kidnap

Kidnapping: Anyone can be a target now

Kidnappers are devising new strategies. They are not just kidnapping people for ransom money as done before. Although some people were fortunate enough to be saved by law enforcers, not all kidnapping victims have been lucky.

Cops rescue kidnapped boy in Dhaka, 6 held

Police yesterday rescued a four-year-old boy from Dhaka's Bijoynagar area, two days after he had been kidnapped.

One held over kidnap, killing of 6yr old boy

Body of a six-year-old boy, who had been kidnapped allegedly for ransom on Thursday, was found in a paddy field of Jhawla village in

7 DB men suspended over ‘kidnapping’ businessman in Teknaf

Authorities suspend seven detectives for allegedly kidnapping a businessman in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar.

Farhad Mazhar: Picked up in front of cop checkpoint

There was a police checkpoint a few yards from where poet and writer Farhad Mazhar said he was forced into a microbus Monday

‘Kidnap' of Farhad Mazhar: Police 'hunting' for microbus

Detectives are trying to find the microbus in which writer and poet Farhad Mazhar claimed to have been forcibly taken to Khulna early

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law kidnapped in Brazil - reports

The mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has been kidnapped in Sao Paulo and criminals are demanding 120 million reais ($36.5 million) in ransom, according to reports in a leading Brazilian news magazine.

'Murder attempt' on Joy: Shafik Rehman’s bail plea rejected

The High Court rejects a petition filed by senior journalist Shafik Rehman seeking bail in the case filed for alleged attempts to abduct and murder prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

Kidnap in Rangamati / Tortured boy rescued

Lying on a hospital bed, Bijoy Marma looked absolutely helpless. Several parts of his feeble body had bruises and his eyes could tell you that he was still haunted by fear.

February 3, 2016
February 3, 2016

Ransom could not save child

Police yesterday recovered the body of an 11-year-old boy from a house in Keraniganj of Dhaka, four days after he was kidnapped by

January 30, 2016
January 30, 2016

Kidnapped Bangladeshi rescued in Malaysia, 4 held

Malaysian police rescue a Bangladeshi expatriate over a week after he is kidnapped by miscreants. Four people are detained in this connection.

January 9, 2016
January 9, 2016

Police thwart ‘Obama dog kidnap plot’

Officials say Scott Stockert - who is from the state of North Dakota - has been planning to snatch one of the dogs, either Bo or Sunny.

August 8, 2015
August 8, 2015

8-yr-old kidnapped by uncle found dead

The body of an 8-year old schoolboy who was kidnapped six days ago was recovered from a hillock near Madhutila Eco Park in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur.

June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015

5 ‘kidnappers’ held in Dhaka, 1 rescued

Law enforcers arrest five alleged kidnappers in Tejgaon area of Dhaka and rescued a person, who was abducted earlier.

March 25, 2015
March 25, 2015

Freed Bangladeshis return to employer

2 Bangladeshi workers, freed by Libyan militants yesterday, will be taken to Tripoli from Sirte Hospital where they are staying now

March 17, 2015
March 17, 2015

Kidnap, murder in the hands of a cop!

WE are shocked and horrified at the kidnap and murder of a nine-year-old boy for ransom by a member of a law enforcement agency in Sylhet.

March 12, 2015
March 12, 2015

Bangladesh seeks Red Crescent help to rescue IS abductees

The Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli seeks assistance of Red Crescent to expedite the rescue activity of its two nationals, who were allegedly kidnapped by a militant group loyal to Islamic State

March 10, 2015
March 10, 2015

Two Bangladeshis, not one, abducted by IS in Libya

Two Bangladeshi nationals have been identified to be among the nine people abducted from an oilfield in Libya on Friday, the Bangladesh embassy has confirmed.

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