Arrest
Stolen device worth Tk 47 lakh of Rampal Power Plant recovered in Bagerhat; 4 arrested
Police in a drive arrested four members of a “theft racket” and recovered a coal testing machine (bomb calorimeter) worth Tk 47 lakh, which was stolen from Bagerhat’s Rampal Power Plant.
The arrests were made on Thursday night, said Mohammad Shamsuddin, officer-in-charge of Rampal Police Station.
The arrestees were identified as Rabbi Islam alias Golam Rabbi, 24, son of Nurul Alam Sheikh of Pirojpur district; Abdul Karim, 27, son of Shamsul Alam, Kartik Sheel, 25, son of Prakash Chandra Sheel and Badsha Sheikh, 23, son of Bachchu Sheikh of Rampal upazila.
On January 14, a machine called a “bomb calorimeter” was stolen from the Rampal Power Plant.
Also read; Suspected thief apparently dies after jumping into pond
A case was filed with Rampal Police Station in this regard on January 16.
Police in a drive arrested four people from different parts of the district on Thursday and following information from them, the stolen device was recovered from Demra in Dhaka early Friday, said the OC.
The arrestees were produced before the Bagerhat Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Friday.
5 ARSA members arrested in Cox’s Bazar
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five suspected members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), including a commander of the organisation, from various Rohingya camps in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar.
The arrestees are- ARSA commander Dr Rafiq, 54, its members-Mohammad Rafiq, 20, Nurul Amin, 34, Mohammad Rafiq, 21, and Khairul Amin, 32, residents of Ukhiya rohingya camps.
Read more: Myanmar claims mortar shells fired by Arakan Army, ARSA on its border forces landed in Bangladesh
Tipped off, a joint team of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and Rab conducted drives in various Rohingya camps in Ukhiya in the early hours of Sunday, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abu Salam Chowdhury, senior assistant director (media) of Rab-15.
There are several cases against the arrestees on different charges including murder, drugs and police assault.
They were handed over to Ukhiya Police Station, said the officer.
Drug peddling: Fugitive convict arrested from Gazipur after seven years, says Rab
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said they arrested a "convicted drug peddler," who had been on the run for seven years, from Gazipur's Kashimpur early Friday.
The arrestee was identified as Abdul Ahad alias Limon alias VP Limon, 34. He was sentenced to life in prison in a case under the Narcotics Control Act.
Read more: Photojournalist Aftab murder case: Fugitive convict held in Dinajpur
Tipped off, a team of Rab-2 conducted a drive in Kashimpur around 3:55am and arrested Limon, Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Md Fazlul Haque, senior additional director (media) of Rab-2, said.
On September 24 in 2014, Limon was arrested with "a large haul of drugs" and a case was filed against him at Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station.
Read more: Fugitive death row convict held in N’ganj
"He was later released on bail after spending two years behind the bars. After that, he continued selling illegal drugs, faking his identity," Fazlul said.
"Efforts are on to catch Limon's associates. He was handed over to Palashbari Police Station in Gaibandha," he added.
Photojournalist Aftab murder case: Fugitive convict held in Dinajpur
Members of Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU), a specialized unit of Bangladesh Police, have arrested a fugitive death-row convict in photojournalist Aftab Ahmed murder case.
They arrested Raju Munshi, 25, son of Nurul Islam Munshi of Patuakhali district, from Shalgram bordering area in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur district on Wednesday.
Tipped off, a team of ATU conducted the drive in the area and arrested Raju from the bordering area.
On December 25, 2013, Aftab, 78, of Daily Ittefaq, an Ekushey Padak recipient, was found dead at his West Rampura Wapda Road residence.
Driver Humayun, Habib and Billal subsequently made a confessional statement before the court that they had strangled him to death while committing robbery in his house.
Also read: 32 BNP men, including ex-councillor, arrested in Dhaka
Billal looted Tk 72,000 from his residence and shared the money with the others involved in the killing, according to police.
Aftab received the coveted Ekushey Padak in 2006.
Monowar Ahmed Sagar, son of Aftab, lodged a complaint with Rampura Police Station. Police registered a murder case later.
On March 28, 2017, a speedy trial tribunal sentenced five people including Raju to death and another one to seven years imprisonment in the case.
Meanwhile, the High Court also upheld the lower court order sentencing five people to death and another one to seven years imprisonment.
Police arrested Raju in 2013 and he went into hiding after securing bail from the court.
4 BCL leaders arrested over attack at Barishal University dormitory
Four leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were arrested on Wednesday over attacking two other leaders at a dormitory of Barishal University.
The arrestees are- Alim Salehi, Riaj Uddin Molla, Shamim Shikdar and Shiekh Refat Mahmud, students of the university.
Barisal Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Ali Ashraf Bhuiyan said they arrested them after conducting drives at different places in Barishal in early hour of today.
Read more: 2 BCL leaders injured in attack by helmet-wearing miscreants at Barishal University dormitory
“We are interrogating the arrestees,” he said adding, efforts are on to arrest the others who were involved in the attack.
Provost Abu Zafar of Sher-e-Bangla Hall said a group of 10-15 miscreants, wearing helmets, swooped on BCL leader Mohiuddin Ahmed Sifat while he was asleep and stabbed him in the dead of night on Tuesday.
Later, they also entered the room of Fahad and stabbed him indiscriminately. Hands of Fahad were broken.
Before the attack, the miscreants put the rooms of other students under lock and key from outside.
They were taken to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital Tuesday morning.
Read more: Barishal University student succumbs to injuries suffered in road crash
Some students alleged that Sifat established reign of terror in the area and he had many rivals for these activities.
Those who have been arrested are organizing members of university unit BCL. All the victims and accused in the attack are followers of Barishal City Corporation Mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah.
5 held for spreading rumors on social media about Islami Bank, S Alam group
Detectives in a drive on Sunday arrested five people from different parts of the city, for spreading rumors on social media about the reserve crisis of Islami Bank and S Alam group.
Harun-or-Rashid (DB), additional police commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), disclosed the information when talking at a press briefing held at DMP media centre on Monday.
The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Nur-un-nabi, Afsar Uddin Roman, Abu Syed Saju, Swadhin Mia and Abdus Salam.
Also Read: Scam-hit Islami Bank earns operational profit in 2022, Basic Bank reports loss
When briefing, Harun said the arrestees were involved in spreading rumors through social media from home and abroad. Besides, they were also involved in discouraging the expatriates from sending remittances, he said.
“We have got the names of all who were involved in it and action will be taken against them soon,” he added.
Former director of Islami Bank and officials were also involved in the syndicate.
Also Read: Observers appointed for S Alam Group-controlled IBBL and FSIB
Replying to a question, whether there is any involvement between the syndicate members or any political parties, the DMP commissioner said “We have found involvement of Jamaat-Shibir men in the group.”
He also urged people not to pay any heed to the rumours as currently there is a sufficient foreign reserve.
Also Read: Tk 30,000cr loan from Islami Bank: HC asks S Alam Group to explain reports
Mentioning that the bankruptcy of banking sectors and financial institutions is nothing but a rumour, Harun also asked people to refrain from withdrawing money from the banks.
CTTC arrests 6 Al Qaeda, Taliban followers
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested six followers of the International militant organization Al Qaeda and Taliban who left home to join 'jihad'.
A team of CTTC conducted a drive in Teknaf and arrested them, Md. Faruq Hossain, deputy commissioner of DMP’s media and public relations division, told UNB on Sunday.
Read: Rab arrests 25 'muggers' from Dhaka in a night
DMP's Additional Police Commissioner (CTTC) will hold a press conference on Monday to give details on this matter, he added.
‘Ansarullah Bangla Team member’ arrested in Chattogram
Police arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team along with a firearm from Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram in the early hours of Saturday.
Mojaher Uddin alias Rajib, 33, was arrested from near gate no-2 of Chittagong Chemical complex near Barabkunda Bazar of the upazila.
Read more: Ansar-al-Islam member put on 7-day remand for link to escape of 2 militants
Police also recovered a firearm and two rounds of bullet from his possession, said Tofail Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sitakunda model police station, on Sunday.
“There are five cases against Mojaher. One case was filed against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Motijheel police station, another at Rajshahi’s Puthia police station under the Anti-Narcotics Act and another at Sitakunda police station under the Arms Act,” Tofail Ahmed said.
Read more: 3 more members of new militant group Jamatul Ansar held in N'ganj
Police also said Mojaher came to Sitakhunda form Dhaka one and a half months ago and committed robbery in different places.
Rab arrests 25 'muggers' from Dhaka in a night
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Friday said they arrested 25 members, including the mastermind, of an "organised mugging gang" during separate raids at different areas of the capital on Thursday night.
Several teams of Rab-3 conducted drives at different spots in the capital's Motijheel, Shahbagh, Sabujbagh, Mugda, Wari, Khilgaon and Shahjahanpur and arrested the muggers.
Sharp weapons, cash, and mobile phones were seized from the arrestees during the drives, Rab said.
"During interrogation, the arrestees said they lurk in the alleys of the capital. They mug pedestrians, rickshaw and auto-rickshaw passengers, brandishing arms and sharp weapons," Bina Rani Das, operations officer of Rab-3, said.
Legal action was taken against the arrestees, she added.
Read: 31 members of mugging gang arrested in capital: Rab
The muggers are active in and around Khilgaon, Malibagh Rail Gate, Dainik Bangla intersection, Pir Jangi Mazar crossing, Kamalapur Battala, Motijheel Calvert Road, Nasirertek of Hatirjheel, Shahbagh, Gulbagh, Rajuk crossing, UBL crossing, Paltan intersection, Golap Shah Mazar crossing, High Court crossing, Abdul Gani Road, Maniknagar Stadium, Nandipara Bridge, and Basabo crossing from evening till dawn.
Rab-3 arrested more than 200 hundred muggers in 58 drives conducted against them in the last six months, Bina said.
Mastermind behind porn ring among 6 held for 'embezzling Tk30 crore through livestreaming'
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police said they arrested six members of a ring, including the mastermind, for embezzling Tk30 crore through livestreaming porn videos on mobile apps.
Abu Musa Imran Ahmed Sunny and his accomplices Abu Shama, Fatima Akhter, Shayla Akhter, Shah Arman and Md Salim were arrested from various parts of the country on Wednesday, CTTC said Thursday.
Also, phones, SIM cards, laptops, debit-credit cards, and cheque books were seized from their possession.
Read: 150 Jamaat-Shibir men sued, 6 held over attack on police in Rajshahi
The Cybercrime Investigation Division of CTTC found that the ring was broadcasting pornography live through the mobile app Dream Live of the international video livestreaming platform Top Class Entertainment.
Sunny maintained the video livestreaming site through over 120 agencies across the country.
The gang swindled different people out of a large chunk of money through illegal virtual diamond coins and game coins.
CTTC said they found that Sunny made over Tk30 crore of illegal transactions through his bank accounts and mobile financial services in the last three months.
Read: Launch passenger stabbed dead after brawl in Chandpur: 8 held
"A case was filed against Sunny and his accomplices at Raman Police Station. The accused confessed to siphoning off money to other countries through broadcasting illegal porn videos," thdy added.