Zyma Islam

AL govt’s secret surveillance state

From snooping devices carried in backpacks to locate people through their phones to a massive infrastructure that can intercept even end-to-end encryption from a central command centre, the Awami League government had been on an increasingly aggressive trajectory towards building a powerful surveillance state. 

1w ago

Bangladesh Police: Equipped to inflict heavy casualties

Police arms records show the brutal truth behind the July killings; the force bought 7 times more lethal weapons than non-lethal ones in 2021-23

1w ago

Hasina’s final days before the fall

A desire for power, intolerance for dissent, and failure to see the writing on the wall undid Hasina's iron-fisted rule

1w ago

Experts question training flights above mega city

Aviation experts and pilots, both military and civilian, yesterday questioned the rationale behind allowing military aircraft to conduct training exercises over a densely populated area like Dhaka.

3w ago

2 years lost, life shattered

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

2m ago

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.

2m ago

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.

2m ago

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.

2m ago
August 11, 2025
August 11, 2025

AL govt’s secret surveillance state

From snooping devices carried in backpacks to locate people through their phones to a massive infrastructure that can intercept even end-to-end encryption from a central command centre, the Awami League government had been on an increasingly aggressive trajectory towards building a powerful surveillance state. 

August 10, 2025
August 10, 2025

Bangladesh Police: Equipped to inflict heavy casualties

Police arms records show the brutal truth behind the July killings; the force bought 7 times more lethal weapons than non-lethal ones in 2021-23

August 5, 2025
August 5, 2025

Hasina’s final days before the fall

A desire for power, intolerance for dissent, and failure to see the writing on the wall undid Hasina's iron-fisted rule

July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025

Experts question training flights above mega city

Aviation experts and pilots, both military and civilian, yesterday questioned the rationale behind allowing military aircraft to conduct training exercises over a densely populated area like Dhaka.

June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025

2 years lost, life shattered

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

June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025

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.

June 5, 2025
June 5, 2025

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.

June 3, 2025
June 3, 2025

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.

May 25, 2025
May 25, 2025

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

May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025

Licence to fly: Pilots faked flying records

CAAB inquiry finds, regulator yet to take action