Police struggling to get back on their feet
In the beginning of the year, the police were accused of being a tool implementing “Sheikh Hasina’s engineered election”, then they became the heavy hand attempting to crush the mass uprising. Days after Hasina’s ouster, the force appeared to have disintegrated. And now, they are trying to gain public trust in combating crime.
29 December 2024, 18:10 PM
Brokers prowling Myanmar border
Amid the ongoing conflicts in Myanmar, Rohingyas are crossing into Bangladesh at different points of the 270km border between the two countries.
23 December 2024, 18:40 PM
30,000 foreigners staying here with expired visas
At least 30,000 foreign nationals, mostly from India and China, are currently residing in Bangladesh with expired visas and have yet to apply for extensions or renewals of their documents.
22 December 2024, 18:26 PM
Framed by AL regime, they’re in the clear now
After 13 years of legal battle, BNP leader Moinul Islam and seven others have been acquitted in a case filed over arson, vandalism, and assault on law enforcers in Mohakhali.
19 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Under Awami League, ACC became a political weapon
Commission remained hostage to partisan political and bureaucratic influence, which made it dysfunctional, says chief of ACC Reform Commission
8 December 2024, 18:28 PM
Bangladeshis in Malaysia: Clock ticking for 26,000 migrants
Khorshed Alam, a Bangladeshi migrant worker in Malaysia, wanted to renew his machine-readable passport in June as his year-long employment visa is about to expire this month.
7 December 2024, 18:27 PM
APBn at odds with aviation force over security duties
A conflict has emerged between the Aviation Security Force (AVSEC) and the Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) over security responsibilities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). APBn claims that AVSEC took control of their office on October 28, hindering their ability to perform duties effectively
21 November 2024, 20:00 PM
Rab wants to shed its dark past
Since its formation nearly two decades ago to curb organised crime and terrorism, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has been dogged by serious allegations of human rights violations. Rights activists and critics accused it of morphing into a “government death squad” that operated with impunity.
12 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Toiling their lives away in smoke and shadows
Dalia Begum, 65, has spent decades rolling biri at a factory in the Kashipur area of Barishal.
12 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Childhood lost in rolling biris
When you think about child labour in Bangladesh, your mind might first drift to the sights of children toiling in construction sites without any safety precaution, inhaling toxic fumes in welding workshops, or dismantling ship parts in a dockyard.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh now a transit for cocaine smuggling
A sharp rise in the smuggling of cocaine, which mainly enters Bangladesh from African and South American countries, has become a new headache for authorities.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM
How could fugitive ex-Speaker submit biometrics for passport?
The question arises, if the passport employees got a trace of Shirin Sharmin then how come the police did not?
6 November 2024, 17:52 PM
Home ministry: Interim govt okays merger of 2 divisions
The Chief Adviser’s (CA) Office has given in-principle approval for merging the Public Security Division and the Security Services Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs, a move expected to improve coordination and reduce costs.
3 November 2024, 18:14 PM
Cybercrimes continue to scourge women
Neela Akter (not her real name), a homemaker, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number last week.
2 November 2024, 18:19 PM
17,264 firearm licences issued during AL regime
In the last 15 years, during the tenure of the Awami League (AL) government, a total of 17,264 firearms licences were issued.
31 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Police grapple with rising crimes in city
Around Tuesday noon, lawyer Nagen Mitra withdrew Tk 50,000 from a Sonali Bank branch in Dhanmondi 27.
30 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Teen gangs, top criminals behind mugging surge
Teen gang members and top-listed criminals were behind the rise of mugging, theft, and robbery incidents in the capital’s Mohammadpur.
28 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Muggers rule Mohammadpur alleyways
Fearing a rise in mugging incidents, Billal Hossain, owner of a mobile repair shop near Nabinagar Housing of the capital’s Mohammadpur, has resorted to closing his shop and returning home immediately after dusk.
27 October 2024, 18:00 PM
41st BCS police cadre: 100 candidates facing fresh verification
The interim government is re-verifying the background of 100 individuals who passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service examinations and were recommended for police cadre jobs.
25 October 2024, 22:00 PM
Drive recovers 318 weapons in one and half months
Most of the firearms and ammunition looted from police and other forces in the days before and after the fall of the Awami League government still remain unaccounted for, raising concerns that these have fallen into the wrong hands.
18 October 2024, 18:35 PM