Police Headquarters

Dumping bodies: Rivers their preferred site

River police on November 19 recovered from the Balu river the body of an unidentified man who was tied to a sack full of stone in the capital’s Khilgaon.
22 December 2022, 01:00 AM

Annual Police Medals: Home now wants to scrutinise list

A home ministry decision to examine the list of police medal nominees has created tension between the Police Headquarters and its supervising authority.
13 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Malibagh blast: Cops directed to take cautionary measures

Police Headquarters direct all units of Bangladesh Police to take cautionary measures following the bomb blast at Dhaka’s Malibagh intersection.
27 May 2019, 14:52 PM

Mass promotion for cops sought

Buoyed by the recent in-situ or supernumerary promotion in large numbers, the police sent the government another list of 280 officials, ranging from superintendent of police to additional inspector general, for promotion.
18 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Recruitment of 10,000 cops postponed

The Police Headquarters (PHQ) has postponed the recruitment of 10,000 police constables until further notice.
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Special Police, RAB Units: Home considers risk allowance

The Police Headquarters has sought a special allowance, equivalent to the monthly basic salary, for the members of SWAT team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit and bomb disposal units of Rab and CTTC, considering their risks they face during anti-militancy drives.
15 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Advice must before cops accept case

From now on, police have to take advice from the legal wing of the Police Headquarters before recording any case under section 57 of the ICT Act.
2 August 2017, 18:00 PM

3 dead in Turkey police HQ attack

At least three people have been killed and another 120 injured Thursday in a car bomb attack on a police headquarters in eastern Turkey, a local security source said.
18 August 2016, 08:37 AM

21 ‘militants’ held on 5th day crackdown

A total of 21 suspected militants are arrested during a special crackdown throughout the country through yesterday, police headquarters say.
15 June 2016, 07:13 AM

IGP seeks Ulemas' help to curb militancy

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) holds a meeting with the country’s Ulemas and seeks their cooperation to combat militancy.
5 December 2015, 06:41 AM

Japanese citizen shot dead in Rangpur days into Italian killing

Five days into the killing of an Italian citizen in Dhaka, a Japanese national is gunned down in northern district of Rangpur. Five persons detained for interrogation.
3 October 2015, 06:12 AM