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DMP Commissioner asks DB to work considering changing crime patterns
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq on Saturday asked the Detective Branch to work considering changing patterns of crimes.
"Crime patterns are changing, cybercrime is increasing, DB needs to work considering all these crime patterns," he said.
The DMP Commissioner made the remarks during a meeting with officers of the Detective Branch (DB) after visiting its Minto Road headquarters in the city on Saturday.
It was the first visit of Khandker Golam Faruq after he took over as the DMP commissioner on October 29 last month.
Praising the DB's working capabilities, the DMP chief said DB has the ability to unravel the mystery of any sensational case. The capabilities of DMP’s branch are at a very high level, he said.
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The Commissioner also assured the detectives that he would take steps for further capacity building of the DB.
Congratulating the newly appointed commissioner for coming to visit DB office, Additional Commissioner (DB) Mohammad Harun-ur-Rashid said, "You are the pride of Bangladesh Police. We are working under your leadership so that residents of Dhaka metropolis can stay safe.”
The DB chief also said that DMP's DB is now a trusted name for the city dwellers. When a crime occurs, DB works not only in the metropolis, but in any part of Bangladesh, he added.
In his speech, Additional Commissioner and chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) of the DMP Md. Asaduzzaman said, "You (DMP Commissioner) are an efficient officer in crime management. In 2015, a Japanese national was killed in a militant attack in Rangpur. Then the mystery of the case was revealed under your leadership".
The CTTC chief said that as soon as any incident occurs in the DMP, the DB starts the shadow investigation. Detectives do not stop until the organised crime is revealed, he said.
He also said that DB has capabilities, it will go further if get specific instructions from the DMP chief.
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In his welcome speech, Joint Commissioner (Admin and DB South) of the DMP Sanjit Kumar Roy highlighted the recent notable achievements of the DB and also placed some demands, including establishment of forensic labs.
Five arrested for embezzling 18 MT urea in Bogura
Members of Detective Branch (DB) arrested five people for misappropriating 18 Metric Tonnes (MT) of urea fertilizer by conducting drives in several areas of Bogura district overnight into Saturday morning.
The arrestees are Al Amin alias Alauddin, 35, son of late Abdul Promanik of Shahjahanpur upazila, Abdul Alim, 50, son of late Dabir Anar of Nandigram upazila, Dhunat upazila’s Rafiqul Islam, 42, son of late Mondal, Mamunur Rashid Mamun, 48, son of late Afroza Begum, and Sajal, 35, son of late Azizar Sakidar.
Ali Haider Swapon, superintendent of police (SP) of the district, said this at a press conference at his office on Saturday noon.
SP Swapon said Ekata Transport’s trucker Alauddin started for Rangpur’s Buffer warehouse with 360 sacks of urea fertilizer weighing around 18 MT from Fenchuganj of Sylhet on September 25.
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But Alauddin didn’t reach the warehouse he was supposed to with the consignment after passing a period of time. Nor did he respond to calls from the transport agency’s organizing secretary Abdus Samad Swapon, the SP said.
Later, Samad lodged a complaint against Alauddin to the district police when he came to know that Alauddin had sold the consignment to one Rafiqul Islam of Dhunat upazila.
The arrestees had long been involved in swindling goods of several companies when they were hired for transportation, he said.
They were sent to a Bogura court upon filing a case by Abdus Samad against them, he said, adding that a drive is on to nab others in connection with the incident.
SI Kanok withdrawn from DB over death of Shaon in Narayanganj
The Detective Branch (DB) of Narayanganj officer who allegedly shot dead a Jubo Dal activist with a Chinese Rifle he wasn't authorised to carry has been withdrawn and attached to the Police Lines.
The officer has been identified as Sub Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman Kanok.
Fakhruddin Bhuiyan, inspector of DB, confirmed the matter to UNB.
He said SI Kanok had been withdrawn from the DB and attached to the Police Lines soon after the incident.
Replying to a question, he said that investigation will be carried out in this connection.
He also said that the high ups officials know better whether the probe body has been formed to look into the matter.
On the other hand, Superintendent of Police Golam Mostafa and other high ranked officers refused to say anything in this regard.
Mentionable, on September 1, Jubo Dal activist Shaon was killed and 50 people were injured in a clash between police and the BNP activists in Narayanganj as the law enforcers tried to prevent local BNP leaders and activists from holding a rally during their founding anniversary.
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Is Hero Alam the problem or social media ?
The Hero Alam episode has been a bad advertisement for the state as a culture controller. Not that they are feeling embarrassed about it. As the police told the media, they have received many complaints against Hero Alam’s singing. So they brought him in. And the police told him not to do the singing which irritates many, at least going by the complaints.
What is odd is that the police thought this to be worth noticing. As they act when under pressure, it seems a large section of the elite are seriously unhappy and feel “threatened” by Hero Alam.
The police of course had another axe to grind. As they told the media, he had been using a police uniform in some of his videos acting as police bosses wearing constables’ dress. This had insulted the force in general.
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What was unexpected is the response from social media which was overwhelmingly against such action. Hero was turned into a victim and a public hero. Many said the police had no business deciding what is culturally appropriate. That Alam was from the bottom and the police were shutting down a voice from there. Hero Alam had suddenly become a voice of a cultural class war.
So where is the conflict ?
Ex-Minister Murad who was sacked after rape threat tapes were leaked is reportedly one of the complainants. In a You Tube interview, he said, “ I was at an event where he was singing. He probably didn’t recognize me. After he finished singing I told him “have you no shame. ? The impudence you showed in singing is astounding. You need voice, talent, knowledge of music and you have none. Given the voice and the face God has given you, you should sing for the lower class which is your audience and should not come to Gulshan to sing. “
Admitting that Hero Alam had an audience who listened to him on You tube, his ire was that he should be singing in front of He had no doubt that he sang for the lower class and it’s Gulshan that was offended.
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The matter has been here for long but the issue is not about his singing but the control of social media. No one controls social media and that is anxiety creating. Hero Alam insults the establishment culture by his singing and it can’t be stopped on social media. Anyone studying popular culture will know that Facebook has built a virtual alternate world of culture which neither the establishment nor the shushils can recognize. With millions of views with which no mainstream product can compete, the sense of lack of control is high. And its growing.
The conflict is not about who sings Tagore but who controls social media. The outcome is obvious. The state has turned Alam into a Hero. And the battle has no chance of ending right now, no matter how many times police class.
Nagad holds a ‘Get-together’ with DMP's Detective Branch
Nagad, a mobile financial service, organized a get-together with the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to discuss the customers' transactional security in the mobile financial sector.
During the event organized by Nagad’s External Affairs Division, the speakers discussed various elements and areas of the country’s MFS industry.
A K M Hafiz Akhter, Additional Commissioner (DB) of the DMP, was present as the Chief Guest at the event which was held at a city hotel.
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Joint Commissioner (DB-North) Md Harun Ar Rashid, Joint Commissioner (DB-South) Mahbub Alam, Niaz Morshed Elite, Executive Director of Nagad Limited and Maruful Islam Jhalak were also present at the event, says a press release of the Nagad.
Lt Col Md Kousar Soukat Ali(retd), Chief of External Affairs Officer of the Nagad, gave the vote of thanks .
Speaking as the chief guest on the occasion, A K M Hafiz Akhter said, "In last three years, 'Nagad' has done exceptionally well. The more innovative services, such as Nagad, that are available, the more individuals will benefit. We want everyone in the market who provides MFS services to succeed, he said."
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In his speech, Niaz Morshed Elite said, "Since its debut, Nagad has been a popular service among the customers. Nagad's innovation, affordable services, and availability are more up-to-date than those of many other organizations.”
In collaboration with Bangladesh Police, 'Nagad' has already held numerous seminars, including awareness campaigns among the Nagad Uddokta’s on money laundering, terrorism financing, and fraudulent and suspicious transactions in various regions of the country.
2 fake DGFI men held in Faridpur
Detective Branch (DB) of Faridpur district police arrested two fake Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) members from the housing estate area in Faridpur town on Tuesday.
The arrestees are Md. Anwar Hossain Babu,54, a former army member and his son Limon Babu, 24, residents of Haldibari village in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur district.
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Tipped-off, a team of DB police conducted a drive in the area and arrested them, said Rakikul Islam, officer-in-charge of Faridpur DB Police.
During the drive, the DB men also seized 8 unlicensed walkie-talkies, blank stamps with signature, SIM cards and a private car from their possession.
Legal action will be taken against them, he added.
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DB to investigate case against BNP leader Fakhrul, 14 others
A Narayanganj court on Thursday directed Detective Branch (DB) of police to investigate a case against 15 people including BNP’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir , joint secretary general Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal and 13 others over making derogatory comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Kawsar Ahmed accepted the case and directed the district DB police to investigate it.
On December 22, Md Akram Hossain Badal, president of Joybangla Muktijoddha Projonmo League central committee, as a plaintiff appealed to Chief Judicial Magistrate Shamsad Begum’s court for filing a case.
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Moazzem Hossain Alal was made the main accused in the case.
The other accused in the case are BNP’s Ishraq Hossain, Major Delwar Hossain, Nurul Haque Nuru, Major (Retd) Shahidul Islam Khan, Md Nure Ilias Ripon, M Rahman Masum, Atiqur Rahman Shobuj, Jahangir Alam, Rezaul Karim, Ilias Molla, Zakir Hossain, Sheikh Md Titumir Akash and journalist Ilias Hossain.
Plaintiff’s lawyer Nurul Huda said as a freedom fighter the plaintiff could not bear such comments on the Prime Minister and filed the case against these 15 people.
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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.
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.
DB questioning: The eccentric businessman and the fake addl secretary
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) on Tuesday evening interrogated the chairman and chief executive officer of DATCO Group Musa bin Shamser for his alleged involvement with the arrested fake additional secretary Abdul Quader Chowdhury.
Musa along with his family went to the DB office in the afternoon and he was interrogated for more than three hours.
Briefing reporters afterwards, its Joint Commissioner (DB-North)Harun-ur- Rashid said that businessman Musa Bin Shamsher cannot avoid responsibility for the offences of fraudster Abdul Quader.
He allegedly appointed Quader as his legal adviser and also gave him a cheque of Tk 20 crore. Evidence of Abdul Quader's frequent contact with him has been found, he said.
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