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DU student rape: Case handed over to DB

Detective Branch (DB) of police is now investigating the case filed over the rape of a Dhaka University student in the capital’s Kurmitola area on Sunday night.
46,000 yaba pills found in gas cylinders

Detectives on Friday night arrested two persons on charge of transporting around 46,000 yaba pills hidden inside gas cylinders.
Subarnachar Rape: Charge sheet submitted against 16

The Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday submitted a charge sheet before a Noakhali court naming 16 people as accused in a case filed over the gang rape of a housewife in Subarnachar upazila.
12 students 'picked up' Wednesday

Polytechnic student Sifat and his elder brother Saifullah bin Mansur were picked up by detectives, along with some others, and taken to the Detective Branch (DB) office on Mintoo road on Wednesday.
9 'robbers', 1 fake DB man held in Dhaka

Detectives arrest nine suspected members of different robbers’ gangs and a fake detective in Demra and Mirpur areas of Dhaka.
Abduction bid by fake DB men foiled

A crowd yesterday foiled an attempted abduction by four people who identified themselves as detectives and tried to whisk a man in a microbus at Moghbazar in the capital.
7 held with 50,000 illegal SIM cards in Ctg

Detectives detain seven people along with over 50,000 illegal SIM cards from a market in Riazuddin Bazar area of Chittagong city.
5 fake detectives held in Dhaka

Law enforcers claims to have arrested five fake members of Detective Branch of police along with a pistol and a revolver from Dhaka.
IO of SP’s wife killing case changed

The investigation officer (IO) of police official’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu murder case has been changed. Kamruzzaman, an assistant commissioner of Detective Branch (DB), has been given charge of the case in place of DB Inspector Rakibuddin.
DB moves to file sedition case against BNP's Aslam

Detective Branch (DB) of police will submit an application today to the home ministry seeking its permission to file a sedition
Banasree 2-kid murder probe handed to DB

Detectives have been tasked with the probe into the death of two children - 14-year-old Nusrat Aman Aroni and her six-year-old brother Alvi Aman - in Dhaka’s Banasree area. According to law enforcers, they were killed by their mother Mahfuza Malek Jasmine.
Detective hurt in Badda attack

A member of detective branch (DB) of police is injured as alleged miscreants attacked a team of DB in North Badda of Dhaka.
Pakistan high commission staff held, freed later

Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka yesterday alleged a team of the Detective Branch of police threatened to kill one of its employees if he failed to provide them with a huge amount of money.
Arrestee sent to jail

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Kamal Hossain, the lone arrestee in connection with the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault case, to jail after he refused to give confessional statement before a magistrate.
Journo among 2 held with firearms

Detectives arrested two persons with firearms and sharp weapons in Mymensingh town early yesterday.
Arms, ammo seized at Mymensingh newspaper office, 2 held

Detectives in a drive arrest two people along with two pistols, six rounds of bullet and arms making materials from a local newspaper office in Maskanda BSCIC Industrial area of Mymensingh town.
Tk 3-5 lakh charged for leaked questions: DB

The question paper leak syndicate used to take Tk 3-5 lakh from Dhaka and Jagannath university admission seekers.
Sabotage fear: Security beefed up at Dhaka airport

Security has been beefed up at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport following tip-off on subversive activities provided by detectives, the airport director says. The alert came after the killings of two foreign nationals and a blasts during Shia Muslim community's Ashura programme.
5 ‘int’l human organ traffickers’ placed on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court grants three-day remand against each of the five people held in connection with a case filed against them for their alleged involvement with international human organ trafficking syndicate.
Prime accused remanded over pregnant mother shooting

A Magura Court grants seven-day remand against the prime accused in Magura pregnant mother shooting case.
3 held over HSC question ‘leak’

Detectives claim arrest of three people from Dhaka’s Demra in connection with illegal financial activity related to HSC question paper leak.
‘Key man among 8 JMB militants held’

Law enforcers claim arrest of eight leaders including a “key man” of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
Jatrabari arson: Charge pressed against Rafiqul, Mahbub, 56 others

DB press charges against 58 leaders and activists of 20-party alliance including Rafiqul Islam Miah and Khandaker Mahbub Hossain in an arson and explosive case.
Tk 25 lakh fake stamps seized, 2 held

Detective Branch of police detain two people with a huge amount of fake revenue stamps in separate drives through Dhaka and Ashulia.
2 members of 'new militant outfit' held in Dhaka

Detectives claim to have arrested two members of a new militant outfit with firearms in Dhaka.
5 detectives suspended in Ctg

Authorities suspend five detectives of Chittagong Metropolitan Police as they went on an operation without permission from higher authorities.
2 human traffickers held, 18 rescued in Dhaka

Detectives arrest two human traffickers and rescued 17 victims in Dhaka. They were being trafficked to Republic of Palau.
Khaleda charged with Jatrabari arson attack

Detectives press charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others for Jatrabari arson attack on January 23 that killed a person and burned 27 others.
‘BSF’ picks up 4 Bangladesh detectives

Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly pick up four members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police at Comilla frontier after they entered into the no-man's land to arrest a Bangladeshi man
BNP spokesman Salahuddin detained, claims wife

BNP Joint Secretary General Salahuddin Ahmed has been picked up allegedly by law enforcers, claims his wife Hasina Ahmed.