A contractor was shot dead by assailants in the Rail Bazar area of Jashore town last night for allegedly refusing to pay extortion money.
“Steps taken by the government so far failed to bring down prices of essential commodities,” said CPD Executive Director Fahmida Khatun
Crimes such as murder, extortion and robbery continue to plague various parts of the country despite efforts by law enforcement agencies.
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.
Sub-Inspector Anup Biswas was hospitalised for nearly two weeks after being hit in the head by a chunk of brick during the quota reforms protests in the capital’s Rampura on July 18.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali has said the police are making a list of extortionists and will soon launch drives to arrest them.
Extortion is continuing after the recent political changeover in the country. The void left behind by the previous extortionists has been filled by new ones.
On the footpath next to the General Post Office in the capital, Sohel Howlader sells children’s clothes from a small table.
A trader died after a local gang attacked him for not paying the money they demanded as extortion in Dhaka's Mirpur area last night, his family said
Dr Kamal Hossain urges people to unite against terrorism, extortion, corruption, money laundering, looting and grabbing in order to establish democracy, and ideology of Bangabandhu.
Seven people have been arrested in eastern Pakistan on suspicion of involvement in a child sexual abuse and extortion scandal.
The Daily Star's report on illegal toll collection by a gang of extortionists in collusion with DNCC staff highlights an undeniable fact.
We welcome the decision to mount police vigil on highways to prevent extortion by lawmen and transport organisations during the rush Eid season.
Bangladesh Water Transport Workers’ Union go for an indefinite strike from today, protesting rampant extortion and attacks on its workers.
IGP AKM Shahidul Haque says immediate action will be taken if any attempt of extortion is found on the highways during Ramadan.
Police detained six people from Dhaka's Badda area who are said to have been involved with extortion identifying themselves as law enforcers.
A group of armed men shot an elderly man in the leg in Dhaka.
