Muntakim Saad

A law that gagged

Some made a differing comment, some drew a political cartoon and some made a joke online – and they all ended up in jail, in some cases for months. This is how the Digital Security Act (DSA) and later the Cyber Security Act (CSA) were used to gag freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

2w ago

Turf war at Geneva camp: Rampant use of firearms raises alarm

Clashes between armed gangs have become common in the capital’s Mohammadpur Geneva Camp in recent weeks as drug dealers are trying to take control of the area, residents said.

2m ago

Support pours in for flood victims

People from all walks of life, alongside numerous non-profit organisations, have stepped up their efforts to rescue and provide relief to the millions affected by the floods in Sylhet and Chattogram divisions.

3m ago

‘They didn’t even let me drop off the milk for my child’

After years-long legal battles, all 110 cases against Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and his organisation Grameen Telecom over alleged labour law violations were dropped by union workers and employees on May 23, 2022, following a settlement regarding payment claims.

3m ago

Inside the Aynaghar

After years of denial by the authorities, chilling details about secret prisons are now emerging as victims of enforced disappearances begin to speak out after their release following the dramatic fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 16-year regime.

3m ago

Control of Dhaka slums, footpaths: Out goes AL, in comes ‘BNP-linked’ group

With a shift in political landscape, new groups are vying for control at some slums and footpaths in Dhaka.

3m ago

From students to youngest-ever advisers

The dramatic rise of Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud

3m ago

Nahid, Asif make history

History was made yesterday when two university students in their mid-20s were sworn in as the youngest ever advisers to an interim government.

3m ago
February 1, 2021
February 1, 2021

Greed puts lives at risk

Three months ago, a devastating fire raged through a portion of Kalyanpur slum, killing a young man and injuring several others. The investigation by fire service officials found faulty electric connections behind it.

January 29, 2021
January 29, 2021

Probe completed, charge-sheet soon: police

Investigation into the death of Senior ASP Anisul Karim at Mind Aid Psychiatry and De-Addiction Hospital has progressed well, and police will submit the charge-sheet soon, according to law enforcers.

January 10, 2021
January 10, 2021

‘Tortured and left to die in a jungle’

Like many, Ahsan Habib from Brahmanbaria dreamt of a better future abroad.

January 7, 2021
January 7, 2021

Unauthorised, uncontrolled

Alamgir Hossain was fixing pieces of elastic thread to surgical masks using a heat pressing device inside a barely hundred square feet room in the Balurmath area of Kamrangirchar.

January 4, 2021
January 4, 2021

Youth held in Dhaka for blackmailing Indian girl

Around seven months back, an Indian girl from Kanpur met a Bangladeshi youth through a dating app.

January 2, 2021
January 2, 2021

Long road to justice

The family members of Benarasi weaver Mohammad Arman, who was wrongly arrested five years ago, are counting the minutes for his release.

January 1, 2021
January 1, 2021

Banker turns racketeer

He drives a Nissan X-Trail and lives in a duplex with foreign fittings in Keshorhat village of Rajshahi’s Mohanpur, where such luxuries raise quite a few eyebrows.

December 31, 2020
December 31, 2020

Leaking Admission, Recruitment Question Papers: Two bankers among six arrested by CID

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police have arrested six people, including two bank officials in connection with question leak of different university admission and bank recruitment tests.

December 24, 2020
December 24, 2020

Body cameras for police need of the hour: experts

In the wake of “gunfight” incidents involving law enforcement agencies and instances of lethal use of force, equipping police with body-worn cameras can ensure transparency and accountability, according to criminologists and rights activists.

December 10, 2020
December 10, 2020

‘They targeted the elderly affluent’

Police yesterday claimed to have arrested members of a gang that used to steal personal information of elderly affluent people and blackmail them to pay anywhere between Tk 5 to 50 lakh.