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Muntakim Saad

Injured protesters rehabilitation Bangladesh

July uprising survivors: The wounds that nothing can heal

19 July 2026
On August 5, 2024, then a 16-year-old ninth-grader Al Amin Hossain joined thousands of protesters outside BRAC University.
19 July 2026
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10 killings a day fuel concerns over law and order

16 June 2026
Analysts say illegal firearms, weak policing, and the return of top criminals after the 2024 political changeover are driving the violence.
16 June 2026
Illustration: Anwar Sohel

100 days of BNP government / Few gains to show on law and order

4 June 2026
Before the February election, the BNP vowed to restore law and order and ensure public safety if voted to office.
4 June 2026
Brutal Killings in Bangladesh

Wave of grisly murders fuels safety fears

21 May 2026
1,142 murder cases filed in four months; large number of children among victims
21 May 2026
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213 assaults on law enforcers in four months

14 May 2026
Three Rab members in plainclothes went to Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar on Monday to gather intelligence as part of their routine work, but they ended up being held hostage by a criminal gang.
14 May 2026
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Extortion and grabbing plague Kalyanpur slum

11 May 2026
Several groups, some claiming links to the ruling party, have allegedly been involved in grabbing shops and slum houses, as well as extortion and intimidation, in the Kalyanpur Porabosti slum area of Dhaka.
11 May 2026
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DB raid nets 8kg heroin and one of its own

30 April 2026
Serving constable among two remanded as police investigate alleged drug network across Dhaka and outskirts
30 April 2026
Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur

Geneva Camp: Drug trade thrives despite crackdowns

25 April 2026
A few yards away from the rear gate of Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur, several men were selling heroin, cannabis and yaba in broad daylight. Holding polybags full of narcotics, they called out to potential buyers as pedestrians walked past.
25 April 2026

Con woman held with 2 cohorts

If your loved ones live abroad, beware.
18 June 2017

Controversy as JU staff protest 'vandalism'

A recent protest of Jahangirnagar University officers and workers against some "unruly students who vandalised" the vice chancellor's
8 June 2017

Nimtoli memories haunting still

Today is June 3. It might be just another day for most of the people, but for the residents of Old Dhaka's Nimtoli, the day is a reminder of the horror of a devastating fire on this night in 2010 that claimed 124 lives, mostly women and children, and injured more than 200.
2 June 2017

JU Vandalism Case: 12 female students talk of 'ordeal' in custody

In eight hours since 12:30am on Sunday, male police members of Dhamrai Police Station "counted" at least 15 times to ensure whether
30 May 2017
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A mother's cry for son

“If he did anything wrong, punish him. But please bring him back,” said Momtaz Begum who has been desperately knocking on the doors of law enforcement agencies for nearly a month in search of her only son.
23 March 2017
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Korail fire leaves hundreds homeless

Holding their little babies, women huddled together in small groups for warmth, sitting under the bare sky.
17 March 2017
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Reckless driving on, so is death

She came to Dhaka from Rajshahi with her mother early yesterday to sit for a test at her college. The would-be doctor was supposed to head back to Rajshahi right after that. Sadia Hasan, 23, a fifth-year student of Dhaka National Medical College, was killed when a bus rammed the CNG-run auto-rickshaw her mother and she was in on North-South Road in Bangshal around 7:00am.
25 February 2017
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Cops still clueless

It has been over six months, police are still clueless regarding the death of Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI)
23 February 2017
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Missed, deeply

“He was my best friend. I used to share all my problems and happiness with him. But since the last 11 months, I have no one to talk
23 February 2017

Sexually abused, trafficked female worker rescued in Malaysia

Dreaming of a better future, Bithi (not her real name) left for Malaysia 11 days ago to secure a well-paid job.
30 January 2017
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5 Years Since Zubair Killing: Convicted killers 'free as bird'

“I am a free bird… Now I can fly…”
8 January 2017
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I couldn't save anything but my life

The woman in her 60s was having lunch in the open, in front of the ruins of what used to be her home. It was her only shelter and only
12 December 2016
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