Zyma Islam

Unsafe storage, system failure behind airport fire: probe

Automatic fire detection, suppression systems recommended

4w ago

Journalists trapped in legal maze

More than a year since July uprising, at least 296 journalists and media managers remain entangled in cases linked to deaths and violence

1m ago

Ministry drops independent commission from journo protection law

A draft ordinance prepared by the information ministry has omitted any reference to an independent media commission as proposed by the body tasked with media reforms.

1m ago

NCP weighing its paths to JS

Nearly half of the NCP’s central leaders favour forging an alliance with the BNP ahead of the 13th national election in February.

1m ago

Govt plans to form paramilitary force for airports

Named Aviation Guard Bangladesh (AGB), the force would comprise 7,650 personnel

2m ago

Govt plans sweeping overhaul of NHRC

The government has drafted an ordinance to unshackle the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) from a 15-year bar on probing members of the security forces.

2m ago

AL govt’s secret surveillance state

From snooping devices carried in backpacks to locate people through their phones to a massive infrastructure that can intercept even end-to-end encryption from a central command centre, the Awami League government had been on an increasingly aggressive trajectory towards building a powerful surveillance state. 

3m ago

Bangladesh Police: Equipped to inflict heavy casualties

Police arms records show the brutal truth behind the July killings; the force bought 7 times more lethal weapons than non-lethal ones in 2021-23

3m ago
November 9, 2025
November 9, 2025

Unsafe storage, system failure behind airport fire: probe

Automatic fire detection, suppression systems recommended

November 2, 2025
November 2, 2025

Journalists trapped in legal maze

More than a year since July uprising, at least 296 journalists and media managers remain entangled in cases linked to deaths and violence

October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025

Ministry drops independent commission from journo protection law

A draft ordinance prepared by the information ministry has omitted any reference to an independent media commission as proposed by the body tasked with media reforms.

October 12, 2025
October 12, 2025

NCP weighing its paths to JS

Nearly half of the NCP’s central leaders favour forging an alliance with the BNP ahead of the 13th national election in February.

September 30, 2025
September 30, 2025

Govt plans to form paramilitary force for airports

Named Aviation Guard Bangladesh (AGB), the force would comprise 7,650 personnel

September 21, 2025
September 21, 2025

Govt plans sweeping overhaul of NHRC

The government has drafted an ordinance to unshackle the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) from a 15-year bar on probing members of the security forces.

August 11, 2025
August 11, 2025

AL govt’s secret surveillance state

From snooping devices carried in backpacks to locate people through their phones to a massive infrastructure that can intercept even end-to-end encryption from a central command centre, the Awami League government had been on an increasingly aggressive trajectory towards building a powerful surveillance state. 

August 10, 2025
August 10, 2025

Bangladesh Police: Equipped to inflict heavy casualties

Police arms records show the brutal truth behind the July killings; the force bought 7 times more lethal weapons than non-lethal ones in 2021-23

August 5, 2025
August 5, 2025

Hasina’s final days before the fall

A desire for power, intolerance for dissent, and failure to see the writing on the wall undid Hasina's iron-fisted rule

July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025

Experts question training flights above mega city

Aviation experts and pilots, both military and civilian, yesterday questioned the rationale behind allowing military aircraft to conduct training exercises over a densely populated area like Dhaka.