public safety
Govt must take mob violence by the horns
Identify culprits and punish them
11 April 2026
Stop the inflow of illegal arms
The government must take urgent measures to maintain poll-time law and order
10 February 2026
Street crime is a product of desperation, poverty, inequality
Criminal behaviour thrives when a nation fails to provide for the well-being of its citizens.
26 February 2025
Govt beefs up security on streets
Law enforcement agencies will increase the number of checkpoints in key locations across the capital
25 February 2025
Crime rates spike
The data come in a stark contrast with home adviser's depiction of the country's law and order situation as "satisfactory".
24 February 2025
Growing unease in the city amid crime spree
A sense of insecurity has been prevailing among people amid a spate of crimes, as reported by various media outlets over the last few days.
23 February 2025
Home adviser blames 'AL cohorts' for rising crimes
Vows to strengthen security operations to tackle deteriorating law and order situation amid calls for his resignation
23 February 2025
Gold trader shot and robbed in Rampura
The incident took place around 10:30pm on Road 7, Block D in Banasree
23 February 2025
Time for action to take post-uprising Bangladesh forward
Historically, revolutions often begin with an unified call for justice, equality, and change.
19 December 2024
Ambivalence towards road safety: How many deaths are too many deaths?
From what we see, read and experience, there is no accountability or oversight in the roads and highways sector.
18 August 2022
Dhaka’s risky streets with kids driving buses, human hauliers
In any country, one has to be an adult to qualify as a driver. But in Bangladesh, one does not have to obey that law to become a driver – and that literally means it is “allowed”.
16 March 2016
US nuclear missile damaged in silo by airmen in 2014
Maintenance errors by three airmen damaged a nuclear-armed missile in its silo in 2014, the US Air Force says.
23 January 2016
Jihad's death: Railway engineer gets bail on surrender
A Dhaka court grants bail to the railway engineer who was charged over death of four-year-old Jihad who died after falling into a deep well last year.
21 May 2015