2025.2.24 Case filed over gold trader’s shooting, mugging in Banasree
The victim’s wife filed a case against six to seven suspects
A case has been filed over a shooting and robbery of gold trader Anwar Hossain in the capital’s Banasree area under Rampura police station.
The robbers looted 160 bhori (approximately 1.86 kg) of gold and Tk1 lakh in cash after shooting him.
On Monday, the victim’s wife, Hosne Ara, filed the case at Rampura police station, naming six to seven unidentified individuals as suspects.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rampura police station Mohammad Ataur Rahman Akand said the complaint filed by Anwar Hossain’s wife had been recorded as a case.
The case mentions six to seven unidentified suspects, along with details of the robbery involving approximately 160 bhori of gold and Tk1 lakh in cash.
Regarding the suspects’ arrest, the OC said that CCTV footage from the crime scene and viral videos were being analyzed.
The police are actively working to identify and bring those involved to justice.
On Sunday, at around 10:30pm, a group of criminals attacked Anwar Hossain in front of house number 20, road 7, block D of Banasree.
They shot and stabbed him before fleeing with a large amount of gold and cash.
According to police and eyewitness reports, Anwar Hossain had closed his jewelry store, Alankar Jewellers, on road 5, block D, and was returning home on road 7.
As he reached his house, six to seven masked robbers on motorcycles surrounded him.
They first attempted to rob him at gunpoint, but when he resisted, they shot him and took his gold and cash before escaping.
Locals rescued the injured businessman and took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where he is currently receiving treatment.
The incident has caused panic among local traders in Banasree and nearby areas.
In response, law enforcement agencies have increased security surveillance to ensure safety.
2025.2.23 Police: Robbers on a Rajshahi-bound bus traded stolen phones for marijuana
Based on the drug dealer’s information, law enforcement arrested three members of the gang
Robbers who carried out a violent robbery and harassed female passengers on a moving Rajshahi-bound bus were found to be drug addicts.
They traded a looted mobile phone for marijuana, which eventually led police to track them down. Based on the drug dealer’s information, law enforcement arrested three members of the gang.
The suspects were heavily addicted to drugs and frequently engaged in robberies and other crimes in the Savar and Ashulia areas to fund their addiction, confirmed SI of the District Detective Police Ahsanuzzaman on Sunday afternoon.
The robbery took place on Monday midnight on a bus operated by Unique Road Royals (Amri Travels). The bus left Dhaka’s Gabtoli at 11:30am.
Around 12:30am, armed robbers took control of the vehicle, holding the passengers hostage for three hours while looting cash and valuables.
Female passengers were subjected to harassment during the ordeal.
Three days later, on Friday morning, passenger Omar Ali filed a case with Mirzapur Police Station.
Detective Branch (DB) Sub-Inspector Md Ahsanuzzaman, the case investigator, said that after analyzing technical data, he identified the robbers as being from the Savar-Ashulia region.
A confidential informant revealed that a group of drug addicts in the area frequently committed bus robberies, thefts, and muggings.
These criminals regularly bought marijuana and heroin from a local drug dealer, who was apprehended on Friday afternoon near a petrol pump on the Chandra-Nabinagar Road in Savar.
During interrogation, the 22-23-year-old drug dealer disclosed that he recently sold marijuana to suspects Shahidul, Sabuj, and Sharifuzzaman in exchange for a stolen mobile phone.
Using this lead, police tracked down Sabuj and Sharifuzzaman to an automobile garage in Savar’s Genda area, where they were arrested while sleeping.
Another gang member, Shahidul Islam, was later detained. All three confessed to their involvement in the robbery.
Shahidul Islam, also known as Mahidul or Muhit, son of Badar Uddin Sheikh, hails from Lautara village in Manikganj’s Daulatpur upazila, while Sabuj, son of Ismail Molla, is from Ramkrishnapur village in Shariatpur’s Zajira upazila. Sharifuzzaman, son of Abul Hossain, is a resident of Tangenda, Savar.
Shahidul has a history of criminal activities, with two previous bus robbery cases and three drug-related charges against him. The DB police have obtained a five-day remand for his interrogation.
Meanwhile, Sabuj and Sharifuzzaman gave confessional statements before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Tangail, revealing the identities of three more accomplices.
Investigator of the case Ahsanuzzaman clarified that no incidents of rape occurred during the robbery, though female passengers were subjected to harassment. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining culprits.
A total of 45 bhoris of gold were stolen from a house in the Adabar area of Mohammadpur, Dhaka, after a locker was broken into. The police have recovered 32 bhories of the stolen gold.
Two individuals, identified as Mahin and Rehan, were arrested in connection with the theft.
This was confirmed by SM Zakaria, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Adabar Police Station, on Saturday.
He explained that the theft occurred late on the night of Friday, when a locker at a house on Road 16 in Adabar was broken into, and 45 bhoris of gold were stolen. The victim subsequently filed a formal complaint.
OC Zakaria added that the police launched an investigation and arrested the two suspects after analysing CCTV footage. Of the 45 bhoris of stolen gold, 32 bhoris have been recovered. Efforts are still underway to recover the remaining gold.
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