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Masud murder: 2 years on, no visible progress in probe
No arrests yet over killing of former RU BCL leader Abdullah Al Masud
13 September 2026
Two brothers killed in mob beating
Two brothers were killed in a mob beating in Ghorashal municipal area under Palash upazila of Narsingdi last night
1 April 2025
119 killed by mobs in 7 months: HRSS
Mob beatings have surged with at least 119 people killed and 74 injured in 114 incidents since the interim government took office in August 2024, according to the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).
5 March 2025
4 suspected robbers beaten to death
Villagers beat four people to death and severely injured another one in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila on Sunday night on suspicion that they were robbers.
18 March 2024
4 suspected robbers killed in 'mob beating' in Narayanganj
Four suspected robbers were killed and another was injured in a mob beating in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj early today, police said
18 March 2024
Video of mob beating up traffic sergeant in Dhaka’s Jurain goes viral
A traffic police sergeant came under attack from a group of people in Dhaka's Jurain area this morning following an altercation with commuters on a motorcycle.
7 June 2022
Suspected robber beaten by bus passengers dies
An alleged member of a robber gang died today after being beaten in a running bus by passengers in Savar.
17 May 2022
‘Cattle lifter’ beaten dead in Pirojpur
An alleged cattle lifter is beaten to death by a mob in Najirpur upazila of Pirojpur. Deceased Jamal Hawladar, 48, was accused in seven cases including those of murder, arms and theft, our correspondent reports quoting SM Ziaul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pirojpur Sadar Police Station.
4 September 2019
Mob beating: Writ seeks Tk 5cr compensation for Renu’s family
A writ petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the government to give Tk 5 crore compensation to the family of Taslima Begum Renu, who was killed in a mob beating in Dhaka’s Badda area on July 20.
28 July 2019
Child-lifting rumour: Youth escapes mob beating in Chattogram
A youth escaped death in mob beating as he managed to flee after local people caught him on suspicion that he was a child kidnapper in Hathajari area of Chattogram.
27 July 2019
Badda Mob Beating: Key accused arrested
Police arrested a woman suspected of branding Taslima Begum Renu as a child kidnapper, which led to her death in a mob beating in the capital’s Badda on July 20.
26 July 2019
Mob yells drowned father’s cries for help
Md Siraj, 28, died because he loved his daughter. When a mob descended upon him, suspecting him to be a kidnapper, the deaf man could not even express his innocence for he could not speak.
23 July 2019
Landlady held for ‘branding tenant as child kidnapper’
A landlady is arrested for allegedly framing a tenant as a child kidnapper following an altercation over house rent payment in Dhaka's Jatrabari area.
23 July 2019
Mob beats 4 'robbers' to death in Feni
A mob beat four suspected robbers to death in Daganbhuiyan upazila of Feni early yesterday.
13 April 2019
Mob beats 65-year-old man to death
A 65-year-old man was beaten to death by what police said was a group of villagers in Rajshahi's Bagmara yesterday.
10 April 2019
2 'cattle thieves' killed in mob beating
Two suspected cattle lifters are killed in a mob beating in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.
2 February 2019
'Rape' in Car: Man caught, beaten up by mob
A 35-year-old man was arrested on charge of raping a woman in his car in the capital's College Gate area in the wee hours yesterday.
10 June 2018
4 'thieves' killed in mob beating
Four suspected cattle thieves were beaten to death and two others injured in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali early yesterday.
10 August 2017
2 held over brutal murder of Dhaka teenage boy
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrests two people from Dhaka’s Khilkhet area in connection with the murder of teenage boy Nazim.
9 August 2016
Who killed them?
Police claimed that three "robbers" were killed in a "mob beating" while they were reportedly trying to commit a robbery in Krishnanagar of Jessore's Jhikargacha early yesterday, but the villagers said they knew nothing about the incident.
15 June 2016