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.

May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015

University teacher shot, robbed Tk 8 lakh in Dhaka

Muggers shoot a teacher of Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University and take away Tk 7.80 lakh from him in a broad daylight in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.

April 24, 2015
April 24, 2015

Another Savar bank robbery victim dies

Another victim of Ashulia bank robbery succumbs to his injuries at Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar.

April 23, 2015
April 23, 2015

A devastating heist

THE daring and bloody bank robbery that was perpetrated in broad day light on April 21 at the Kathgora branch of Bangladesh

April 22, 2015
April 22, 2015

Police blame Ashulia robbery on Jamaat sabotage

Police blames Jamaat-e-Islami for the daring Ashulia bank robbery that left eight people dead and says the incident was an act of sabotage.

April 22, 2015
April 22, 2015

Bank heist: Manager just got promotion letter

Waliullah, manager of Bangladesh Commerce Bank's Kathgora branch, just got his promotion letter before he was killed in a robbery attempt at his branch in Savar.

April 21, 2015
April 21, 2015

8 killed in broad daylight robbery at Savar bank

Robbers shoot dead seven including manager of Bangladesh Commerce Bank, Kathgora branch in Ashulia during a broad daylight robbery at the bank, cops say. Angry mob lynch a robber after capturing two while fleeing.

April 17, 2015
April 17, 2015

2 killed in Jessore

Police recover hack and bullet-hit bodies of two youths at Sadar upazila of Jessore.

April 16, 2015
April 16, 2015

Muggers shoot businessman, snatch Tk 16 lakh

Muggers snatch away Tk 16 lakh from a businessman after shooting him in his left leg in the old part of Dhaka.

March 20, 2015
March 20, 2015

Man dies in Dhaka cop custody

A robbery case accused has been found dead while on remand at the custody of Chawk Bazar Police Station in Dhaka

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