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6 robbers held in Cox’s Bazar
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained six robbers along with arms from Maheshkhali channel in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’a Bazar district Friday midnight.
The detainees are Nezam Uddin, Shakil, Sazzad, Sujon, Manik and Omar Faruk of the upazila.
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Tipped off, a team of Rab-15 conducted a drive in the area and detained the robbers along with three guns and 11 bullets, said Senior Assistant Director of Rab-15 Abu Salam Chowdhury.
The elite force members detained them when they were taking preparation to loot valuables from a fishing trawler in Sonadia Channel of the Bay of Bengal, he said.
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Mirpur robbery: 6 arrested from Dhamrai and Keraniganj
RAB have arrested six members of the gang involved in the robbery of the Eden Autos Motorcycle Showroom in the capital's Shyamolibagh area in Mirpur.
They were arrested with weapons from Dhaka's Keraniganj and Dhamrai during RAB raids on Saturday night.
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The arrestees are the mastermind of the robbery Md. Johirul Islam, 33, Jasim Uddin, 34, Md. Zahidul Islam Sikder, 26, Md. Khairul Bhuiyan, 20, Md. Rakib Hasan, 20, and Md. Nayan, 28.
During the raid, four machetes used for robbery, and Tk 1,93,000 cash looted from the showroom were recovered from the gang members.
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After the arrest they admitted that they were involved with the robbery, said RAB sources.
On the evening of October 12, 2021, a gang of robbers entered the showroom of Eden Autos, dealer of Uttara Motors in Shyamlibagh area of Mirpur, and attacked manager Wadud Sajib and motor technician Nur Nabi Hasan with machetes. During the robbery they vandalized glasses, computers, laptops, broke cash drawers and robbed Tk 5,50,000 cash and a desktop monitor.
DB tracks down airport area robbers near Hatirjheel; 3 arrested
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) unearthed a robbery case and arrested three alleged robbers along with booty from the city’s Hatirjheel area on Saturday night.
The arrestees were identified as Md. Masudul Haque alias Apple, Md. Amir Hossain Hawlader and Md. Shamim.
Based on secret information, a team of DB (North Division) conducted a special drive at Mirbagh area under Hatirjheel Police Station at around 8:30 pm and arrested the trio.
They also recovered looted goods, including five passports, one Ipad, Egyptian visa and Tk 55,000 from their possessions.
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Briefing reporters at DMP media centre on Sunday, Additional Commissioner (DB) AKM Hafiz Akhter said that expatriate Md Liton Sarkar came to Bangladesh from Egypt by Turkish Airlines on September 7 after 5 long years. When he was waiting for a vehicle under the Airport foot-over bridge at the airport roundabout to take him home, a gang of robbers took away his handbag and luggage bag showing fear of a sharp knife.
One passport, an Egyptian visa, a plane ticket, a gold chain weighing eight annas, two mobile sets, a smart card, necessary clothes, Tk 40,000 in cash and other valuables were kept inside the hand bag and the luggage, he said, adding that a case was filed with Airport Police Station on October 15 in connection with the incident.
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Detectives of Uttara Division started investigation of this case. During the investigation of the case, Masudul, Amir Hossain and Shamim were arrested on the charge of being involved in the robbery with the help of intelligence data analysis and information technology, the Additional Commissioner (DB) said and adding that the arrestees have been wanted in a number of cases filed with different police stations across the country.
10 robbers held in Barishal
Coast Guard members on Thursday arrested 10 robbers along with sharp weapons from the Meghna River near Khalishpur area in Hijla upazila of Barishal.
According to Coast Guard, Coast Guard members of Hijla and Upazila Fisheries Officer conducted a joint drive on the occasion of "Mother Hilsa Conservation Campaign-2021".
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At one stage, a gang of robbers attempted to attack the BGB team on their way from Khalishpur area of the Meghna River to Hijla with sharp weapons.
Later, the Coast Guard members arrested the robbers and seized a trawler, six sharp weapons, seven mobile phone sets and a torch light used during the robbery.
Coast Guard Media Officer of South Zone Lt. SM Tahsin Rahman said the arrestees were handed over to Hijla Police Station.
Murder in commuter train: Five robbers held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday arrested five robbers in connection with the killing of two passengers during a robbery in a Jamalpur-bound commuter train.
The arrestees are Ashraful Islam Swadhin, 26, Maksudul Hauque Rishad, 28, Md Hasan, 22, Rubel Mia, 31, and Mohammad, 25.
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A team of Rab-14 arrested Swadhin from Shikarikanda area of Mymensingh around 1am. Later, based on Swadhin’s information, Rab arrested other four robbers, media wing of the Rab Headquarter said in a press release.
Sharp weapons and mobile phone sets were seized from their possession during the arrest.
Earlier on Thursday night, two passengers were killed and another was injured after the gang of robbers stabbed them on the roof of the commuter train in Mymensingh's Gafargaon upazila.
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The robbers had climbed on top of the train and started robbing passengers travelling on the roof. The trio came under attack when they tried to catch the robbers.
When the train reached Jamalpur station, police rushed the three severely injured passengers to Sadar Hospital. Two of them were, however, declared dead on arrival.
Among the accused, Rishad had served jail for two years under narcotics case.
‘Rohingya robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab in Cox's Bazar
A suspected Rohingya robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion members in Damdamia area of Hnila Union in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Nuru, leader of a Rohingya robber gang called 'Nuru Bahini'.
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Cox's Bazar Rab-15 Teknaf CPC-1 camp in-charge Lt. Commander Mahbub said that tipped off, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in Damdamia area of Teknaf. Sensing presence of the law enforcers the robbers opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back that triggered the gunfight.
The Rab men recovered the body of Nuru from the spot when the gunfight was over. The body was sent to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
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They also recovered three guns, one pistol and some bullets from the spot, said the officer.
A case was filed with Teknaf Police Station.
Robbers toss baby out of the house, rape woman in Bhola
Four men allegedly broke into a house in Sadar upazila and raped a 35-year-old woman after tossing her three-month-old baby out of the window.
The woman's only crime was that she took time to hand over the keys of the almirah to the robbers, police said.
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In her complaint, the woman claimed that the four men entered her house in a village in Sadar upazila around 2.30am on Wednesday when the family members were fast asleep.
The four woke her up and demanded the keys of the almirah. As she was taking time, they allegedly threw her baby girl out of the window into a pond adjacent to the house.
Later the four gagged the woman and took turns to rape her before decamping with cash and one tola gold, as per the complaint.
After the cops were alerted, a team from Sadar police station rushed to the spot and fished out the body of the baby from the pond.
Enayet Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station, said, “Four robbers barged into the house and violated the woman. The medical examination of the woman has confirmed rape."
A case of rape has been registered on a complaint filed by the house owner. "The baby's body has been sent to the local hospital morgue for an autopsy," the OC said.
"Efforts are also on to identify the perpetrators of the heinous crime," he added.
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Bangladesh's rape epidemic
Sexual assaults on women continue unabated in Bangladesh, despite the government introducing death penalty for rapes last year.
A police headquarters report, released recently, said that 26,695 rape cases were filed across the country in the past five years.
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) data shows that 1,018 children were raped last year alone, but only 683 police cases had been filed. Also, 116 survivors were six years old or below.
Overall, 1,627 rape cases were reported last year and 53 of the women were killed by the perpetrators while 14 took their own lives, as per the data.
However, ASK's data is just the tip of the iceberg, according to aid agencies, who report that most women are too afraid to report rape.
In October 2020, the country was rocked by protests after a woman was allegedly attacked and raped in Noakhali.
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In November last year, Bangladesh introduced capital punishment for rape, following days of protests against sexual violence against women in several cities across the country.
But human rights organisations say the move will not solve the country's rape crisis, as the survivors of the heinous crime are often stigmatised in the society
Two 'robbers' lynched to death in Narsingdi
Two suspected robbers were allegedly lynched to death by an irate mob in the Darikandi-Borochar area of Belabo upazila on Tuesday night.
The deceased were identified as Jewel Mia, 30, son of Ator Mia, and Nadim Mia, 30, son of Shahid Ullah of Lochonpur village in Raipura upazila of the district.
Shafayet Hossain, officer-in-charge of Belabo Police Station, said that the road stretching from Dorikandi bus stand to Borochar on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway is infamous for robberies.
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On Tuesday night, local people spotted a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, carrying some three to four armed men, in the area. Sensing danger, the locals raised an alarm.
Soon a mob gathered and signalled the auto-rickshaw to stop. The occupants of the vehicle panicked, got off the auto-rickshaw and tried to flee. After a brief chase, the locals caught two of them and thrashed them to death, the OC said.
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Later, the mob vandalised the vehicle and set it on fire, the official said.
On information, police recovered the bodies of the two men and sent them to the local hospital morgue for an autopsy.
7 ‘Rohingya robbers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Seven suspected members of a Rohingya robber gang were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on a hill in Teknaf upazila here early Monday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
Tipped off that a gang of robbers of ‘Jokey Group’ was taking preparation to commit robbery in Jadimora-Mochni area of the hill behind Rohingya camp No 27, a team of Rab conducted a drive there around 4:30am, said Mirza Shahed Mahtab, company commander of Rab-15.
Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the robbers opened fire on them prompting them to fire back in self-defence that triggered the gunfight, Mahtab said.
After two and a half hours of the gunfight, the elite force members recovered seven bodies from the spot.
They also recovered two firearms from the spot.
2 ‘robbers’ killed in Magura ‘gunfight’
Two alleged robber ringleaders were killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of bandits over previous enmity near Barunatail Bridge in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.