The morale issues of Bangladesh Police
There is no denying that for a long time, the police have been used as a tool of repression in the subcontinent
2m ago
The need for a clear charter for the intelligence agencies
The catch-all definition of national security must not be used as a cloak to hide abuses.
2m ago
The necessity for substantive police reform
For police reform to be substantive, the first order of business should be the enactment of a new Police Act
2m ago
Tackling the bad apples of police
The onus of ensuring malpractice-free management of the police force squarely rests with the police hierarchy.
10m ago
Remembering the Patriarch
Bangabandhu, through an intense process of national consciousness-building, equipped a people to defend their sovereignty.
1y ago
Behind the pre-eminence of bureaucrats
The question is one of making the bureaucracy more responsible and responsive.
1y ago
Mechanisms to hold the police accountable do exist; why aren't we using them?
It is imperative to bring the police under a system of accountability that earns public confidence.
2y ago
June 9, 2016
Section 54 Cr.Pc: Indiscretions and imperatives
Arrest under Section 54 for prosecution under preventive detention cannot be entertained.
May 28, 2016
The fuss about ISIS and what we need to do
The murders of bloggers, intellectuals, priests, academicians, rights activists, and also persons of ordinary vocations committed by allegedly extremist groups...
February 13, 2016
Holding the police accountable
Public confidence increases when the police complaints system provides for an external body to supervise an investigation, or review the evidence and conclusions drawn by the police investigation
January 30, 2016
Taming rogue policemen
Excessive use of force is decidedly more complex and multidimensional than the few bad apples' theory would imply.
January 23, 2016
Public order and its discontents
A concerned commentator feels uneasy at the modus operandi of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in laying down conditions for holding...
January 15, 2016
The sinister collaborators of 1971
Believers know full well that patriotism is an inseparable part of faith. That being so, persons accused of crimes against humanity in 1971 have quite manifestly defied and defiled their own faith.
January 6, 2016
The imperative of a counter-terrorism strategy
One may wonder if our politico-bureaucratic elite suffer from a lack of tradition on strategic thought. Such a worry arises in the...
December 16, 2015
Demanding apology from a myopic establishment
The government and the people of Bangladesh have quite justifiably expressed their shock and indignation at the reaction of Pakistani
December 12, 2015
The Mayor needs our support
The Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Anisul Huq rightfully deserves support for his gutsy actions and utterances...
November 21, 2015
Understanding the insidious extremism
Against the obscurantism of the scheming religious extremists, one has to realise that in rural Bangladesh, religious and traditional beliefs are far more tenacious than the liberal fronts imagine.
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