Mohammad Jamil Khan

Covers Militancy, Cross-Border Crime, Human Rights

Tk 2 for a day’s work

Prisoners in Bangladesh legally earn only Tk 2 per day for their labour, a figure so low that it demoralises inmates and undermines their rehabilitation efforts through meaningful work.

45m ago

Tk 2 for a day's labour: Prisons chief pushes to reform inmate pay

"This is why prison-made products are so cheap. But this also makes inmates lose interest in work"

4h ago

Police struggle as key top posts lie vacant

Police are grappling with operational challenges as more than 400 key posts have remained vacant over the past 10 months, impairing the force’s ability to combat crime. 

1w ago

Fading away in silence

Around five kilometres away from Jhalakathi district town, past the buzzing Kirtipasha bazaar and post office to the outskirts where the urban cacophony begins to fade, a colossal relic of Bengal’s feudal history rises like a spectre through the foliage- the Kirtipasha Zamindar Palace.

1w ago

Waterlogging, potholes plague Ashkona road

With her seven-year-old daughter, Mariam Begum, 32, was heading to school on a rickshaw along the road adjacent to the water pump at Ashkona in the capital’s Uttara.

1w ago

Drug smuggling via air, land routes on the rise

This grim picture emerges as Bangladesh, like other countries around the world, observes the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking today.

1w ago

Mayoral deadlock: Dhaka South held hostage for 40 days

Dhaka South City Corporation has remained effectively crippled for around 40 days due to a contested mayoral claim by BNP leader Ishraque Hossain and the government’s apparent mishandling of the matter.

2w ago

Vanishing rivers of Patgram

Abdus Salam, 55, was sifting stones from a dredger machine on Dharla riverbank in Kawamari area of Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila.

3w ago
March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

Bangladesh authorities failed to act against Rohingya militant groups: report

Killings by camp-based militants numbered 22 in 2021, 42 in 2022, 90 in 2023, and at least 65 last year

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

Be impartial during polls

Reiterating the government’s plan to hold the next general election in December, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday told police to act impartially and not give in to pressure from any group during the polls.

March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025

Over 5,600 children raped in 10yrs

At least 5,632 reports of rape of girls aged below 18 were made across the country in the last 10 years, according to Ain o Salish Kendra data.

March 11, 2025
March 11, 2025

Coast Guard vigilant to prevent hoarding during Ramadan

In an attempt to destabilise the market, a section of dishonest traders are allegedly hoarding essential commodities, food items, and edible oil in floating warehouses on bulkheads and lighter ships.

March 10, 2025
March 10, 2025

Auxiliary police force: DMP appoints 500 security guards

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has appointed around 500 security personnel working in various residential areas, markets, and shopping centres across the capital as members of the “Auxiliary Police Force”.

March 5, 2025
March 5, 2025

Mob violence persists amid weak policing

Mob violence has been occurring in the country for years. But the recent spate of mugging and robbery has apparently caused a surge in such incidences.

March 4, 2025
March 4, 2025

Caught between tide and torture

For 17 days, Mahmudul Hasan, a 35-year-old Bangladeshi fisherman, was held captive in a remote camp controlled by the Arakan Army in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

March 2, 2025
March 2, 2025

BGB warns of ‘stronger response’ as another Bangladeshi killed

The chief of Border Guard Bangladesh issued a stern warning yesterday, saying that continued killings by the Indian Border Security Force will prompt a “stronger response”.

March 2, 2025
March 2, 2025

A grim reminder, but little action taken

A leap day comes once every four years -- a moment outside the ordinary, an extra page in the calendar where possibilities stretch a little further.

March 2, 2025
March 2, 2025

Border Security: BGB to breed and train its own K-9 unit

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will no longer rely on foreign countries for purchasing trained dogs, as it will now breed and train its own dogs at its specialised K-9 unit and training centre in Gazipur.