Mohammad Jamil Khan

Covers Militancy, Cross-Border Crime, Human Rights

Cops gathering info on polls candidates

Based on the findings, law enforcers will assess security needs in each constituency and identify candidates who may pose risks.

2d ago

Push-ins by BSF: ‘Help find my missing mother’

An Indian man earlier this month appealed to authorities in Assam to help find his elderly mother, who has remained missing since she was allegedly pushed into Bangladesh by the Border Security Force (BSF).

4d ago

Migrants trapped in medical scam

Syndicate exploits Gulf-bound workers, issues fake fitness papers

4d ago

Over 1,900 forced into Bangladesh since May 7

Despite repeated concerns raised by human rights groups, Indian authorities have continued the practice of “push-ins” -- forcibly sending individuals across the border into Bangladesh -- with over 1,900 people pushed in since May 7.

5d ago

Bangladesh Police: Helicopter deal with Russia stalls for US sanctions

Five years ago, Bangladesh initiated a Tk 400-crore deal with a Russian company to procure two helicopters for its police force, but the delivery was recently suspended due to US sanctions.

5d ago

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.

1w 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. 

2w 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.

2w ago
October 2, 2024
October 2, 2024

Cops still afraid to come out of cocoon

An overarching sense of frustration, apprehension, and opportunism prevails over the police force, rendering it virtually dysfunctional.

September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024

July uprising cases: No cops to be arrested without specific evidence

Police members sued for murder, attempted murder, and kidnapping during the quota reform protests in July-August will only be arrested if there is specific evidence against them.

September 24, 2024
September 24, 2024

Released top criminals at it again

Nasir Biswas, a 26-year-old mason, was walking close to the Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard in the capital’s Mohammadpur on the evening of September 20.

September 21, 2024
September 21, 2024

Yaba manufacturing machines now being smuggled into country: DNC

Rohingyas, on the way to Bangladesh from Maungdaw town, were allegedly bringing parts of the machines

September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024

Firearms licences in 15yrs: Cops in the dark on total count

A week has passed since the government launched a joint drive to recover firearms, but law enforcers have yet to calculate the actual number of firearms licences issued during the 15-year tenure of the Awami League government.

September 11, 2024
September 11, 2024

Prison breaks: 928 inmates still at large

At least 2,241 inmates, including 88 on death row, fled from prisons before and after the mass uprising but a large number of them are yet to be found.

September 11, 2024
September 11, 2024

‘Underpaid jail guards susceptible to bribery’

Many well-off inmates carry out illegal activities inside prisons by bribing a section of jail staffers.

September 6, 2024
September 6, 2024

Cops working, not effectively

Police have been largely absent on the ground in the one month since the fall of the Hasina-led government amid a mass uprising, causing safety concerns for the public.

September 4, 2024
September 4, 2024

Looting of police stations: 2,000 arms, 3 lakh bullets still missing

Despite repeated calls by the government to submit the looted firearms and bullets to nearby police stations, over 3 lakh bullets and 2,000 guns remain missing.

September 2, 2024
September 2, 2024

Nafeez Sarafat manipulated stock market

Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, chairman of RACE Asset Management, has manipulated the stock prices of many companies for financial gain and caused losses of crores of taka to general shareholders, found a primary investigation of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).