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HEADLINE

● Wing Commander Saifur sent to jail over BNP leader Iliyas Ali disappearance ● Cox’s Bazar airport to begin int'l operations by Oct: Aviation Minister ● Fake group emailed extortion threats to embassies: DB chief ● Police detain 2 over murder of 4 in Rangpur ● Gas shortage triggers frequent power cuts across Dhaka ● PM asks giving priority to merit in promotion of forces ● ‘Ghost’ sighted at Adamjee EPZ, mass illness hits factory

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]

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 In response, two police personnel, including a sub-inspector of Khulshi Police Station, have been temporarily withdrawn, while a source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

Judiciary overburdened with pending cases

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Justice delayed has become justice denied for millions in Bangladesh. From corruption and money laundering cases, sensational murder investigations stretching over decades to labour disputes unresolved despite legal deadlines, the country's courts are buckling under the weight of an unprecedented

Questions raised over interim govt's agenda

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5 2024, the unelected interim government headed by Dr Muhammad Yunus assumed office on August 8 and constituted 11 Reform Commissions during its 18-month tenure.The Commissions submitted reports containing thousands

It's time to wean children off social media addiction

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Behind the seductive glow of smartphone screens, today's children are growing up in an unregulated digital world where addiction, cyberbullying, pornography, misinformation and psychological manipulation spread with alarming ease. At the same time, millions of irresponsible users circulate hate, violence,