Muntakim Saad

The government yesterday approved the Police Commission Ordinance 2025, but the commission will not have the authority to recommend the recruitment, promotion, or posting of officers, including the inspector general.

"Illegal firearms, weak policing, and reactivation of top criminals released after last year's political changeover are mainly driving the killings"

As the afternoon sun beat down on the charred remains of Korail yesterday, one of Dhaka’s largest and most crowded slums, Shukur Ali sat quietly with his wife, children and grandson amid the dust and twisted iron sheets that once sheltered their home.

What began as a happy weekend morning unfolded into a day of grief for several families, each caught unprepared by the sudden shudder of the earth.

Gangs could be used as hired muscle during upcoming polls, warns police intelligence report

A wave of arson and crude bomb attacks at multiple locations across Dhaka yesterday, targeting public transport, institutions linked to the chief adviser and fisheries adviser, the National Citizen Party, and religious establishments, has sparked public anxiety.

The government’s decision to introduce “shooting” training for general youths has raised concerns among security analysts and criminologists.

After the fire, toxic fumes hung over the area for several days, posing serious health risks to locals.