mob beating

119 killed by mobs in 7 months: HRSS

Mob beatings have surged with at least 119 people killed and 74 injured in 114 incidents since the interim government took office in August 2024, according to the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).

4 suspected robbers beaten to death

Villagers beat four people to death and severely injured another one in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila on Sunday night on suspicion that they were robbers.

4 suspected robbers killed in 'mob beating' in Narayanganj

Four suspected robbers were killed and another was injured in a mob beating in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj early today, police said

Video of mob beating up traffic sergeant in Dhaka’s Jurain goes viral  

A traffic police sergeant came under attack from a group of people in Dhaka's Jurain area this morning following an altercation with commuters on a motorcycle.

Suspected robber beaten by bus passengers dies

An alleged member of a robber gang died today after being beaten in a running bus by passengers in Savar.

‘Cattle lifter’ beaten dead in Pirojpur

An alleged cattle lifter is beaten to death by a mob in Najirpur upazila of Pirojpur. Deceased Jamal Hawladar, 48, was accused in seven cases including those of murder, arms and theft, our correspondent reports quoting SM Ziaul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pirojpur Sadar Police Station.

Mob beating: Writ seeks Tk 5cr compensation for Renu’s family

A writ petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the government to give Tk 5 crore compensation to the family of Taslima Begum Renu, who was killed in a mob beating in Dhaka’s Badda area on July 20.

Child-lifting rumour: Youth escapes mob beating in Chattogram

A youth escaped death in mob beating as he managed to flee after local people caught him on suspicion that he was a child kidnapper in Hathajari area of Chattogram.

Badda Mob Beating: Key accused arrested

Police arrested a woman suspected of branding Taslima Begum Renu as a child kidnapper, which led to her death in a mob beating in the capital’s Badda on July 20.

March 6, 2025
March 6, 2025

119 killed by mobs in 7 months: HRSS

Mob beatings have surged with at least 119 people killed and 74 injured in 114 incidents since the interim government took office in August 2024, according to the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).

March 19, 2024
March 19, 2024

4 suspected robbers beaten to death

Villagers beat four people to death and severely injured another one in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila on Sunday night on suspicion that they were robbers.

March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024

4 suspected robbers killed in 'mob beating' in Narayanganj

Four suspected robbers were killed and another was injured in a mob beating in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj early today, police said

June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022

Video of mob beating up traffic sergeant in Dhaka’s Jurain goes viral  

A traffic police sergeant came under attack from a group of people in Dhaka's Jurain area this morning following an altercation with commuters on a motorcycle.

May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022

Suspected robber beaten by bus passengers dies

An alleged member of a robber gang died today after being beaten in a running bus by passengers in Savar.

September 4, 2019
September 4, 2019

‘Cattle lifter’ beaten dead in Pirojpur

An alleged cattle lifter is beaten to death by a mob in Najirpur upazila of Pirojpur. Deceased Jamal Hawladar, 48, was accused in seven cases including those of murder, arms and theft, our correspondent reports quoting SM Ziaul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pirojpur Sadar Police Station.

July 28, 2019
July 28, 2019

Mob beating: Writ seeks Tk 5cr compensation for Renu’s family

A writ petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the government to give Tk 5 crore compensation to the family of Taslima Begum Renu, who was killed in a mob beating in Dhaka’s Badda area on July 20.

July 27, 2019
July 27, 2019

Child-lifting rumour: Youth escapes mob beating in Chattogram

A youth escaped death in mob beating as he managed to flee after local people caught him on suspicion that he was a child kidnapper in Hathajari area of Chattogram.

July 27, 2019
July 27, 2019

Badda Mob Beating: Key accused arrested

Police arrested a woman suspected of branding Taslima Begum Renu as a child kidnapper, which led to her death in a mob beating in the capital’s Badda on July 20.

July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019

Mob yells drowned father’s cries for help

Md Siraj, 28, died because he loved his daughter. When a mob descended upon him, suspecting him to be a kidnapper, the deaf man could not even express his innocence for he could not speak.