yaba peddlers

8 members of Bodi's family to serve time in drug case

Out of the 101 yaba peddlers sentenced to one and a half years in jail and awarded a penalty of Tk 20,000 by a Cox’s Bazar court today in a drug case, eight are from the family of Abdur Rahman Bodi, a former Awami League lawmaker.

Charges framed against 97 yaba traders in Cox’s Bazar

A Cox’s Bazar court has framed charges against 97 alleged yaba peddlers in a case filed under the narcotics control act.

Two ‘yaba peddlers’ held in Gazipur

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained two siblings over their alleged involvement in contraband yaba dealing in Gazipur.

‘Drug dealer' killed in 'gunfight'

An alleged drug dealer was killed in a “gunfight” between a drug gang and law enforcers near Habirchara union of Teknaf upazila in the early hours yesterday.

Another 'Shootout' Spree: Six killed in a single day

Six people, including two alleged Rohingya drug traders, were killed in “shootouts” with law enforcers in Dhaka and two other districts early yesterday.

3 killed in 'shootouts'

Two alleged drug peddlers and a murder case accused were killed in “gunfights” with police in Cox's Bazar early yesterday.

91 arrested in anti-drug raid

The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday arrested 91 people, including six women, in an anti-narcotics drive in Mohammadpur's Geneva Camp, considered a major drug hub in the capital.

Five more killed in 'gunfights'

Two alleged drug peddlers and three suspected robbers were killed in three separate “gunfights” with members of Border Guard Bangladesh and police in Cox's Bazar and Munshiganj yesterday.

From rags to riches to a prison cell

Golam Faruk and his wife Afroza Akhter came empty-handed to Dhaka in 2009. Born to an insolvent family in Chapainawabganj, he was hoping a change of scene would result in a change of fortunes.

November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022

8 members of Bodi's family to serve time in drug case

Out of the 101 yaba peddlers sentenced to one and a half years in jail and awarded a penalty of Tk 20,000 by a Cox’s Bazar court today in a drug case, eight are from the family of Abdur Rahman Bodi, a former Awami League lawmaker.

February 27, 2020
February 27, 2020

Charges framed against 97 yaba traders in Cox’s Bazar

A Cox’s Bazar court has framed charges against 97 alleged yaba peddlers in a case filed under the narcotics control act.

June 24, 2019
June 24, 2019

Two ‘yaba peddlers’ held in Gazipur

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to have detained two siblings over their alleged involvement in contraband yaba dealing in Gazipur.

March 31, 2019
March 31, 2019

‘Drug dealer' killed in 'gunfight'

An alleged drug dealer was killed in a “gunfight” between a drug gang and law enforcers near Habirchara union of Teknaf upazila in the early hours yesterday.

March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019

Another 'Shootout' Spree: Six killed in a single day

Six people, including two alleged Rohingya drug traders, were killed in “shootouts” with law enforcers in Dhaka and two other districts early yesterday.

March 23, 2019
March 23, 2019

91 arrested in anti-drug raid

The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday arrested 91 people, including six women, in an anti-narcotics drive in Mohammadpur's Geneva Camp, considered a major drug hub in the capital.

March 23, 2019
March 23, 2019

3 killed in 'shootouts'

Two alleged drug peddlers and a murder case accused were killed in “gunfights” with police in Cox's Bazar early yesterday.

March 2, 2019
March 2, 2019

Five more killed in 'gunfights'

Two alleged drug peddlers and three suspected robbers were killed in three separate “gunfights” with members of Border Guard Bangladesh and police in Cox's Bazar and Munshiganj yesterday.

November 28, 2018
November 28, 2018

From rags to riches to a prison cell

Golam Faruk and his wife Afroza Akhter came empty-handed to Dhaka in 2009. Born to an insolvent family in Chapainawabganj, he was hoping a change of scene would result in a change of fortunes.

October 17, 2018
October 17, 2018

Suspected drug dealer killed in 'gunfight'

An alleged drug trader was killed in a “gunfight” between two groups of drug peddlers at Mangalgati village in Jashore Sadar upazila yesterday.