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.

July 28, 2018
July 28, 2018

Five more killed in 'gunfights'

Four suspected criminals, including an outlawed party leader, were killed in “gunfights” with law enforcers in Comilla, Sirajganj and Rajbari early yesterday, while an alleged drug peddler died during a “gun battle” between two groups of drug peddlers in Tangail.

July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018

3 more 'drug dealers' killed in 'shootout'

Three alleged drug dealers and one “criminal” were killed in separate incidents of “shootouts” with Rab and police in Chittagong and Tangail yesterday.

July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018

4 killed in 'shootouts'

Two alleged drug peddlers and two suspected robbers were killed in separate incidents of “shootouts” in three districts early yesterday.

July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018

Six killed in 'shootouts'

Two suspected drug traders and four alleged robbers were killed in separate incidents of “shootouts” in five districts early yesterday.

July 22, 2018
July 22, 2018

Anti-Drug Drive: 4 more killed in 'gunfights'

Four more suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported “gunfights” in four districts early yesterday.

July 21, 2018
July 21, 2018

Anti-Drug Drive: 3 more killed in 'gunfights'

Three more suspected drug peddlers were killed in “gunfights” with law enforcers in Chittagong and Comilla yesterday.

July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018

Two 'drug peddlers' killed in 'shootouts'

Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in “gunfights” with police in Kushtia and Mymensingh early yesterday.

July 13, 2018
July 13, 2018

List of drug dealers given to Myanmar

Bangladesh has handed over a list of drug dealers to Myanmar who fled to the neighbouring country amid the ongoing nationwide anti-narcotics drive.

July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018

5 more 'drug dealers' killed in 'shootouts'

Five alleged drug traders were killed in “gunfights” between law enforcers and criminals in four districts early yesterday.

July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018

Bullet-riddled body of 'drug dealer' found

The body of a 25-year-old was found with bullet wounds in Shariatpur Sadar upazila yesterday morning, two days after plainclothes men identifying as detectives allegedly picked him up from his house.

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