Covers Militancy, Cross-Border Crime, Human Rights
Over the past few years, battery-run rickshaws have multiplied rapidly across Dhaka due to their convenience
Crimes such as murder, extortion and robbery continue to plague various parts of the country despite efforts by law enforcement agencies.
True reform requires more than new uniforms
For the first time in her 17-year-old life, Juena Jamal Oishee yesterday truly saw her father Jamal Uddin Khan, a former sepoy of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now the Border Guard Bangladesh.
Lt Col Golam Kibria, commander of the BGB-49 (Border Guard Bangladesh) battalion, told The Daily Star that local people involved in farming and agricultural activities have resumed their regular work at the border.
Before mercilessly beating 35-year-old Tofazzal Hossain at Dhaka University’s Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, the attackers demanded Tk 35,000 from his family as compensation for stolen mobile phones.
Amid increased vigilance and special drives, muggers continue to terrorise city streets. Recent crime data shows a rise in mugging incidents.
In November last year, a contractor secured the work to demolish a building in Dhaka’s Moghbazar for Tk 16.5 lakh. Shortly afterwards, members of a local gang arrived at the site and demanded Tk 3 lakh to allow the work to proceed.
Over the past few years, battery-run rickshaws have multiplied rapidly across Dhaka due to their convenience
Crimes such as murder, extortion and robbery continue to plague various parts of the country despite efforts by law enforcement agencies.
True reform requires more than new uniforms
For the first time in her 17-year-old life, Juena Jamal Oishee yesterday truly saw her father Jamal Uddin Khan, a former sepoy of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now the Border Guard Bangladesh.
Lt Col Golam Kibria, commander of the BGB-49 (Border Guard Bangladesh) battalion, told The Daily Star that local people involved in farming and agricultural activities have resumed their regular work at the border.
Before mercilessly beating 35-year-old Tofazzal Hossain at Dhaka University’s Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, the attackers demanded Tk 35,000 from his family as compensation for stolen mobile phones.
Amid increased vigilance and special drives, muggers continue to terrorise city streets. Recent crime data shows a rise in mugging incidents.
In November last year, a contractor secured the work to demolish a building in Dhaka’s Moghbazar for Tk 16.5 lakh. Shortly afterwards, members of a local gang arrived at the site and demanded Tk 3 lakh to allow the work to proceed.
Law enforcers only watch as some Mozambicans loot shops and set fire to homes belonging to Bangladeshis. Sometimes, the groups extort money from Bangladeshis by threatening to attack them, their homes or businesses.
In the beginning of the year, the police were accused of being a tool implementing “Sheikh Hasina’s engineered election”, then they became the heavy hand attempting to crush the mass uprising. Days after Hasina’s ouster, the force appeared to have disintegrated. And now, they are trying to gain public trust in combating crime.