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
November 24, 2020
Essentials of pro-people policing
On November 20, the editor of The Daily Star Mahfuz Anam, in a column in this daily, urged for the transformation of the Bangladesh Police into a pro-people outfit.
November 13, 2020
Bigotry has no place in a civilised society
In an article published on April 4, 2015, I wrote that “Attacks on Hindus and their property have demonstrated the immensely sad but blunt reality that even after 42 years of democratic pluralistic existence, the religious minority of Bangladesh have not been able to save themselves” (The Daily Star).
November 3, 2020
Jail Killing Day: The indelible shame
The brutal killings of four national leaders by misguided soldiers inside Dhaka Central Jail in the early hours of November 3, 1975, remain an indelible shame on the national psyche.
September 26, 2020
How do we go about correcting police deviance?
In the columns of this newspaper, an erudite professor highlighted the need to “at least start a dialogue” on reforming the police.
September 21, 2020
The world’s most blighted minority
As the plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority numbering nearly 1.2 million stranded in Bangladesh crosses the third painful year, one is reminded of the most blighted ethnic minority in Asia.
September 13, 2020
We must do more to deter custodial violence
The conviction of three police officers working in one of the police stations of Dhaka metropolitan area for a custodial death that occurred years ago should be a shining example in an otherwise murky environment.
August 30, 2020
Policing the police
Following the death of Major Sinha in circumstances indicative of collusive criminal behaviour of some apparently errant police personnel along with other delinquencies of lawmen elsewhere in the country, well-meaning citizens have expressed their apprehensions about control and accountability of our police or the lack of it.
August 24, 2020
How do we solve the image crisis for police?
Reports in the print and electronic media indicate that the image of police in public eyes has been worryingly tainted following the death of Major Sinha under circumstances pointing to the criminal collusive actions of some errant policemen, in addition to other serious infractions of policemen elsewhere in the country.
August 21, 2020
When politics exposed its ominous fangs
For a blissfully long period of time, much of subcontinental politics had been kept alive and rather exciting by a mix of erudite or frothy politicians who could be credited with sustaining people’s interest in public affairs.
August 15, 2020
Understanding the greatness of Bangabandhu
While remembering the tragic incident of August 15 1975, we have to agree with the undeniable fact of history that Bangabandhu became a symbol in his own lifetime.
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