Author - Mahabub Alam

Eight years after being declared ‘bandit-free,’ Sundarbans still home to 11 gangs

Karim Sharif, Kajol Munna, Doyal, Chhattar, Mama-Bhagne/Sultan, Mithu, Bamba, Majid, Monju, Bhai-Bhai and Dadabhai gangs active

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Eight years after being declared ‘bandit-free,’ Sundarbans still home to 11 gangs

1,042 attacks carried out on policemen in 21 months: PHQ data

Attacks on police continue unabated in different parts of the country, but members of the force rarely retaliate on the

28 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

1,042 attacks carried out on policemen in 21 months: PHQ data

75 extremists to return to normal life on 1 Nov

About 1,010 extremists surrendered from 1998 to 2023

27 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

75 extremists to return to normal life on 1 Nov

Police, rights groups differ sharply on mob violence toll

The PHQ statistics show that mob violence decreased this year compared with 2025...

21 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Police, rights groups differ sharply on mob violence toll

DNC steps up efforts to file money laundering cases in drug-prone districts

18 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

POLICE FIND NO EVIDENCE OF MURDER

Mother challenges final report, alleges investigators ignored key witnesses, Tk100cr property dispute

16 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Rohingya camp security infrastructure missing or dysfunctional

Govt decides to repair the fence, reinstall the missing equipment

11 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Rohingya camp security infrastructure missing or dysfunctional

Govt plan to restrict Rohingya camps to 2G pending as 7,985 SIMs issued

Bangladesh has issued 7,985 SIM cards to Rohingya refugees, but a planned 2G network restriction in Cox’s Bazar camps remains

10 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Govt plan to restrict Rohingya camps to 2G pending as 7,985 SIMs issued

Govt to track fishing boats, limit Naf fishing to curb smuggling, abductions

The government will bring fishing boats under the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking, register those

09 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Govt to track fishing boats, limit Naf fishing to curb smuggling, abductions

Govt plans special BCS to fill police officer vacuum

08 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

AI cameras pay off on Dhaka-Ctg highway

Accidents fell by 28%, deaths by 13%

07 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Govt, BNP take hard line on crime

05 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Govt to curb revenue loss with digital land valuation

►►Land ownership certificate also planned to modernise land management ►► Saleable land in Chattogram hill districts to be digitised

30 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Govt to curb revenue loss with digital land valuation

Police rebrand ATU as Special Response Unit

Organogram, activities unchanged

28 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Police rebrand ATU as Special Response Unit

Govt green-lights Cyber Police Unit

Bangladesh Police are set to get a specialised unit to enhance its capacity to combat cybercrime, according to sources at

26 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Lost passport loophole exploited by trafficking networks

23 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

DNC initiates move to establish offices on its own land in 58 districts

23 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Crude bomb blasts, arson attacks continue

✦ Sabotages prompt tighter security, high alert nationwide ✦ 200 check posts set up by DMP

20 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Crude bomb blasts, arson attacks continue

New department planned to bridge employment gap

16 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Why drug cases fail in court

A Daily Sun review of five judgments finds incomplete chargesheets, unidentified drug sources, absent investigators and witnesses are letting accused walk free in over 50% of narcotics cases

14 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

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