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Law and order has deteriorated in the capital city and elsewhere in the country.
High incidence of crime like mugging, robbery indicate that the city has become vulnerable to criminal activities.
The intelligent sources attributed it to the fact that criminals, including some most-wanted ones, arrested earlier by members of the law enforcing agencies, are getting out of jails on bails.
They said a number of listed criminals in the Dhaka''s underworld after coming out of jails have started criminal activities.
According to sources, around 1000 more criminals, including some most-wanted ones arrested in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, are trying to come out of jails on bails. Police are making a list of criminals getting released.
An intelligent agency recently made a list of the top criminals trying to come out of jails on bails and sent it to the home ministry, the sources said.
A senior police official said the courts are giving them bails, "we have nothing to do." But the law enforcers are also keeping close watch on movement of the recently released criminals.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) police commissioner Shahidul Haque said a list of the released and would-be released criminals has been made.
They said some most wanted terrorists in Dhaka''s underworld have already got bails in all their cases. Some of them have already got released from jails on bails.
After coming out of jails, some terrorists started reorganising themselves and getting them involved in various criminals activities like toll collection, sources said.
UNB adds: Eight suspected robbers, including a UP member, were killed and six injured in mob beatings in Kishoreganj and Chittagong districts Saturday, in the wake of a rising incidence of crime in different parts of the country.
In Kishoreganj, four suspected pirates, including a UP member, were killed and six others injured in mass beatings at Goali in Bajitpur upazila on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Mesbah, 35, member of Mikechhari union of Bajitpur upazila, Nobi Hossain, 55, Shohagh Mia, 23, and Sumon Das, 22.
Police and witnesses said a group of 15/20 armed robbers on a trawler were lying in wait midstream of Gouroi River at about 1pm.
As two passenger-packed trawlers neared, the gang allegedly swooped on both the trawlers and started robbing the passengers of their belongings.
"Hearing a hue and cry, a patrol team of river police rushed in and chased the pirates," says a spot account of the incident.
In the face of the hot chase by the river cops, the criminals ran away into the village for hiding.
But local people caught 10 of them and beat them black and blue, leaving three dead on the scene and injuring 7 others in the lynch-mob thrashing.
Later, the policemen rescued the seven pirates from the wrath of the angry mob and got them admitted to the local health complex where Shohagh died shortly after admission.
Another four alleged dacoits were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Sedhainagar village in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong in the early hours of the day.
The deceased were identified as Bablu, 30, of the village, and M Yunus, 28, of Magadia village of Mirsarai upazila while the identity of another two could not be known immediately.
Quoting witnesses, police said a gang of dacoits, numbering 7/8, was taking preparation to commit robbery at Kazibari at dead of night. But the guard of the village saw them and raised alarm.
Hearing the screams, local people rushed in and captured four of them after a hot chase while others managed to run away. Later, the irate villagers beat them to death.
On information, police recovered and sent the bodies to hospital morgue for autopsy.
Our Correspondent from Mymensingh adds: A college student was killed by a gang of miscreants at Akua area in the district town last night. The victim was identified as Robin (17), son of Abdur Rashid of the same area.
Robin, a second year student of the local Nasirabad college was seriously stabbed with knives by a gang of miscreants allegedly led by Fahim and Tanzin, neighbours of Robin. At that time Robin was going to a nearby mosque for Tarabi prayer at about 9 pm, said police.
Critically injured Robin was rushed to the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) where he succumbed to stab injuries immediately after admission into the hospital.
At this, the angry local people set fire to the house of Fahim last night. Fire fighters, police and locals, however, brought the fire under control. The local people demanded immediate arrest of the culprits. High officials of the district police visited the spot.
Meanwhile, local people caught Tayesba (22), sister of Tanzin from Akua and handed her over to kotwali police.
The body was sent to MMC morgue for autopsy and a case was filed with the local police station.

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