368 Police Officers Attacked in First Seven Months of the Year

The law and order situation in the country has become a cause for concern in the first seven months of 2025. The audacity of criminals and an increase in gruesome public murders have been observed. In addition, there have been 368 incidents where police, who are at the forefront of maintaining law and order, have been attacked.

According to police figures, 106,783 cases were filed for various crimes across the country in the first seven months of the current year.

Key Crime Statistics (Jan-Jul 2025)

Murders: 2,293 cases
Violence against women and children: 13,130 cases
Kidnappings: 625 cases
Robbery/Theft: 5,387 cases
Attacks on police: 368 incidents

The report also notes that numerous cases were filed for dacoity, rioting, and burglary during this period. For comparison, in the full year of 2024, there were 172,005 total cases, including 3,432 murders, 17,571 cases of violence against women and children, 642 kidnappings, 643 cases of police assault, and 8,655 thefts.

Rise in Lynchings and Violence
According to the human rights organization, Manobadhikar Sanskriti Foundation (MSF), the number of deaths from mob lynchings has increased.

In August, there were at least 38 incidents of mob lynching, which resulted in 23 deaths and 43 serious injuries. In July, the number of incidents was 51, with 16 deaths.

The MSF report also details the accusations against those killed in August:Theft: 10
Suspicious theft: 4
Robbery: 3
Prior enmity: 2 (including one woman)
Drug charges: 1
Snatching/Extortion: 3

The MSF also reported that 349 incidents of violence against women and children occurred in August. This included 47 rapes, 19 gang rapes, and 4 rapes followed by murder. Of the 47 rape victims, 11 were children and 17 were teenagers, while 9 were disabled.

Political Violence
MSF’s data also highlights 49 incidents of political violence in August, which affected 549 people. Two people were killed and 547 were injured.

The report breaks down the conflicts:

BNP internal conflict: 23
BNP-Awami League clashes: 5
NCP-Awami League clashes: 2
BNP-NCP clashes: 1
BNP-Jamaat clashes: 2
Awami League-Jamaat clashes: 1
Awami League-Gonoparishad clashes: 1
Jatiya Party-Gonadhikar Parishad clashes: 2
Gonadhikar Parishad-Police clashes: 1

Expert Opinion
Dr. Touhidul Haque, an associate professor and crime expert at the Institute of Social Welfare and Research at Dhaka University, stated that all types of crime have increased recently. "A criminal syndicate has been formed in the country that sees crime as a source of income," he said. While he believes the law and order situation is "somewhat more normal" than before, he emphasized that law enforcement agencies must become stricter and more active to curb the rising crime rate.