28 AM
Taming rogue policemen
Excessive use of force is decidedly more complex and multidimensional than the few bad apples' theory would imply.
29 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu Avenue AL’s next choice for Jan 5 rally
Awami League says it will hold a rally at Dhaka’s Bangabandhu Avenue marking the second anniversary of the January 5 elections if police deny the party permission for Suhrawardy Udyan.
3 January 2016, 13:46 PM
7 police officials promoted to add IG
The government promotes seven senior police officials to the rank of additional inspector general (IG).
24 December 2015, 12:52 PM
DMP collecting personal information
The latest move by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to distribute forms to house owners and tenants asking for all kinds of personal information is baffling.
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
24 jailed by DMP mobile court
A mobile court of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has sent 24 persons to jail on different terms in Khilgaon area of the capital, a DMP press release says.
1 December 2015, 13:41 PM
5 ways to get mugged in Dhaka
The life of a Dhakaite is a simple one-live and let live. This one simple rule is what makes Dhaka the dream city for muggers. With the rise of such incidents, thieves are becoming more innovative in their trait to keep us constantly baffled with their means of stealing.
24 November 2015, 06:30 AM
4 out of 7 JMB men Pakistanis: DMP
Detectives bust a group of seven members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), four of whom are citizens of Pakistan, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) says.
7 November 2015, 04:51 AM
Couple injured in Uttara ‘robbery’
A Taiwan couple is injured by suspected robbers at their Uttara residence in Dhaka.
6 November 2015, 11:51 AM