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
News
Bangladesh Police: Equipped to inflict heavy casualties
9 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Editor's Pick
Anatomy of BGB shootings in Rampura
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Investigation / 'Shoot directly': Hasina’s order and deadly aftermath
24 July 2025, 09:55 AM
Editor's Pick
Investigation / A blatant river grab
31 May 2025, 18:08 PM
News
Remembering Tajuddin Bhai
22 July 2025, 18:00 PM
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Global Chords of Freedom
25 March 2025, 18:00 PM
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Birangona Women of Bangladesh
25 March 2025, 18:00 PM
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The People in 1971
25 March 2025, 18:00 PM
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Law Letter / Navigating our case backlogs and some proposals for reform
‘Justice delayed is justice denied’- the aphorism has become a lived reality for many Bangladeshi victims. Our courts are groaning under a mounting backlog: by the end of 2024, roughly 4.5 million cases were pending across the judiciary, with well over 3.8 million cases in the lower courts alone.
Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / Can an approver be punished?
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has recently delivered the first verdict concerning the crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising.
Law & Our Rights
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence / Cyber harassment against women and our legal shortcomings
A case was recently filed under the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025 after a manipulated image of a female faculty member of the University of Dhaka had been posted on the internet with derogatory captions and remarks.
Law & Our Rights
Brief Law review / The draft Telecommunication Ordinance 2025
Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / New data laws in Bangladesh: A critique
Law & Our Rights
Rights and Remedies / Death by negligence and our legal rights
Law & Our Rights
Law vision / Preventing land-related fraud through digitalisation
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Law and care / Int’l Day of Care and Support
Law & Our Rights
A taste of Dhaka: Street snacks you shouldn’t miss
I decided to compile a random list of street snacks for the bohemian souls of Dhaka. The range of street food in Dhaka is so extensive that some of us have yet to taste new treats at any random street corner or alley in this maze of a city.
5 December 2025, 18:58 PM
Weekend Read
The chef who put home cooks: At heart of global cuisine
28 November 2025, 18:48 PM
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When the alleys knew our names
21 November 2025, 18:27 PM
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Haripur Zamindar Bari in Brahmanbaria / On the banks of Titas, a palace fading into memory
14 November 2025, 20:04 PM
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The magic of ras utsab / A night of dance, music and devotion
7 November 2025, 18:34 PM
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