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Mohammad Jamil Khan

Covers Security, Cross-Border Crime, Human Rights and Migration

Bangladeshi migrants workers rights in Malaysia

Workers’ skills, migration on separate tracks

6 HOUR(s)
More than seven in 10 outbound workers leave Bangladesh without any training, according to a study, and experts say the problem goes beyond the capacity of technical training centres (TTCs).
6 HOUR(s)
Malaysia job market for Bangladeshi workers

US war on Iran tanks workers’ migration

2 October 2026
The number of Bangladeshis approved to take up jobs in 10 major overseas markets fell nearly 35 percent in the first nine months of the year on the back of a slump in Saudi-bound recruitment, along with other traditional Gulf markets, due to the US-Israel war on Iran.
2 October 2026
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Crackdown on teen gangs to go nationwide

1 October 2026
After a series of violent incidents heightened concerns over public safety, law enforcers are stepping up drives against teen gangs and other criminal networks. They are also targeting the influential people behind such groups.
1 October 2026
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Jobs in Malaysia: Demand letters attested, rules still unclear

30 September 2026
The Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has begun attesting job-demand letters for Bangladeshi workers, even though the recruitment process remains opaque, with no formal government announcement yet on the mechanism, costs or departure timeline.
30 September 2026
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Biman buying 10 Airbus planes: Aviation minister

30 September 2026
Biman expects four Airbus A350-900s, six A320neos; 13 Boeing 787-10s, two 787-9s, and ten 737 Max8s in 2030's
30 September 2026
Biman Bangladesh Airlines orders new Boeing planes

Biman bets big with 11 more Boeing jets

25 September 2026
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered 11 more jets, taking its Boeing order book to 25 aircraft and pushing ahead with the biggest fleet expansion in its history, as negotiations continue for 10 Airbus planes.
25 September 2026
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Cox’s Bazar International Airport set for October launch

24 September 2026
But uncertainty remains over which airlines to operate int’l flights
24 September 2026
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Limited banking access proposed for Rohingyas to check hundi risks

22 September 2026
An intelligence report has proposed allowing selected Rohingya families to open controlled bank accounts to divert hundi remittances into formal channels and curb their misuse for crime and terror financing.
22 September 2026
US visa ban

US Visa Policy: Some officials in admin, police ill at ease

A section of officials in the administration and police have a feeling of unease over the US visa curbs, but they would not publicly admit it.
30 September 2023
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Arrest of employees of mobile service operators: They used to steal, sell data to scammers

The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested eight people of a racket for stealing personal information, including fingerprints, of SIM card users and selling them to scammers and various groups to be used for criminal purposes.
13 September 2023
Police implicate dead men in vandalism case

290 cops in line for promotion as SPs, addl DIGs

The government has approved promotions for 290 top police officials ahead of the upcoming national election by creating temporary “supernumerary posts” in the force’s organisational structure.
7 September 2023
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Theft of 55.5Kg Gold: Two customs staffers, guard found involved

The two assistant revenue officers (AROs) responsible for overseeing the Dhaka Customs House warehouse at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) have been found to be involved in the theft of 55.5kg gold, police said.
5 September 2023
Dhaka Int’l Airport: 55kg gold vanishes from customs godown

55kg gold theft from customs warehouse may be an inside job: investigators

The gold -- 55.51kg to be precise -- stolen from Dhaka Customs House was taken from 437 separate packs kept inside a customs warehouse at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
4 September 2023
Dhaka Int’l Airport: 55kg gold vanishes from customs godown

Dhaka Int’l Airport: 55kg gold vanishes from customs godown

Approximately 55.5kg gold bars and jewellery worth around Tk 47 crore have been stolen from a customs warehouse at Dhaka airport, officials say.
3 September 2023
Childhood lost in dandy addiction

Childhood lost in dandy addiction

Hardware shops, shoemakers sell them the adhesive glue, claim street children
3 September 2023
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Refugee Camps: Killings, narco crimes on rise

Crimes, particularly those related to narcotics and murders, have witnessed a significant rise inside the Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps over the last seven months.
24 August 2023
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They invoke ‘hijrat’ to entice recruits

Farhad suddenly left his home in Meherpur in June this year. Having “driven by extremist beliefs,” he associated with new a militant outfit called “Imam Mahmuder Kafela.”
13 August 2023
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10 held from ‘militant den’

Counter-terrorism police yesterday arrested 10 people – six women and four men – in a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Moulvibazar.
12 August 2023
Irregularities in Dhaka Central Jail

Dhaka Central Jail: Tk 37.5cr mishandled in just one year

In fiscal 2019-20, the Dhaka Central Jail authorities forked out Tk 9.11 crore to procure rice for inmates. That rice turned out to be unfit for consumption.
5 August 2023
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Govt won’t allow sit-ins, blockades

Law enforcers will conduct special drives to apprehend "troublemakers" and will not allow any illegal gathering on the streets, said officials
30 July 2023
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Drug smuggling, seizures soar in 2022

The smuggling of narcotics, including cocaine, Phensedyl, marijuana and crystal meth, increased substantially in 2022, shows data from the Department of Narcotics Control.
30 July 2023
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Violence in Dholaikhal: how things transpired

It was around 11 in the morning. Hundreds of BNP leaders and activists started to gather on one side of the road at Dholaikhal in Old Dhaka to stage a sit-in programme.Many were carrying sticks and soon started shouting anti-government slogans
29 July 2023
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BNP Rally Venue: Intelligence report behind police refusal

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday denied BNP permission to hold its grand rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters or at the Suhrawardy Udyan on the grounds of public suffering on a working day.
26 July 2023
High Court urged to dismiss Awami League ban petition

July 27 Rallies: AL plans tight rein on the capital

The Awami League will mobilise its activists across Dhaka city from early tomorrow in a bid to tighten its grip on the capital, fearing the BNP and its like-minded parties may bring the city to a standstill by sparking off untoward incidents.
25 July 2023
Road Accidents

Road Accidents: Casualties keep mounting for indiscipline

Indiscipline continues to reign supreme on the roads, taking a heavy toll on lives and properties, as the government’s steps to address the malaise remain perfunctory, experts said.
22 July 2023
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Tackling opposition movement: Police looking to revive old cases

As the BNP and 35 other like-minded parties are set to launch a one-point movement to oust the government, the Police Headquarters is collecting data on all the cases against opposition activists and leaders.
10 July 2023
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Killing a constable for drug money

It was early Saturday. Traffic constable Moniruzzaman Talukder had just returned to Dhaka from Sunamganj after celebrating Eid at his village home.
3 July 2023
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Militants using jails to recruit operatives

Taking advantage of gaps in surveillance, incarcerated militant leaders have been forming new outfits and recruiting members inside and outside prisons.
3 July 2023

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