Two policemen were closed on Friday night from the Companiganj police station on a charge of extortion from drivers of stone-laden trucks at Companiganj upazila in the district.The policemen are Md Suman Miah and Shahriar Hossain of the Companiganj police station.They were withdrawn from the Companiganj police station and attached to the district police line in Sylhet, according to a letter signed by Sylhet Additional Superintendent of Police Shahriar bin Saleh.Local people said that the drivers of stone-laden trucks in association with the local residents chased off Suman and Shahriar on December 24 night in Kalabari area under Companiganj upazila as they demanded extortion money from the drivers after stopping their stone-loaded vehicles.Bholaganj police outpost in-charge Shahab Uddin filed a general diary in this regard with the Companiganj police against constable Suman and Shahriar following a complaint from the local people.Later, the district police administration issued an order on Friday night asking for the withdrawal of the two constables from their workplace and to attach them to the police lines after the allegation brought against them was found true in the primary investigation.Read more: Consider police stations as 'service delivery centres' to provide better service: IGP

An explosive device went off in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least nine members of the Iraqi federal police force who were on patrol, Iraqi security officials said. Among the fatalities was an officer with the rank of major, according to a tweet from a military spokesman, Yahya Rasool. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the village of Ali al-Sultan in the Riyadh district of the province of Kirkuk. Read more: Iranian Guard attacks militant group in Iraq amid unrest Rasool added that Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani had been briefed about the attack. An investigation was underway. Two Iraqi security officials said nine were killed and clarified that the explosive device was a bomb. They said another three policemen were wounded in altercations with militants that broke out following the explosion, without elaborating. The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. On Wednesday, three Iraqi soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded during a security operation in the Tarmiyah district, north of Baghdad. Among those killed was the commander of the 59th Infantry Brigade. Read more: Heavy gunfire rocks Iraq's Green Zone amid violent protests No one claimed responsibility for that attack either, but remnants of the militant Islamic State group are active in the area and have claimed similar attacks in Iraq in the past. IS was defeated and lost all territory it once controlled in Syria and Iraq, with its last stronghold in Syria falling to the U.S.-backed campaign in 2019. However, sleeper cells remain and have carried out attacks that have killed scores of Iraqis and Syrians. In Iraq, the militants have successfully exploited security gaps across a patch of territory in the north because of an ongoing dispute between Baghdad and Irbil, the capital of the Kurdish-run semi-autonomous region of Iraq. Rural areas of Kirkuk, Diyala, Ninevah and Salahaddin provinces in particular have been difficult to police, with Iraqi security forces spread thin and IS militants routinely terrorizing local residents. At times they have managed to overrun towns overnight due to the security gaps.

Four policemen have been arrested by Detective Branch (DB) police from two separate places in Khulna Sadar upazila, officials said on Sunday. DB police inspector Tapan Singh said cases were filed against the four under the Narcotics Control Act at Sonadanga and Daulatpur police stations. Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur police station, said that two policemen- Ashikur Rahman and Gias Uddin were suspended after their arrest. DB police recovered 40 Yaba pills from them near Daulatpur Rehana filling station around 7 pm on Friday when went there for selling the drugs, he said. READ: Man held with 2 firearms, ammunition  in Satkhira On Saturday, DB's SI Bidhanan Chandra Roy filed a case against the duo, he added. Meanwhile, two other policemen were arrested from Islamia College Road of Sonadanga on the same charge. However, Nahid Mridha, officer-in-charge of Sonadanga police station, didn’t provide detail information about them.

As many as 106 policemen have died of Covid-19 in the last two years of the pandemic, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Sunday. “Besides, more than 7,000 policemen have been infected with Covid-19. They have recovered and re-engaged in the service of the country and the welfare of the people,” said the IGP after inaugurating the Police Memorial at Police Staff College in Mirpur of the capital. The IGP said the police force of this country fired the first bullet in favor of the war of liberation and independence in response to Bangabandhu's call in 1971. “Since then, the members of Bangladesh Police Force formed through the liberation war have been dedicating themselves every year to serve the people, for security, for the discipline and stability of this country,” he added. Also read: Police are better trained now to maintain law and order: IGP The IGP also said the Defense Forces fight to protect the independence and sovereignty of the country in a state of war. “And in peacetime, the police are always engaged in war. This war is against those who are engaged in the destruction of society and the state.” "Where there is war, there is danger of death," he said. “We lose our colleagues every year. They were martyred to maintain peace and order in the country and to provide security to the people.” "When one of our policemen sacrifices his/her life, we do not lose a single person. We lost one of our colleagues, comrades and friends,” the IGP said. At the same time, the family loses their loved ones. He added. Referring to the construction of the Police Memorial, the IGP said Police Memorial Day is being celebrated since 2017. “We have been trying to establish such a memorial since 2010.” Also read: Bangladesh police will be made worth of a developed country by 2041: IGP “Today, after 12 years, this initiative has been successful.” Additional IGs, heads of various units of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, senior police officers, engineers and architects concerned of the Public Works and Architecture Department and officials of contractors were present at the event.

A Bangladesh Police team left for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali on a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Thursday night. The 140-member strong contingent flew to Mali's capital Bamako, Assistant Inspector General-AIG (Media) of Police Headquarter Kamruzzaman said on Friday. Read: 180 policewomen leave for Congo to join UN mission Of the contingent members, 70 are led by Commander Shahinur Alam Khan for the 4th rotation under Bangladesh Formed Police Unit (BANFPU-2) and 70 are led by Deputy Commander Md Snighdo Akhtar for the 8th rotation under BANFPU-1. DIG (Operations & Media and Plan) Md Haider Ali Khan and officials of the UN Affairs (Operations) Wing saw off the peacekeeping team at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Bangladesh Police have been performing duties in Mali under the UN peacekeeping mission there since 2013.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed on Tuesday asked the police personnel to change their mindset and behave well with people.

Two physicians and six policemen are among 18 new coronavirus patients detected in five districts in the last 24 hours.   Bogura Deputy Civil Surgeon Mostafizur Rahman on Monday night said reports of eight people, including two physicians, came out positive.   So far, the district has recorded 179 cases.   In Khulna, six members of Khalishpur Industrial police and four others were diagnosed with coronavirus.   The policemen are - Md Ramjan, 51, Ajay Chandra Sarkar, Takbir, 20, Md Rafiqul Islam, Shahdhor, Al Amin, 20.   Besides, two men from Magura and Jashore tested positive for coronavirus.   In Thakurgaon, a couple has been infected with coronavirus in Baliadangi upazila.   The infected 23-year-old youth and his wife, 18, are readymade garment (RMG) workers. They recently returned from Dhaka to their Moheshmari-Kalmegh village.   Civil Surgeon Md Mahfuzar Rahman said the number of coronavirus cases rose to 63 in the district.   Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8. Until Monday, the country’s confirmed coronavirus cases were 35,585.   Besides, 501 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported since March 18.

A total of 113 members of Bangladesh Police were infected with coronavirus in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning.   With the latest cases of infection, the number of total infected policemen stood at 854 until this morning. Besides, five members of law enforcement agencies died from COVID-19, according to the Police Headquarters.   Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases as a total of 449 policemen of DMP tested positive for coronavirus.   Currently, 1,250 policemen are in quarantine while 315 being treated at isolation units.   Besides, 57 patients made full recovery, it said.   Members of the Bangladesh Police, Armed Forces, and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), along with other agencies have been jointly working to ensure social distancing across the country.   Assistant Inspector General (AIG- Media) of the Police Headquarters Md Sohel Rana said they are trying to ensure the protection of police members.    Bangladesh has so far recorded 8,790 cases and 175 deaths from the coronavirus. Considering the worsening coronavirus situation, the government is about to extend the ongoing general holidays again till May 16 in a bid to prevent the transmission of the deadly virus.

A total of 677 members of Bangladesh Police were diagnosed with coronavirus until Friday afternoon.

Barishal, Oct 20 (UNB) – Two policemen of Mehendiganj Police Station were withdrawn on Saturday night for releasing 10 detained fishermen after taking bribe.