Masud Uddin Chowdhury, a former army officer and former Member of Parliament from Feni-3 (Sonagazi-Daganbhuyan), who was widely discussed during the Bangladeshi political crisis of 2007-08, has been arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). He was arrested from his residence at Baridhara DOHS in the capital late on Monday […]
Speaking to Prothom Alo, DMP acting commissioner MD Sarwar said more than 15,000 police members are deployed across the capital to maintain law and order before and after Eid. Police leaves have already been canceled except in emergencies. He said that after residents left Dhaka, additional personnel – who were previously assigned to shopping areas, […]
MD Sarwar said authorities have initiated special security measures around four bus terminals, one launch terminal and the railway station in the capital. To prevent harassment of passengers and overcharging, plainclothes detectives will be on duty along with uniformed police officers. The acting commissioner of DMP also said that around 1,000 additional police personnel were […]
Following the formation of the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government under Prime Minister Tariq Rahman, speculation has intensified over possible changes in the top leadership of the police. Discussions are underway on who can be appointed as the next Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). According to police […]
In this connection, Asaduzzaman Miya told Pratham Alo that out of the 21 kattha land in Aftabnagar, he owned seven kattha and the remaining land was owned by his two sisters-in-law. The former police officer claimed that he had never committed any irregularities in his professional life, but a gang had filed a charge against […]
A police constable, Monirul Islam, was shot dead by a colleague while on duty in the Baridhara diplomatic area of the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Faruk Hossain confirmed the information and said that the incident took place in front of the Palestinian Embassy at around 12:05 am on […]
Those taken to remain include Syed Amanullah (actual name Shimul Bhuiyan), Faisal Alo and Shilasti Rahman. After interrogating the three arrested in Anwarul Azim abduction case during their eight-day remand, the DMP again produced them before the court today, Friday, and sought another eight-day remand. After hearing both the sides, the court allowed everyone to […]
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) conducted a survey on the restaurant sector in 2021. The objective of the survey was to determine the contribution of the sector to the country's GDP. According to the survey results, there were 436,274 hotels and restaurants in the country in 2021, which was 58 percent more than in the […]
It is the responsibility of RAJUK to check whether the buildings are being built as per the city plan, how the buildings should be and how they actually are. Experts say that there are many shortcomings in the performance of their duties. However, RAJUK has campaigned after the Bailey Road fire. RAJUK officials are 'randomly' […]