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32 more magazines found from Uttara canal

Police recovered 32 more magazines from a canal in Uttara during a further raid where a huge stash of arms and ammunition were recovered yesterday.
19 June 2016

34 militants among 3,245 held on day 3

Over 3,200 people are detained countrywide on the third day of the anti-militancy crackdown. Among them only 34 were suspected militants.
13 June 2016

7 ‘robbers’ held after Gendaria ‘gunfight’, OC hurt

Police claimed that they arrested seven robbers after a “gunfight” with them in Gendaria area of Dhaka that left four people including a police official injured.
12 June 2016

'Unclear' why gunman killed singer Christina

Police in the US say they do not know what motivated a gunman to kill the singer Christina Grimmie.
12 June 2016

New Zealand 'unsafe for black cricketers', alleges Franklyn Rose

Franklyn Rose, former West Indies fast bowler claims that New Zealand is not safe for international cricketers "especially if they are black".
11 June 2016

Two England fans arrested after Marseille clash

Two England football fans have been arrested after police used tear gas during a clash with locals in Marseille ahead of the first Euro 2016 games.
10 June 2016

Cops to launch special drive against militants tomorrow

Police will launch seven-day clampdown on militants and criminals across the country in the wake of recent murders, which law enforcers think are works of militants. The decision came at a meeting at Police Headquarters in Dhaka.
9 June 2016

2 key militant operatives killed in ‘gunfight’

Police say these two men, killed in alleged gunfight with detectives, said to have taken part in the murder of Rajshahi University professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and the bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra.
7 June 2016

Case filed, ‘4 detained’ over Ctg cop wife murder

Four persons were detained in connection with the gruesome killing of a police officer’s wife in Chittagong, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today.
6 June 2016

Mexican football player's relative ordered kidnapping: official

Mexican authorities arrest a man married to a cousin of football star Alan Pulido, accusing the suspect of ordering the player's high-profile kidnapping over the weekend.
1 June 2016

Aurier arrested

PSG defender Serge Aurier, suspended last February for insulting the soccer team's coach, was arrested and placed in custody on Monday after a brush with police in the French capital, a police official says.
30 May 2016

France beefs up security

France said Wednesday it will deploy more than 90,000 police and security guards for Euro 2016, vowing to do "everything possible to avoid a terrorist attack" during the football tournament that starts next month.
25 May 2016

Rio artists highlight city's violent underbelly

As Rio de Janeiro prepares to play Olympic host, one art exhibit is flying a less than celebratory five-ring flag portraying five youngsters shot dead by police in this often deadly city.
24 May 2016

SC upholds ruling over arrest on suspicion

The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court verdict with some modifications and guidelines to stop police force from making arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing arrestees on remand.
24 May 2016

Cops link major killings to hanging of war criminals

Police say they see a link between some major murders with the execution of some convicted war criminals. Blames have been put on a group "who were of anti-liberation spirit and are against the war trials."
16 May 2016

2 Bangladesh UN peacekeepers die in Mali storm

Two Bangladeshis on UN peacekeeping mission were killed and five injured in a storm in Mali.
16 May 2016

The way to show respect

When all the paraphernalia linked with power and status fail to get lowly commoners to show respect – say they forget to salam or shower you with petals when you enter the vicinity of the primary school you are to visit – there is only one thing to do.
15 May 2016

3 mobile courts formed to avert violence at Nizami’s home district

Three mobile courts have been formed in Pabna, the home district of death row convict Motiur Rahman Nizami, to avert violence centering the proceedings of his execution.
10 May 2016

DMP bans stickers of various professions on vehicles

Dhaka Metropolitan Police will not allow use of stickers on vehicles identifying various professions like journalists, police and lawyers.
4 May 2016

Kushtia ‘outlaw’ killed in 'gunfight' with cops

An outlaw has been killed in what police say gunfight in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
27 April 2016