Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)

Security plan drafted for Mother Language Day

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) drafts out plans for security measures during the International Mother Language Day on February 21.
17 February 2019, 15:28 PM

DMP announces road, parking plans during Ijtema

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issues a traffic and car parking management plan ahead of the 54th Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims after the holy hajj.
13 February 2019, 11:39 AM

'Culprits lured the minor girls with lipsticks before killing them'

Police say that the two culprits who were arrested over the alleged rape and murder of two five-year-old girls in Demra of Dhaka had lured them inside a house with promise of lipsticks before killing them.
9 January 2019, 06:26 AM

New Year eve traffic curbs for tonight

The New Year, as it happens, is a day after the 11th parliamentary election in Bangladesh and Dhaka Metropolitan Police has drawn up elaborate plans to control traffic in the city.
31 December 2018, 08:29 AM

New Year restrictions for tonight

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued special instruction for the celebration of New Year this year, which falls on a day after the national election.
31 December 2018, 08:17 AM

DMP issues traffic guidelines in Dhaka for Victory Day

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issues guidelines for vehicular movement at key points in Dhaka on the occasion of Victory Day.
14 December 2018, 11:15 AM

Man held after mysterious death of son

A man in the capital's Bangla Motor held one of his sons hostage for six hours while keeping the body of his other son -- who he was suspected of killing -- next to him.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Defer unveiling of polls schedule

Jatiya Oikyafront plans to hold a road march towards Rajshahi and two rallies in Khulna and Mymensingh next week to mount pressure on the government to meet its seven-point demand, including election under a non-partisan government.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Complaints of cops’ misbehaviour reduced: DMP chief

The complaints of misbehaviour by policemen have reduced than before as strict steps are being taken alongside providing them training and motivation, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia says.
25 October 2018, 14:44 PM

No security threat during Durga Puja: DMP chief

There is no specific security threat centring this year's Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzamman Mia says.
14 October 2018, 06:20 AM

Change must come from within, among all

Some changes in the city's traffic system have transpired following student protests for road safety but those are not visible yet, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said yesterday.
13 October 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP gets rally nod on 22 conditions

With about three months before the national election, the BNP will come up with some specific demands, including polls under a nonpartisan administration, from its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan today.
29 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Habibun Nabi Sohel arrested

Police pick up BNP Joint Secretary General Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel from Gulshan-2 area of Dhaka.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM

All of us need to change

Noted road safety campaigner Ilias Kanchan yesterday proposed setting up token prisons on roads for briefly confining traffic law breakers, to bring discipline in the city traffic system.
8 September 2018, 18:00 PM

No helmet, no fuel: Dhaka police chief

Motorcyclists without helmet will be denied fuel at refueling stations, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia says.
4 September 2018, 08:32 AM

DMP issues traffic guidelines for National Mourning Day

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issues guidelines for vehicular movement in the capital ahead of the National Mourning Day to be observed tomorrow.
14 August 2018, 15:12 PM

'Inciting Violence': Police gather details of 100 social media accounts

Police have gathered details about a hundred social media accounts which incited violence centring on the student movement for road safety by spreading provocative contents and going live on Facebook, said a top DMP official.
11 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Take action against the culprits: PM

The Prime Minister's Office yesterday directed the Dhaka Metropolitan Police to take legal action against those responsible for Sunday's road crash that took the lives of two college students and left several others injured.
31 July 2018, 18:00 PM

PM’s reception: Roads around Suhrawardy Udyan to remain off-limits tomorrow

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) announces to restrict vehicular movement around Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital tomorrow ahead of a public reception programme for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
20 July 2018, 07:22 AM

Jailed for no driving license a day after he walks free

A day after Delwar Hossain walked out of jail, serving a two-month period for not having a driving license, he is cast into prison again for the same offence.
25 June 2018, 13:59 PM