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.
10 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Investigative Stories
Bangladesh Police: Equipped to inflict heavy casualties
9 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Investigative Stories
Anatomy of BGB shootings in Rampura
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Investigative Stories
Investigation / 'Shoot directly': Hasina’s order and deadly aftermath
24 July 2025, 09:55 AM
Investigative Stories
Investigation / A blatant river grab
31 May 2025, 18:08 PM
Investigative Stories
How music carried Bangladesh’s struggle to the world
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Slow Reads Special
The history we walked past
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Slow Reads Special
Editor's Note / A PEOPLE’S WAR, A WORLD’S RECKONING
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Slow Reads Special
The war after the war: Pakistan’s POWs and postal propaganda
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Slow Reads Special
Missionaries in the war zone: Australian Baptists and the birth of Bangladesh
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Slow Reads Special
Law vision / Our Constitution between resurrection and revolution
Into the fifty-fourth year of the Constitution’s commencement, the mood in Bangladesh is less about celebration and more about its forensic post-mortem.
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Law in Theory / Conceptualising mob justice in post-uprising Bangladesh
While mob justice is a worldwide concern, its impact in Bangladesh has severely intensified in the post-uprising period. However, the term ‘mob justice’ cannot be meaningfully analysed without first understanding the concept of ‘justice’ itself.
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
'Will the word indigenous be used, or will it be replaced with terms like tribe?'
Bangladesh Indigenous Forum urges political parties to clarify stand on indigenous rights
15 January 2026, 19:43 PM
Law & Our Rights
Year-in Law Review / Key legislative reforms of 2025 in Bangladesh
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Year-in Judgment Review / Notable Supreme Court decisions of 2025
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Year-in law review / Key legislative reforms of 2025 in Bangladesh
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Year-in judgment review / Notable Supreme Court decisions of 2025
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Letter / Labour Law (Amendment) Ordinance and Due Diligence
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Reform / Law reform and our farmers: Narratives of Bangladesh’s unsung heroes
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Child rights / Child custody and the best interests of children
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Analysis / Our inherently anti-poor vagrancy laws
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
LAW ANALYSIS
Law Opinion / Pre-nuptial agreements and protection of marital rights
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Vision / Recognising a judicially enforceable right to education
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Law Vision
Mymensingh a land of stories, songs and untapped tourism
With nearly 250 years of history behind it, Mymensingh stands quietly as one of Bangladesh’s most culturally rich regions, yet remains largely underexplored.
24 January 2026, 01:27 AM
Where have JU’s winter birds gone?
17 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Foy’s Lake from railway reservoir to city retreat
10 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Handcrafting Heritage / How one family keeps the 'Tepa Putul' tradition alive
12 December 2025, 19:50 PM
Weekend Read
A taste of Dhaka: Street snacks you shouldn’t miss
5 December 2025, 18:58 PM
Weekend Read