Tousif Kaium

A wide range of narcotics, from yaba to heroin, are being smuggled into Bangladesh through at least 105 border points across 18 districts

For more than two decades, 51-year-old Sazzad Mia has run a 120-square-foot scrap metal shop in the bustling heart of Karwan Bazar.

Around 5:00pm on June 20, Istiak Ahmed Pranto stepped out of his house in Faridpur’s Madhukhali. Moments later, a team from the Detective Branch (DB) of police detained the Faridpur Law College student. By the next morning, he was dead.

Amid growing public concern over a persistent rise in violent crime, police have moved to strengthen their organisational capacity and internal coordination to improve law enforcement nationwide.

Six months after the arson attacks on the country’s two leading dailies -- The Daily Star and Prothom Alo -- the investigation remains stalled despite a direct ministerial directive for its swift completion.

Missing phone and limited information about the slain “top criminal’s” contacts have stalled the investigation

The government has initiated legal, diplomatic and administrative measures to bring back former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed, who was arrested in Dubai on Friday.

Former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, once among the most powerful law enforcement figures under the ousted Awami League government, has been arrested in Dubai following an Interpol Red Notice sought by Bangladesh.