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Mohammad Jamil Khan

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

From web to waterways, hunt widens

9 HOUR(s)
The hunt for firearms looted during the July uprising is set to expand beyond raids and checkpoints, with law enforcers planning to search water bodies, monitor online arms trading and increase surveillance of people linked to arms cases.
9 HOUR(s)
Bangladesh government firearms recovery operation

Govt steps up efforts to recover looted firearms

10 September 2026
With the country heading towards local government elections, the government has launched a special nationwide drive to recover looted and illegal firearms.
10 September 2026
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Advance screening of int’l travellers gets govt nod

10 September 2026
The government has approved in principle a plan to introduce advance screening of international travellers, allowing immigration authorities to identify potential security risks before passengers arrive in Bangladesh.
10 September 2026
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Silent struggle behind the badge

9 September 2026
PHQ data shows that 30 police personnel died by hanging, 13 by poisoning and 10 using their own firearms. Two died after jumping from heights and one cut his throat.
9 September 2026
Rohingya Refugee Camps Violence | Rohingya camps killings

Rohingya camps: Violence rears its head after a year of relative calm

7 September 2026
After a year of decline, violence between armed groups in the Rohingya camps has risen.
7 September 2026
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A grim trail of family murders

7 September 2026
A foul smell from a locked room in Ashulia led neighbours to a grim discovery early Saturday: the decomposed bodies of a couple and a foetus.
7 September 2026
Government Drug Rehabilitation Centres for Women, Adolescents

Govt rehabs not built for women, adolescents

26 August 2026
Bangladesh’s drug rehabilitation system is struggling to meet the needs of women and adolescents, with government centres offering limited capacity even as more women and children seek treatment.
26 August 2026
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‘We want to go home’

26 August 2026
“I want to be a doctor,” said 16-year-old Syed Kasim, a class six student living in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.
26 August 2026
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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
Bangladesh government firearms recovery operation

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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Justice eludes women, children as trials drag on

Experts warn delays are letting offenders walk free
25 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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Barishal BSCIC estate limping amid gas, infrastructure crises

Investors look beyond Barishal due to poor business climate, infrastructure
15 September 2025
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Police to get two commissions for accountability

The interim government yesterday directed the law ministry to formulate laws for the establishment of two separate commissions within the police force to ensure accountability and internal investigations without external influence.
11 September 2025
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Mob violence: no end in sight

Despite repeated assurances of tougher action and the interim government’s zero-tolerance stance, incidents of mob violence show no sign of stopping.
10 September 2025

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