robbery

Kidnapped child rescued after 16 hours

The eight-month-old daughter of a home ministry employee, who was abducted during a robbery in their home in the capital’s Lalbagh, was rescued by Rab 16 hours after being kidnapped on Friday morning.

Robbers stab 82-year-old to death at Dhaka home

Deceased AKM Abdur Rashid, 82, was a physician, and an expatriate who lived in the United Kingdom

Teen gangs, top criminals behind mugging surge

Teen gang members and top-listed criminals were behind the rise of mugging, theft, and robbery incidents in the capital’s Mohammadpur.

Muggers rule Mohammadpur alleyways

Fearing a rise in mugging incidents, Billal Hossain, owner of a mobile repair shop near Nabinagar Housing of the capital’s Mohammadpur, has resorted to closing his shop and returning home immediately after dusk.

6 held over robbery posing as security forces in Mohammadpur

Law enforcers arrested six people linked to a group of miscreants who, while posing as security personnel, allegedly robbed Tk 75 lakh and 70 bhoris of gold ornaments from an apartment of a building in Mohammadpur early today

Ten arrested over attempted robbery in Gulshan

At least 10 people were detained after attempting to rob a building in Gulshan-2 early yesterday.

Armed criminals rob Sonali Bank in Ruma

Bank manager abducted, weapons of cops taken

When law enforcers become criminals

Such sinister and premeditated actions raise grave concerns about whether our law enforcers are scrupulous enough to serve citizens.

Robbery, rape on bus in Tangail: One arrested

Police arrested an alleged member of a robbery gang which raped a woman and took away passengers’ valuables after taking control of a bus on the Dhaka-Tangail highway on Wednesday.

November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015

Couple injured in Uttara ‘robbery’

A Taiwan couple is injured by suspected robbers at their Uttara residence in Dhaka.

October 21, 2015
October 21, 2015

Tk 6 lakh looted from Moulvibazar Krishi bank branch

Robbers loot Tk 6 lakh from a Moulvibazar branch of the Krishi Bank.

October 18, 2015
October 18, 2015

2 ‘robbers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar infighting

Two alleged criminals are shot dead in a clash between two groups of robbers in Badshaghona area in Cox’s Bazar district town this afternoon, police say.

October 9, 2015
October 9, 2015

‘Robber’ killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion members in Sirajganj.

October 8, 2015
October 8, 2015

Night guard shot in Dhaka, another killed in Natore

A night guard shot in Dhaka’s Mirpur and another killed in Natore Sadar during separate incidents of robbery attempts, police say.

September 18, 2015
September 18, 2015

8 ‘robbers’ held in Dhaka

Law enforcers detain eight alleged robbers in Jatrabari of Dhaka last night.

September 17, 2015
September 17, 2015

Schoolgirl killed, house looted in Narayanganj

Miscreants loot valuables from a house in Jamtola area of Narayanganj Sadar after strangulating a schoolgirl to death.

September 6, 2015
September 6, 2015

Man shot, Tk 5 lakh snatched away in Dhaka

Miscreants shoot a small businessman and snatched away Tk 5 lakh from him near a bank in Dhaka’s Shyampur area.

August 30, 2015
August 30, 2015

Robbers shoot 3, looted Tk 1cr in Ctg

Robbers shot three people including a filling station owner and snatched around Tk 1 crore from them in Mirsharai upazila of Chittagong.

August 6, 2015
August 6, 2015

Robber beaten to death in Gazipur

A robber is beaten to death by a mob in Shinghoshri village of Kapasia in Gazipur.