police

Forensic report confirms rape of female cop

Forensic report of the policewoman allegedly gang-raped by her estranged husband and his cohorts on June 14 at Khilgaon finds evidence of sexual intercourse with the victim.
16 June 2015, 12:19 PM

Opinion: IGP’s big leader formula

The IGP has not only revealed how politicised he was, he also revealed the nexus between the cops and lawbreaking ruling party men.
15 June 2015, 09:26 AM

2 Jubo League, BCL leaders held after scuffle with cops

Police pick up two leaders of Jubo League and Chhatra League after they scuffled with law enforcers and prevented them from discharging their duties at Binodpur in Rajshahi.
12 June 2015, 16:20 PM

5 ‘listed’ traffickers held in Cox’s Bazar

Police detain five suspected human traffickers during crackdowns at different places in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
11 June 2015, 12:18 PM

Trafficking suspect reveals ‘police bribes’

Arrested trafficker in Myanmar accuses local police and defence volunteers of Thailand’s western Kanchanaburi province of taking bribes to facilitate his illegal trade
9 June 2015, 15:02 PM

Army and police to discuss military role in Malaysia border

Armed forces chief will meet with inspector-general of police to discuss how military can play a bigger role in border security, Malaysian defence minister says.
4 June 2015, 03:04 AM

Home boss gets death threats

State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan and 6 notable personalities receive death threats from Al Qaeda Ansarullah Bangla Team-13.
2 June 2015, 14:02 PM

Sunny Leone, Accused in Obscenity Case, Visits Thane Police Station

Bollywood actress Sunny Leone visits the cyber crime cell of the Thane Police to record a statement in an obscenity case filed earlier this month.
28 May 2015, 12:58 PM

UN to honour 126 ‘blue helmets’

The UN will honour more than 100 “blue helmets”, including eight Bangladeshis, who lost their lives while serving the cause of peace.
28 May 2015, 12:39 PM

Ask cops to take rape complaints: HC to govt

High Court orders government to make sure that police accept any rape complaint and give services to all victims without discrimination.
25 May 2015, 07:53 AM

Excessive use of force - a remnant of colonial rule?

The deviation of policemen in the form of criminal acts and other illegal activities are always deplorable as they shake the foundation of society by eroding faith and trust in the rule of law.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Salahuddin to be brought back after India’s decision: Asaduzzman

State Minister for Home Asaduzzman Khan says government will take necessary steps to bring Salahuddin Ahmed back home when India decides to hand him over.
19 May 2015, 14:28 PM

Man held over killing 3 daughters

Police arrest a man in the port city of Chittagong on charge of killing his three daughters in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar a few days ago.
18 May 2015, 15:04 PM

If the police were all women

The role of the police is guided by the same principle in the case of both a female and a male head of state. The principle is based on class differences.
17 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Khilgaon OC jailed for torturing DU student

A Dhaka court sentences Helal Uddin, a former officer-in-charge of Khilgaon Police Station, to three years’ imprisonment for torturing Dhaka University student Abdul Kadar and implicating him in three false cases three years back.
17 May 2015, 11:14 AM

IPS officer charge-sheeted for alleged kickbacks

The Crime Branch CID of the Tamil Nadu police on Friday charge-sheets senior IPS officer under suspension, G. Sampath Kumar in IPL betting case.
17 May 2015, 06:48 AM

Car bomb kills at least 3 in Afghan capital - witness

A car bomb rams a convoy of foreign troops near the main airport in Kabul on Sunday, killing at least three civilians in the latest attack in the city.
17 May 2015, 05:55 AM

Police brutality again!

We deplore in the strongest possible terms the police brutality on the activists, some of them women, who were demanding the arrest and trial of criminals who, as an orgainsed gang, sexually harassed a number of women during the Bengali New Year.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM

What's her fault? (video)

Videos showing policemen attacking a female demonstrator during protests against sexual assault in Dhaka on Mother’s Day yesterday draw widespread condemnation on social media.
11 May 2015, 06:54 AM

Thai police seek 20 more trafficking suspects

Thai police are seeking 20 more suspects over trafficking of Rohingya migrants in Padang Besar in Thailand
10 May 2015, 15:28 PM