Detective Branch
Members of Detective Branch (DB) in 2019.
Detective Branch is a specialized unit of Bangladesh Police.
History[]
On 1 July 2016 Rabiul Karim, assistant commissioner of the Detective Branch Dhaka died in the July 2016 Dhaka attack trying to storm the restaurant taken over by terrorists.[1] On 12 January 2017, 11 fake members of the branch were arrested in Sabujbagh, Dhaka by the Detective Branch.[2]
Notable cases[]
- Detective Branch investigated the Murder of Shazneen Tasnim Rahman.[3]
- The branch was given the investigation of the Murder of Avijit Roy.[4]
- The branch was given the task to investigate the Murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, after Bangladesh Police failed to solve. The case was transferred to Rapid Action Battalion after Detective Branch expressed inability to solve the Crime.[5]
Controversy[]
- In March 2015, 7 Detective Branch members entered a border Village in Tripura, India while chasing a criminal in Comilla near the Bangladesh-India border.[6][7] They were surrounded by the villagers, while three detective members escaped four were detained by Indian Border Security Force. They were handed over to Border Guards Bangladesh and BSF asked that the DB men be charged under Bangladeshi laws.[8]
- Shamim Reza Rubel was a college student who was arrested by Detective Branch members. He was then tortured and killed in custody.[9][10]
References[]
- ^ "Recalled in tears of pride". The Daily Star. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "11 fake DB men detained in Dhaka". Dhaka Tribune. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "SC upholds death sentence of Shahid for Shazneen murder". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Police delay chargesheet for arresting 'five assailants' of writer-blogger Avijit Roy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Sagar-Runi killing: Journalists to launch tough movement". Dhaka Tribune. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "'BSF' picks up 4 Bangladesh detectives". The Daily Star. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "BSF detains 4 Bangladeshi detectives at Comilla border". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "BSF returns four Bangladesh policemen detained from Indian territory". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "Cop Akram, 11 others acquitted". The Daily Star. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "Sad death gives hopes for all". The Daily Star. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
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