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City dwellers on edge as mugging runs rampant

A young man slips between vehicles stuck in traffic at night and snatches a phone through an open car window with astonishing swiftness at the capital’s Asad Gate.

Rab arrests 26 'muggers, extortionists' from Dhaka in a day

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested 26 alleged members of mugging and extortionist gangs during separate raids at different areas in Dhaka yesterday.

‘Muggers’ in auto-rickshaw killed in ‘shootout’: DB

Two alleged muggers were killed in “shootout” with detectives in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area early today.

Snatcher tears off earlobe of woman in Gulistan

A woman is injured in Dhaka’s Gulistan when a snatcher pulled away her earring in front of Golap Shah Mazar.

'Mugger', 2 cops hurt in 'gunfight'

Two policemen and an alleged mugger were injured in a “gunfight” between law enforcers and a group of muggers at Chattogram city's Marine Drive road yesterday.

'Muggers' kill man in Jessore

A civil auditor of Bangladesh Air Force was stabbed dead in a “mugging incident” in Jessore town yesterday morning.

Muggers stab, shoot two to death in city

Muggers killed two young men in separate incidents yesterday, in which one of the victim's were shot and the other stabbed, in the capital's Demra and Sabujbagh areas.

Muggers turn more brutal

Zakir Hossain was walking back home when four people stopped him at the capital's Hazaribagh around 8:30pm on Friday. At knife point, they asked him to hand over cash and valuables. As he wouldn't give in, the muggers stabbed him and took away Tk 20,000.

Quick wit saves his Tk 42 lakh

The instant reaction of a clothe trader saved his Tk 42 lakh from being taken by muggers in the city's Gulistan area yesterday afternoon.

December 22, 2024
December 22, 2024

City dwellers on edge as mugging runs rampant

A young man slips between vehicles stuck in traffic at night and snatches a phone through an open car window with astonishing swiftness at the capital’s Asad Gate.

May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022

Rab arrests 26 'muggers, extortionists' from Dhaka in a day

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested 26 alleged members of mugging and extortionist gangs during separate raids at different areas in Dhaka yesterday.

July 6, 2020
July 6, 2020

‘Muggers’ in auto-rickshaw killed in ‘shootout’: DB

Two alleged muggers were killed in “shootout” with detectives in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area early today.

May 4, 2019
May 4, 2019

Snatcher tears off earlobe of woman in Gulistan

A woman is injured in Dhaka’s Gulistan when a snatcher pulled away her earring in front of Golap Shah Mazar.

November 8, 2018
November 8, 2018

'Mugger', 2 cops hurt in 'gunfight'

Two policemen and an alleged mugger were injured in a “gunfight” between law enforcers and a group of muggers at Chattogram city's Marine Drive road yesterday.

June 21, 2018
June 21, 2018

'Muggers' kill man in Jessore

A civil auditor of Bangladesh Air Force was stabbed dead in a “mugging incident” in Jessore town yesterday morning.

June 11, 2018
June 11, 2018

Muggers stab, shoot two to death in city

Muggers killed two young men in separate incidents yesterday, in which one of the victim's were shot and the other stabbed, in the capital's Demra and Sabujbagh areas.

January 28, 2018
January 28, 2018

Quick wit saves his Tk 42 lakh

The instant reaction of a clothe trader saved his Tk 42 lakh from being taken by muggers in the city's Gulistan area yesterday afternoon.

January 28, 2018
January 28, 2018

Muggers turn more brutal

Zakir Hossain was walking back home when four people stopped him at the capital's Hazaribagh around 8:30pm on Friday. At knife point, they asked him to hand over cash and valuables. As he wouldn't give in, the muggers stabbed him and took away Tk 20,000.

January 27, 2018
January 27, 2018

Muggers' car runs over, kills woman

Muggers in a car pulled the handbag of a woman, dragged her about 200 yards on a street and drove the vehicle over her in Dhanmondi area of the capital yesterday morning.