DB Chief Additional Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam disclosed the details during a briefing at Minto Road in Dhaka today (15 August).
DB Chief Additional Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam briefs the media about the arrest of five suspects over the Tk1.21 crore robbery in Uttara on 15 August 2026. Photo: TBS
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DB Chief Additional Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam briefs the media about the arrest of five suspects over the Tk1.21 crore robbery in Uttara on 15 August 2026. Photo: TBS
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested five people and recovered Tk12 lakh following the robbery of Tk1.21 crore from an employee of a DL Petrol Pump in Uttara.
The money was being taken to a bank for deposit when the robbery took place, according to the Detective Branch.
DB Chief Additional Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam disclosed the details during a briefing at Minto Road in Dhaka today (15 August).
He said eight to 10 people were involved in the robbery. Efforts are underway to arrest the remaining suspects and recover the rest of the stolen money.
The five suspects were arrested during drives in Narayanganj and different parts of Dhaka yesterday. They are Md Elias Sikdar, Zafar, Md Rabiul Islam alias Rubel, Mintu Rarhi and Sagar Baroi.
Police recovered four 7.65mm pistols, six magazines, 21 rounds of ammunition, Tk12 lakh in stolen cash, fake Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) identity cards, vests, caps, walkie-talkies, handcuffs, multiple number plates and a motorcycle from their possession.
According to the DB chief, investigators first arrested Elias and Zafar in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj. Based on information provided by them, Rubel was arrested in Matuail and Mintu in Kazlarpar, Jatrabari.
Tk3 lakh was recovered from Rubel’s rented house. Another Tk9 lakh was recovered from Sagar when he was arrested in the Postogola area.
Sagar has 13 cases against him, Shafiqul Islam said. He had previously been involved in similar robberies in Dhaka, intercepting people carrying cash from financial institutions using motorcycles and microbuses.
Rubel faces four cases, Mintu three, Zafar two and Elias one.
“We saw eight people on CCTV. They said there were two more,” Shafiqul Islam said, adding that around six to seven other people were involved and more money remains to be recovered.
He said the stolen money was divided among the perpetrators, with the alleged masterminds taking larger shares while others received shares based on the support they provided.
“The main mastermind who organised the heist is still absconding. Three of those arrested actively participated in the robbery. We have not found any involvement from anyone at the petrol pump so far. Once the mastermind is caught, more details will emerge,” Shafiqul said.
The robbery took place on Sunday morning in front of Crowne Plaza on Airport Road, when DL Petrol Pump staff were taking the cash to Pubali Bank’s Sector 1 branch in Uttara.
The pump is owned by Tasin Akhter Haque, a cousin of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. His mother, the late Khurshid Jahan Haque, was the elder sister of former prime minister Khaleda Zia.
Following the robbery, pump manager Abdul Karim filed a case with Airport Police Station against six to seven unidentified people.
According to the case statement, Assistant Manager Mohammad Al Amin, CNG operator Selimuzzaman and covered van driver Khorshed were carrying the cash bag when six to seven assailants on three motorcycles intercepted their vehicle.
The attackers threatened them at gunpoint, slashed Al Amin with a machete and fled towards Abdullahpur with the cash bag.
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