robbery

Men in ‘Rab uniforms’ snatch Tk 1.08 crore

A group of men wearing uniforms resembling those of the Rapid Action Battalion snatched Tk 1.08 crore from employees of a Nagad distributor in Dhaka’s Uttara yesterday morning.

Muggers shoot money changer in Mirpur, take Tk 22 lakh

Unidentified criminals shot a man and robbed him of Tk 22 lakh in local and foreign currencies in broad daylight in Dhaka’s Mirpur area yesterday.

DMP to reward and recruit 5 for capturing Dhanmondi heist suspects

A group of criminals, disguised as members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), stormed a six-storey building on Dhanmondi Road 8

Robbers pose as Rab men in daring heist

Criminals disguised as Rab members robbed a jewellery trader’s building in the capital’s Dhanmondi early yesterday.

Cop uses police car for robbery

Five individuals, including current and former members of the police and navy, have been arrested for allegedly committing robbery using a Bangladesh Police vehicle.

Two suspected robbers killed, five injured in mass beating

Two suspected robbers have been killed and their five associates injured in a mass beating in Shariatpur.

Weak deterrents fuel crime concerns

Crimes such as murder, extortion and robbery continue to plague various parts of the country despite efforts by law enforcement agencies.

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

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.

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