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Mohammad Jamil Khan

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

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China-bound brides: Deceived, drugged and trafficked

18 August 2026
A 19-year-old’s ordeal puts spotlight on cross-border brokers, alleged trafficking networks
18 August 2026
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Update / They drifted to their deaths over 11 days

17 August 2026
9 Bangladeshis, one Sudanese confirmed dead after Greece-bound boat drifts in Mediterranean for 11 days
17 August 2026
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Cheap adhesive addiction rising among women

14 August 2026
It was around 5:00pm on July 22. Seven to eight months pregnant, Parvin Akter, 20, sat near the Farmgate Metro Rail Station with three other women, lifting a polythene bag to her face every few seconds.
14 August 2026
Bangladesh Saudi Arabia passenger flight increase

Bangladesh-Saudi weekly flight entitlement rises to 84

14 August 2026
Saudi Arabia has opened the high-demand Bangladesh-Saudi air route wider under a new bilateral deal, giving Bangladeshi airlines more room to expand. But how much of that opportunity they can use will depend on whether they have enough aircraft.
14 August 2026
Bangladeshi workers killed in Saudi Arabia fire

A village in tears

11 August 2026
Moyna Begum had no electricity at home when her son Mohan Pramanik was calling from Riyadh as a fire tore through the sofa factory where he worked.
11 August 2026
Bank Resolution Amendment Act 2026 approved by cabinet

Door closes for errant ex-owners to reclaim banks

11 August 2026
Cabinet okays draft law allowing NHRC to issue interim orders
11 August 2026
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Biman flight from Toronto: 174 Bangladeshis stranded for over 33hrs in Rome

9 August 2026
At least 174 Bangladeshi passport holders, including elderly people, women and children, had been stranded at Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport for nearly 33 hours since landing there at 7:20am (Rome time) on Friday, after a technical glitch grounded a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft.
9 August 2026
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Yaba, crystal meth become the new narco currency

2 August 2026
The Daily Star explores the trafficking routes, the threats and the impacts of drug abuse. The second instalment looks at how drugs are used as a currency for illicit cross-border trade.
2 August 2026
Bangladesh high security alert

Surveillance at entries to Dhaka ramped up

No gatherings or demonstrations will be allowed at the city's entrances tomorrow.
11 November 2025
Bangladesh police forced retirement

Govt finalises draft for forming police commission

The government has finalised a draft ordinance for forming an independent police commission, aiming to ensure accountability within the force and make policing fair, transparent, and free from undue influence.
4 November 2025
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Bangladeshis getting tricked into Russia’s war

A growing number of Bangladeshis are being tricked into travelling to Russia under the guise of legal migration
3 November 2025
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Arakan Army threat grows along the border

A Border Guard Bangladesh soldier died after being injured in a landmine explosion, allegedly planted by the Arakan Army along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, the latest in a series of incidents that have endangered security personnel and civilians.
1 November 2025
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Karwan Bazar’s Mughal-era mosque echoes Dhaka’s rich past

Nestled within the chaos of Karwan Bazar stands the Khawaja Ambar Shah Shahi Jame Mosque
31 October 2025
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Burnt stations hindering probes

Following the filing of a rape case on April 9 last year, Adabor police launched an investigation. Forensic and DNA tests were conducted at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
31 October 2025
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Police to don new uniforms from Nov 15; Ansar, Rab yet to finalise

The police are moving ahead with their new uniforms, while Ansar and Rab are yet to finalise theirs -- nine months after the government decided to change the attire of law enforcement agencies amid demands for changes following the July uprising.
30 October 2025
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Police to wear new uniforms from Nov 15 in metropolitan areas

Rab to continue wearing black for now, Ansar proposes changing the selected colour
30 October 2025
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KL to open its labour market to compliant agencies here

Malaysia is going to open its labour recruitment market to all eligible Bangladeshi agencies under a new, uniform selection system.
29 October 2025
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Challenges in policing: Seized vehicles rotting under police watch

After six years of legal procedures and waiting, Oman expatriate Morium Akter returned home in early August to reclaim her private car from Kafrul Police Station.
28 October 2025
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Death fell from above and Dhaka looked away

The metro tragedy is not just another fatal accident, it's an indictment of our city's apathy
27 October 2025
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Challenges in Policing: Living conditions appalling at some police barracks

In one of Dhaka city’s most affluent neighbourhoods, the barrack of Banani Police Station stands in stark contrast to its surroundings.
26 October 2025
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On a damp floor, under a leaky roof

Water leaks through the tin roof during every rainfall, leaving the floors damp for days, while foul-smelling water overflows from the drains around the compound. This is the daily reality for police personnel at the Steamerghat Police Outpost in Barishal.
26 October 2025
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Challenges in Policing: Police stations buckling under budget strain

The government also supplies police stations with some of the items they request each month, but only a portion of the demand is met.
25 October 2025
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15-minute-long battle against smoke, fire, fear

When a fire broke out at the Arian Fashion garment factory in the capital’s Rupnagar area on Tuesday morning, four people, including 15-year-old Mohammad Hossain, were trapped on the third floor.
15 October 2025
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Little is done despite repeated tragedies

Experts say little has changed since the deadly Churihatta and Nimtali fires years ago
15 October 2025
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‘We‘re trapped, we can’t get out’

When the fire broke out at the Arian Fashion factory yesterday morning, 18-year-old Marzia Sultana Alo’s father called her.
14 October 2025
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‘The factory is on fire. We’re trapped. Can’t get out’

Alo's last call to her father before phone went dead
14 October 2025
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Little headway made in stolen arms recovery

Since the rewards declaration, only 25 firearms and 190 rounds of ammunition were recovered
30 September 2025
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Smuggling along the Bay: Rice goes out, yaba comes in

Essential goods like rice, fertiliser, and medicines are being quietly smuggled into Myanmar by a syndicate working with the Arakan Army (AA). In return, yaba, crystal meth, and other narcotics pour into Bangladesh, according to BGB and home ministry sources.
25 September 2025

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