Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) suspended a police constable for allegedly beating up a street child for stealing a gas lighter on Sunday (June 11, 2023). The suspended police was identified as Md Shawkat, a constable of CMP traffic division. The incident took place around 11 am on Sunday (June 11) at a shop near the police box in Tiger Pass area under Kotwali police station of the city. Read: 89 sued over police-Jubo Dal activists clash in Cumilla Chattogram Metropolitan Police Commissioner Krishna Pada Roy came to know about the incident after a 30-second video footage of the incident went viral on social media. Later, the CMP commissioner ordered the suspension of the policeman. Earlier, in the video that went viral on social media, that constable Shawkat was seen entering the shop and slapping the child randomly. At that time, he had a cigarette in his mouth. Read: 10 held over police-Jubo Dal activists clash in Cumilla Journalist Abu Sayed Mohammad Tamanna told UNB, "I saw a teenager being beaten up by a policeman for stealing a gas light. If I hadn't protested, he would have killed the boy. The police should be humane.”

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has taken strict security measures marking the ruling Awami League's upcoming rally in the Port City on December 4, when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to be present as chief guest. Three layers of security will be established around the rally venue at Railway Polo Ground, CMP Commissioner Krishnapad Roy told reporters after visiting it on Tuesday. The CMP commissioner said, “We are on high alert marking the PM’s rally in the city.” Read more: DMP gives BNP 26 conditions for holding Dec 10 rally at Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan PM Hasina last addressed an AL rally in the Port City on March 28, 2012 at the same venue.   Around 7,500 policemen will be deployed across the city. Among them, 6,000 members will be in charge of security in the entire Chattogram city including the polo ground. Another 1,500 policemen will be deployed outside the city to strengthen the security, he added. "We are keeping an eye on everything. So we can say that there is no news or fear of sabotage.” Meanwhile, the stage construction work is underway at the venue. The construction of the 160 feet long 'boat-shaped' stage started on November 15. Read more:PM instructed to move BCL council from Dec 8 to 6 to facilitate BNP’s Dhaka rally: Quader Awami League leaders are expecting that about 10 lakh people will join the rally. Awami League presidium member and former minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain said, “In the last 14 years, the Prime Minister has made a lot of progress in Chattogram. People will spontaneously join the rally to express gratitude for this development.” The Polo Ground will become a human sea on December 4 due to the rally, hoped the veteran AL leader. Several initiatives have been taken by the City Corporation to welcome the Prime Minister in the city, said Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Rezaul Karim. The Police Commissioner said that the Special Security Force (SSF), which is responsible for the PM's security, is supervising the entire arrangement of the rally. As per their suggestion, there will be police in plain clothes along with uniformed police. Besides, there will be CCTV cameras and drones. In short, there will be maximum security throughout the city. Those who will come to the procession on the day of the rally, where to park their cars will be informed later, he added.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Wednesday awarded a prize to the rickshaw puller, who phoned the national hotline 999 to save a housewife from the clutches of rapists on July 18, for his courage and awareness in the port city. Krishna Pada Roy, newly appointed commissioner of the CMP, was awarded the prize for the outstanding job of the rickshaw puller identified as Md Abdul Hannan, 32. CMP Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Ameer Jafar and Deputy Commissioner (North) Mokhlesur Rahman and among others were present during the prize ceremony. Mentionable, a 23-year-old housewife was returning to her Sholoshahar’s residence by a rickshaw after attending a wedding ceremony in the GEC area around 1:00 am on July 18. A group of three youths interrupted the rickshaw in front of one ‘Sadia’s Kitchen’ and took her to a makeshift tea stall where six culprits violated her in phases. Though the rickshaw puller was asked to leave the spot and not to share it with anyone, he informed another rickshaw puller after going a few yards. The second rickshaw puller phoned the national hotline 999 seeking help in this connection. Responding to the call, a team of law enforcement agencies from nearby Khulshi police station rushed to the spot and rescued the victim. Moreover, police arrested three of the culprits from the spot. Also read: Auto-rickshaw driver stabbed by muggers in Dhaka's Khilgaon dies

A police constable driving his bike died after he came under the wheels of a bus on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Lohagara upazila Friday night. Maruful Islam, 22, of Chattogram Metropolitan Police, was from Chakaria upazila's Harbang union, Sub-Inspector Rafiqul Islam, in-charge of Chunati Police Outpost, told UNB. The accident occurred at 9:30pm as Maruf was heading towards his Harbang home. "As he neared Lohagara's Chunati, a bus knocked him from behind. The policemen fell on the road, came under the rear wheel of the bus, and died on the spot," Rafiqul said. Also read: Truck runs over man after being chased by police in C’nawabganj

The law enforcers Thursday cordoned off an under-construction building near Chattogram's Kalurghat Radio Station as they found a bomb-like object along with a large stock of sticks and torches. Also read: Municipality polls: Ansar member among 3 hurt in crude bomb blast in Feni Chattogram Metropolitan Police's (CMP) Chandgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mustafizur Rahman said, "We are suspecting that the object and sticks were stored to orchestrate violence during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bangladesh visit." Tipped off, a large number of policemen sealed off the 10-storey building of Bashudha Builders – located opposite the Kalurghat Radio Station – at around 8pm, Mustafizur said. "After that, the police searched every floor of the building. One person was arrested while trying to flee during the drive." Also read: 2005 bomb blasts: 17 get different jail terms in Satkhira At one stage of the search, a large number of torches were found in a room on the third floor. The bomb disposal unit of CMP was called as a bomb-like object was found there, the OC said. It was also learned that the BNP planned to carry out a day-long programme on 26 March in Kalurghat Radio Station area – which bears the memory of its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman – on March 26 to mark the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh's Independence. However, the programme was later postponed in response to the recent spike in Covid-19 infection and fatalities in the country. Also read: Series bomb blasts: Sylhet JMB leader gets life term

Police on Sunday arrested three people on charges of gang-raping a garment worker in the Bandar Thana area of Chattogram city.

A member of the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) was reportedly mistaken for a mugger and assaulted by another policeman.

Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have arrested six more suspected members of Neo-JMB from number 2gate area of the port city in connection with the bomb blast at a traffic police box in the city’s Sholosohor area in February.

Eight people have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a housewife after kidnapping her from Moulvipukurpar area of Chandgaon in Chattogram city.

Police in a drive arrested four people as they gang raped a housewife in front of her husband from Shaheed Nagar Salma Colony in Bayazid Bostami area of Chattogram city early Sunday.