police bribery

Underfunding a key factor behind police bribery

When we talk about corruption in the police force, the focus, rightly so, often falls on bribery and abuse of power.
25 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Seeking police services: 38% faced harassment, 31% paid bribes

Forty percent of 2,040 university-level students who participated in a recent survey reported paying bribes or facing harassment while seeking police services, while only 10.5 percent experienced smooth service.
12 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Don't normalise custodial torture

Police officers allegedly involved in custodial death must face justice after proper investigation
19 January 2023, 19:21 PM

N’ganj SI closed for taking bribe

A sub-inspector of Araihazar Police Station in Narayanganj is closed to the district police lines on charges of taking bribe.
21 April 2018, 13:38 PM

Bribery in police force must stop

Senior police officials must stop taking bribes over posting of officers-in-charge and sub-inspectors to stop corruption in the force, a deputy commissioner of DMP told a quarterly police conference yesterday.
18 February 2018, 18:00 PM

194 'militants' held in 7 days

The weeklong special drive against militants ended yesterday with 17 suspected militants being arrested in the last 24 hours of the countrywide crackdown.
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

576 in jail even after end of terms

At least 576 inmates are serving additional days in different jails across the country due to the jail authorities' failure to take effective steps, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman has claimed.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Blatant abuse of power

Incidents of police arresting people facing no criminal charges run counter to a Supreme Court verdict against the police's century-old discretionary powers of arrest on suspicion.
14 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Arrest 'trade' goes on

Muhammad Jahidul Islam is an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League. His entire family strongly supports the Awami League. Yet, in the case filed against Jahid, Sub-Inspector Anwarul Islam of Khoksa Police Station mentioned that the accused was held on suspicion that he and some others had met to plan subversive activities to topple the government.
14 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Crackdown a money spinner for some cops

Milon Hossain and his two friends were having fun standing by a road at Mominpur Adibashipara around 7:30pm on Saturday. Minutes before, he closed his small hardwire shop at Mominpur Bazar in Natore's Naldanga upazila.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM