Dozens of top-ranking influential leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, accused of arson attacks, vandalism and bomb blasts before the election of January 5 in 2014, are under strict intelligence surveillance, according to police.BNP and its allies are taking preparations for
Ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections, the banned militant outfits Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh and Ansarullah Bangla Team or ABT are reportedly trying to regroup with the aim of creating anarchy in the country.The intelligence official, who was speaking on condition
Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) --a specialised police unit, is expected to start operation ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections for combating spread of rumour on Facebook. The 369-man strong specialised unit -- has already been approved by the government.
Law enforcers are collecting information on about 600,000 polling officers who will be appointed in the upcoming 11th national elections. Most of the polling officers will be government officials and college and school teachers. Teachers of several schools and colleges
Law enforcement agencies do not have the requisite resources to stop trafficking. Agencies concede that they are chronically short of resources to deal with the situation. International syndicates of gold smugglers have increased their activities especially in North Bengal. Gold
In a bid to equip themselves to deal with any unwanted situations in the country at the end of 2018 or early 2019, the police has demanded replacement of 10,000 stun grenades procured from South Korea. It is learnt that
With the land routes gradually becoming unsafe organised gangs of drug smugglers are said to be depending more on waterways and airways for trafficking deadly drugs. As per research findings, almost 50 land and waterway routes along the international border
The Home Ministry recently alerted the law enforcement agencies that there are concerns that Jama'at ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has hit squads trained to create anarchy ahead of the national elections in December. The banned militant organisation, JMB, is trying
A growing number of battery-run rickshaws and locally-made motorised three-wheelers, known as Nasimon, Karimon and Bhatboti, are still seen carrying passengers on the highways across the country. It was learnt that these vehicles, with no valid licences, road permits or
At least 220 people have so far been killed in the on-going anti-drug crackdown across the country. The crackdown was launched in May. The law enforcers claimed that those who were killed in the drive were involved in at least