Zyma Islam

2 years lost, life shattered

He was around 15 when he was picked up, a ninth grader.

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Enforced disappearance: Anti-terror law abused most to frame victims

The fallen Sheikh Hasina government abused the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 the most to prosecute victims of enforced disappearance, found the commission investigating enforced disappearances.

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Enforced disappearances: Commission finds 16 secret detention centres

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has found 16 secret detention centres across the country so far.

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Budget targets ex-citizens’ laundered assets

One of the main targets of this government is the recovery of stolen assets, or assets that have been pilfered abroad through capital flight.

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The story of Hamid’s exit

Security footage obtained and analysed by The Daily Star shows that Hamid's car reached the barrier gate of the VIP terminal at 12:46am on May 8

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Licence to fly: Pilots faked flying records

CAAB inquiry finds, regulator yet to take action

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Licence to fly: Regulator repeatedly ignored red flags

CAAB’s own inquiry finds irregularities by training academies, raising questions about aviation safety

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Waiver that stole justice

“They made us sign a waiver stating that we would never file any case before they handed over my brother’s body.”

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December 15, 2023
December 15, 2023

Biman short of cash, yet reaches for pricey Airbus

Biman is looking at a Tk 4,000 crore cash shortfall since it has agreed in principle to purchase two Airbus planes for Tk 8,000 crore, without a prior monetisation plan, a board meeting of the national flag carrier revealed.

November 21, 2023
November 21, 2023

Cases under DSA: ‘It feels unreal to be free’

The phone number of Sirajum Munira, the elder sister of Khadijatul Kubra, a Jagannath University student who was in jail for over 14 months in DSA cases, flashed on the screen of this correspondent’s mobile.

November 20, 2023
November 20, 2023

‘It feels unreal to be out’

Khadijatul Kubra says after walking out of jail on bail

November 14, 2023
November 14, 2023

Passenger ‘Dies Mid-Flight’: Biman does not land, carries on for 9 hours

A Biman passenger fell ill and died two and a half hours into a flight to London from Sylhet on Monday but the plane did not make an emergency landing and flew for nine more hours to the UK.

November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023

Rights record go under UN scrutiny

The UN’s Human Rights Council will be reviewing Bangladesh’s human rights situation in Geneva today as part of its four-yearly Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

November 12, 2023
November 12, 2023

Spin doctors go into overdrive ahead of polls

With the national election just around the corner, both pro-government and anti-government elements are out to manipulate public opinion through a vigorous campaign on social media platforms and private messaging apps, turning them into hotbeds of spin doctoring, disinformation and fake news.

September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023

Biman heading for a mixed fleet

Bangladesh has committed to buying 10 Airbus A350s for Biman but the carrier is yet to come up with a business case for purchasing the planes.

August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023

Websites of 25 govt, private institutions hacked

Amidst a high alert for cyber-attacks by Indian hackers, both government and private institutions saw a number of such attacks, along with data leaks.

August 4, 2023
August 4, 2023

S Alam's Aladdin's lamp

No official record of a single taka taken out of country, yet he and his wife obtain citizenship of Cyprus through investment, go on property-buying spree in Singapore

July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023

Question Paper Leak: Biman official found negligent, yet made DC

While 19 junior officers have been let go over the question paper leak in Bangladesh Biman recruitment, a senior officer of the main question-setting committee, who was also found guilty in the investigation, has been made a deputy commissioner.