Mohammad Jamil Khan

Covers Militancy, Cross-Border Crime, Human Rights

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

1w ago

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.

1w ago

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

3w ago

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.

1m ago

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.

1m ago

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.

1m ago

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.

1m ago

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?

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November 1, 2024
November 1, 2024

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.

October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024

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.

October 29, 2024
October 29, 2024

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.

October 28, 2024
October 28, 2024

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.

October 26, 2024
October 26, 2024

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.

October 19, 2024
October 19, 2024

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.

October 14, 2024
October 14, 2024

‘Crimes against humanity’: A list of cops being prepared

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is preparing a list of members of the police and other forces who were involved in killings, genocide, arrests, torture, and crimes against humanity to suppress the mass uprising.  

October 11, 2024
October 11, 2024

Absconding cops face the music

They are still officials of the Bangladesh Police, but they have not joined their workplace since August 5, after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government in a mass uprising.

October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024

Fall of Hasina regime: Over 92,000 accused, 1,474 cases, 51 days

At least 1,474 cases have been filed nationwide in connection with the violence that occurred in July-August. These lawsuits were filed between August 6 and September 25 after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government amid a mass uprising.

October 8, 2024
October 8, 2024

Public order yet to be fully restored

A group of people attacked the home of Asma Begum in Nimertek area of Savar around 11:00am on October 3. They ransacked her home and beat up Asma, who is three months pregnant.