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Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Staff Reporter and in-charge, Rights and Justice

Ahasan is the Staff Reporter focused on politics, human rights, law and crime issues at the Daily Observer since February ’2018. He is also a practicing lawyer and film researcher.
Ahasan can be reached at [email protected]

Once an Icon, NSU now a sanctuary for corruption, sex scandals, militancy-Part 3

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

North South University (NSU), the country's first private university, ought to be a symbol of academic ambition and institutional integrity. Founded in 1992 with 137 students under a mandate rooted in philanthropic, charitable, non-political, non-profit and non-commercial purposes, NSU today

Once an icon, NSU now a sanctuary for corruption, sex scandals, militancy [Part 2]

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Once an icon NSU now a sanctuary for corruption, sex scandals, militancy [Part-1]

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

North South University (NSU), the country's first private university, ought to be a symbol of academic excellence and institutional integrity.Founded in 1992, country’s first private university, with 137 students under a mandate and vision of philanthropic, charitable, non-political, non-profit and

School-hour congestion exposes planning failures

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Every school day, roads around some of Dhaka’s busiest educational institutions descend into gridlock as hundreds of private vehicles converge to drop off and collect students, exposing a transport crisis that experts say stems from years of poor planning, weak

Leaderless ACC, files pile up

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

More than three months after Bangladesh’s top anti-corruption watchdog was left without leadership, steps toward institutional renewal have finally begun, although critics say the process has been slow.On June 15, the government formed a five-member Search Committee to recommend candidates

Cops assault nat’l cricketer Nayeem, drag to thana

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

A case has been filed over allegations of assault, harassment and attempted kidnapping involving Bangladesh national cricketer Nayeem Hasan in Chattogram. In response, two police personnel, including a sub-inspector of Khulshi Police Station, have been temporarily withdrawn, while a source

Cricketer Nayeem and the sting of police brutality

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

The discourteous treatment meted out to cricketer Nayeem Hasan by police has triggered a wave of condemnation. Immediate action has been taken against those involved though whether it amounts to even minimal punishment, let alone an exemplary one, remains to

Tax exempted for content creators

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

The government has proposed withdrawing taxes on income earned by content creators from social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube, alongside a broader package of tax incentives for freelancers and startup entrepreneurs, in a move aimed at strengthening the

Education allocation rises by 56.64pc in FY2026-27 budget

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

The education sector in Bangladesh received a significant boost in the first budget of the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party government, with a proposed allocation of Tk 1,36,606 crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year, marking an increase of about 56.64 per

Is Prof Ali Riaz above accountability?

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Dr Ali Riaz, political scientist, US citizen and longtime professor at Illinois State University, reached to the centre of Bangladesh's most consequential legal moment not through election or judicial appointment but through the discretion of an unelected interim government. After