United News of Bangladesh

A 20-year-old youth was killed in an explosion during a clash between two groups at Geneva Camp in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Md Zahid, son of late Md Imran of the camp. He was the youngest among seven siblings and worked at a mobile servicing shop in Kalyanpur. According to Zahid’s friend Aftab Hossain, a clash broke out between two groups inside the camp around 3:30 am. Zahid went out of his house to see what was happening when a crude bomb exploded near his feet, leaving him critically injured. He was first taken to a local hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where physicians declared him dead around 4:45 am, Aftab said. Cocktail explosion in Geneva Camp leaves woman injured  Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH Police Camp outpost, said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy, and the police station concerned has been informed. Clashes between drug-dealing groups are frequent in the camp. Over the past few days, sporadic fighting and gunfire have been reported between the ‘Buniya Sohel group’ and the ‘Pichchi Raja–Chuya Selim group.’ Two days earlier, army personnel detained several people and seized 32 crude bombs from the camp.

Mohammad Selim Ashrafi, infamously known as “Chora Selim,” a notorious criminal and alleged drug kingpin of the Geneva Camp area in the city’s Mohammadpur, was arrested early Thursday in a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) operation. The arrest follows months of intelligence surveillance carried out by RAB-2 within its jurisdiction. Selim, 44, is accused of masterminding a drug syndicate that has dominated the Geneva Camp area for years. His alleged criminal empire extended beyond drug trafficking to include murder, theft, extortion, and violent clashes. Former Dhaka-10 AL MP Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin arrested from Uttara He faces a staggering 35 criminal cases filed across various Dhaka police stations, including charges of murder and violations under the Narcotics Control Act. The Geneva Camp area has reportedly been under Selim's control. In an effort to restore peace in the Geneva Camp and surrounding localities, RAB-2 intensified its intelligence-gathering efforts against Selim. Acting on actionable intelligence, a specialized RAB-2 team conducted a pre-dawn raid on Thursday and apprehended Selim, said Assistant Superintendent of Police Khan Asif Topu, also Assistant Director (Media) of RAB-2. He emphasized that the operation was part of an ongoing effort to dismantle organized criminal networks in the area. Selim is expected to face swift legal proceedings. Authorities expressed hope that his arrest will mark a turning point for the Geneva Camp region, helping to curb the rampant drug trade and restore law and order.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) captured Bunia Sohel, reportedly the leading drug dealer and armed gang leader responsible for a surge in violent crime within the Mohammadpur Geneva camp, and 11 of his associates during a raid in Sylhet on Thursday, according to police sources. Acting on intelligence, a joint team from RAB-2 and RAB-9 launched coordinated operations across Sylhet’s Kotwali area, leading to the arrests, said Shihab Karim, Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (Media), on Friday. Geneva Camp clash: Boy succumbs to bullet injuries The arrestees include Amir Hossain Hira, 30; Jamal Hossain, 29; Shahinur Begum, 32; Anwar Hossain, 27; Md Mithun, 24; Sahil, 38; Nayem, 24; Md Azim, 37; Nur Begum, 30; Bhanu Begum, 31; and Saqib Hasan, 20. Operating from the densely populated Geneva camp area in Mohammadpur, Sohel’s group allegedly splintered into factions to control various criminal activities across Dhaka, engaging in murder, market extortion, robbery, kidnapping, and drug trafficking. Their influence extended beyond Mohammadpur, where they reportedly commanded several teen gangs to enforce gang orders and conduct operations in neighboring areas. Hotel worker killed in clash between two groups at Mohammadpur Geneva Camp Bunia Sohel has been implicated in 18 criminal cases, ranging from murder and illegal arms possession to drug-related offenses, across multiple police stations in Dhaka. Legal proceedings are now underway for Sohel and his associates, the police confirmed.    

Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) - A single room with damp and cracked walls for a family of six to ten; inadequate water supply; unhygienic sanitation and cramped passageways -- this scenario is replicated in every other ‘camp’ across Mirpur, where almost 80,000 stranded Urdu-speaking people, otherwise known as ‘Biharis’ live. Even their these limited facilities may be taken away as they now face the threat of eviction.