Police
7 police officers promoted to additional IGP
Seven Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) of police have been promoted to the rank of Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP).
They officials are Abu Hasan Muhammad Tarik of Police Headquarters, Banaj Kumar Majumder of Police Bureau of Investigation, Dr Hasan ul Haider of Central Police Hospital in Dhaka, Monirul Islam of Special Branch, Md Shahabuddin Khan of Barisal Metropolitan Police, Mahbubur Rahman, chief of Industrial Police and Barrister Md Harun-or-Rashid of Mymensingh Range Police.
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The Public Security Division of the Home Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Saturday.
2 police officers die as microbus overturns in Narayanganj
Two Sub-Inspectors of police died on Monday as a microbus carrying the police personnel overturned and fell into a roadside pit at Sonargaon municipality in Narayanganj.
The deceased were identified as Kazi Saleh Ahmmed, son of Kazi Nurul Islam of Munsurabad village in faridpur and SM Shariful Islam, son of Charvatpara village in Gopalganj. Both were appointed at Sonargaon police station.
Injured in the accident Assistant Sub-Inspector Rafiqul Islam is currently being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
On information two units of firefighters from Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters rushed to the spot and later a diving team joined in the rescue mission.
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The accident occurred around 7pm near Duttapara area when the three cops were returning to Sonargaon police station after attending a press brefieing at the Narayanganj Superintednent of Police’s office, said SM Shafiqul Islam, Inspector (investigation) of Sonargaon police station.
As the speeding microbus overturned losing control, the locals rescued the three cops and rushed them to Sonargaon Upazila health Complex where the duty doctor announced Nurul Islam and Shariful Islam dead.
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The injured ASI was sent to DMCH as his condition was critical, said Md hafizur rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Sonargaon police station.
Pre UP-poll clash: 10 including police member hurt in Madaripur
At least 10 people were injured on Sunday including a police personnel during a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates in the upcoming Ghatmajhi Union Parishad election in Madaripur.
The incident occurred around evening when supporters of candidate advocate Babul Akter and Khalil Darji locked in an hour-long clash in dispute over electioneering.
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The injured were admitted at Madaripur Sadar Hospital, said Kamrul Islam Mia, Officer-in-Charge of Madaripur sadar police station.
A police constable named Avijit was injured as police on information went to take control of the situation, said the OC.
The election in the Ghatmajhi Union parishad is set to be held on January 31.
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Arrests made in Rubel murder case
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducted simultaneous drives in the city's Mohammadpur area and Sreepur in Gazipur district on Sunday and arrested two alleged accused in Rubel murder case of Darussalam Police Station on Sunday.
The arrestees were identified as Abdul Jalil and Abdul Mannan.
Based on secret information, a Mirpur Zonal team of DB (Mirpur Division) conducted the simultaneous drives on Sunday and arrested them from Sreepur police station area of Gazipur district and Mohammadpur police station area of the capital.
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Briefing reporters at the DMP media center on Sunday, Joint Commissioner(Cyber and Special Crimes and DB-North) Mohammad Harun-ur-Rashid said the victim Rubel Mia went missing from Lalmonirhat Sadar area at around 10 am on January 5. Later the decomposed body of the victim was recovered from Room No. 817 on the 5th floor of a 10-storey under construction building of Government Bangla College under Darussalam Police Station on January 13 at around 6 pm.
The victim's uncle filed a murder case with the Darussalam police station on January 14. Detective Mirpur zonal team started investigating the case, he said.
He also said that during the investigation of the case, Abdul Jalil and Abdul Mannan were arrested with the help of information technology.
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During primary interrogation, arrested Abdul Jalil revealed that they had caught the victim Rubel from the under construction building on suspicion of being a thief on January 9 at around 4:00 pm. The two arrestees tied the victim's hand with a rope and strangled him with the same rope to recover the stolen mobile phone and money. As a result, when the victim died, the detainees turned off their mobile phones and fled, the Joint Commissioner (DB-North) said quoting the two arrestees.
Schoolgirl 'gang-raped' in Chandpur on way from school: police
A 10th grader has allegedly been gang-raped by three youths on her way from school at a village of Faridganj upazila in Chandpur District, according to a complaint received by police.
According to the girl’s family, the incident occurred on Saturday when the girl was returning home from school at noon. On the way, “the miscreants picked the girl and, took her to Lipi Begum's house, where they raped her hands tied and mouth covered with a cloth. They also recorded the video of the alleged crime.
The survivor alleged that Lipi Begum, 32, wife of Farooq of the same village, had assisted in it.
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The alleged rapists are- Shimul, 24, son of Harun Mizi of Saisanga village of the upazila, Ijaz Hossain, 23, son of Bahar Patwari of Maizer Bari in Noapara village and Sabbir Hossain, 24, of Ashta village.
They threatened to spread the video on the internet if the girl disclosed the matter to anyone.
"The victim filed a complaint on Sunday afternoon in connection with the incident and efforts were being made to arrest the accused”, said Mohammad Shahid Hossain, officer-in-charge of Faridganj Police Station.
Sexual assaults on women continue unabated in Bangladesh, despite the government introduced death penalty for rapes in 2020.
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Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) data shows that 1,018 children were raped in 2020 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 in 2020 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.
Chapainawabganj poll violence: 385 sued over attack on police
Police on Friday sued 385 people over attacking police by supporters of defeated candidates of UP election in Chapainawabganj Sadar a day earlier.
The case was filed at Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station on Friday noon.
Mojaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station, said 135 named and 250 unnamed people have been made accused in the case.
So far, 15 people were arrested in this connection and presented before the court, said the OC.
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On Thursday, Shariat Ali was elected as a UP member in Ward No. 8 of Jhilim Union in Sadar Upazila of the district in the 5th phase of UP election.
Unable to accept defeat, former UP member Monirul Islam Moni and other candidate Abdul Quddus Seratal along with hundreds of their supporters went to attack newly elected member Shariat Ali's house on Thursday afternoon.
On information, police rushed to the spot when the supporters attacked the police as they tried to control the situation.
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Five policemen were injured in the attack. Three of them were admitted to Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital.
Later, additional police were deployed to bring the situation under control.
Youths ‘snatch arrestee’ from police in Barishal
A group of local youths reportedly obstructed police personnel of Barishal Kotwali Model Station from performing their duty and snatched an arrestee on Monday night.
The incident occurred around 10:30 pm at the speedboat terminal in Barishal city.
Police said they, tipped off by locals, conducted a drive in a party held at a restaurant arranged by some youths and Speedboat Owners’ Association to arrest an accused, Shahidul.
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As they handcuffed Shahidul, some 50 youths, including Tarek, allegedly encircled them and snatched the accused. They also tried to attack the police, witnesses said.
Later, senior officers and an additional team from Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP) reached the spot, baton charged at the attackers and arrested Shahidul, said Ali Ashraf Bhuiyan, Deputy Commissioner of the Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP).
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He said a case will be filed against those who tried to snatch the accused.
Police becoming people-friendly: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the police is gradually being transformed into a people-friendly force.
“The leading role of the police in tackling the corona situation and militancy reminds us of Bangabandhu's Janata's Police (People's Police). Gradually, the police is truly becoming the Janatar’s Police of Bangabandhu and Prime Minister’s Janabandhab Police (People-friendly Police,” he said.
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The Home Minister was addressing the inaugural foundation training course for 3,000 newly-recruited police constables at Bangladesh Police Academy, Sardah in the district.
“Our police will be a world-class force. We’ve shown it not only in words but also in works,” he said, adding that 3,000 trainee constables have been recruited through a transparent and modern process.
He said the nature of crime is changing in the developed world and the police of Bangladesh is also moving forward accordingly to deal with the new offences.
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Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam, Public Security Division’s Senior Secretary Mostafa Kamal Uddin and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed also spoke at the function presided over by Principal of the Bangladesh Police Academy Khandker Golam Faruq.
Attack on rally: Habiganj police sue 2,000 BNP leaders
Police have sued 2,00 BNP leaders and workers on Thursday over violence durung a rally here on Wednesday.
Sub-Inspector of Habiganj police station Nazmul Hasan filed the case against 65 identified persons including Abdul Hashem, district unit convener of BNP, Senior Joint Convener GK Gaus, said Masuk Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Habiganj police station.
In the cases on Thursday allegations of obstructing government duty, use of bricks and local arms to attack police, breaking windows of municipal and district council building, vandalizing police vehicles, blocking roads were brought against the BNP leaders and activists, said OC Masuk.
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GK Gaus, Senior Joint Convener of BNP said, “Police vandalized our stage and now they are harassing us by filling false cases.”
On Wednesday, witnesses said police prevented BNP leaders and activists from setting up a stage for their scheduled rally and blocked the road in front of the house of central BNP leader GK Gaus in Shaistanagar area of the city since morning.
As the leaders and activists of the party and associate bodies gathered in the district town and tried to go to the rally venue, police obstructed them, triggering a clash.
The BNP activists threw stones towards police forcing them to charge batons, lob teargas shells and fire several rounds of bullets, to bring the situation under control.
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At one stage, police were forced to retreat for some time in the face of strong resistance by a huge number of BNP protesters.
Amid a chase and counter-chase, senior BNP leaders, including standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, chairperson’s adviser Zainul Abedin Farroque and organizing secretary Skahwat Hossain Jibon addressed the rally.
At least four police personnel were reportedly injured in the attack and received treatment at Habiganj Sadar Hospital.
BNP activists clash with police in Habiganj
BNP leaders and activists locked into a clash with police over holding a rally in the district town on Wednesday, leaving an unspecified number of people, including four law enforcers, injured.
One of the injured, Shah Rajib Ahmed Ringan, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) district unit organising secretary, was sent to Dhaka in a critical condition.
Witnesses said police prevented BNP leaders and activists from setting up a stage for their scheduled rally and blocked the road in front of the house of central BNP leader GK Gaus in Shaistanagar area of the city since morning.
As the leaders and activists of the party and associate bodies gathered in the district town and tried to go to the rally venue, police obstructed them, triggering a clash.
The BNP activists threw brick chips towards police forcing them to charge batons, lobbed teargas shells and fired several rounds of bullets, to bring the situation under control.
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At one stage, police were forced to retreat for some time in the face of strong resistance by a huge number of BNP leaders and activists.
Later, a huge number of law enforcers took position around the rally venue and chased the BNP flowers.
Amid a chase and counter-chase, senior BNP leaders, including standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, chairperson’s adviser Zainul Abedin Farroque and organizing secretary Skahwat Hossain Jibon addressed the rally.
Talking to UNB, BNP leader GK Gaus said police attacked their peaceful rally in a bid to foil it. “We condemn such an undemocratic and heinous attitude of the law enforcers.”
He said a good number of their leaders and activists were injured in the attack.
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Officer-in-charge of Habiganj Model Police Station Masuk Ali said they arrested seven BNP activists from the spot.
He said four police personnel were injured in the attack and received treatment at Habiganj Sadar Hospital.