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Crime gangs grip city

The Daily Star

Type: News report
Document: Not stated
Jurisdiction: Not stated
Published: 30 Mar 2010
Accessed: 22 Sep 2026
Verification: Reviewed

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Law-enforcement-attributed report described Dakat Shahid as leader of a large gang operating in Old Dhaka and Keraniganj, with reported extortion and professional-assassin networks.

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Reported large gang in Dhaka
Old Dhaka and Keraniganj network
Extortion and contract-control reporting
Law-enforcement-attributed gang structure

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Dakat Shahid

Reported Old Dhaka underworld leader · Old Dhaka, Jurain and Keraniganj · 1980s-2012

Daily Star reporting identifies Shahidul Bhuiyan as Dakat Shahid, a major Old Dhaka crime figure associated in reporting with extortion, arms activity, tender control and a large cadre network; police or intelligence attribution is kept distinct from final judicial findings.

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Last verified: 7 Aug 2026