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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

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).

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.

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

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

July 24, 2019
July 24, 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.

July 23, 2019
July 23, 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.

April 14, 2019
April 14, 2019

Mob beats 4 'robbers' to death in Feni

A mob beat four suspected robbers to death in Daganbhuiyan upazila of Feni early yesterday.

April 11, 2019
April 11, 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.

February 2, 2019
February 2, 2019

2 'cattle thieves' killed in mob beating

Two suspected cattle lifters are killed in a mob beating in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.

June 11, 2018
June 11, 2018

'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.

August 11, 2017
August 11, 2017

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.

August 9, 2016
August 9, 2016

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.

June 16, 2016
June 16, 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.

June 15, 2016
June 15, 2016

Mob beats 3 ‘robbers’ dead in Jessore

Three alleged robbers are beaten to death by a mob in Jhikargacha upazila of Jessore.