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]
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has begun to strain Bangladesh's energy sector, prompting the government to consider a set of cost effective measures, including partial online classes in educational institutions, to manage rising demand.Officials said the pressure has
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is facing a procedural deadlock in initiating prosecutions against many sensitive persons including former DGFI Director General Lt Gen Retd Sheikh Mamun Khaled and his wife despite sufficient and irrefutable evidence, as the commission remains
The government's decision to abolish the long-standing lottery based school admission system has ignited a contentious national debate, with educationists, rights advocates and guardians raising serious constitutional, pedagogical and governance concerns.Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon defended the move, stating,
I like to begin with a story that lingers in the memory, drawn from Sunil Ganguly's Itihasher Swapno Bhongo (Breaking the Dream of History), set against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall.Two houses facing each other across
The Awami League led 14 -party alliance, once a dominant political coalition in Bangladesh, now faces an uncertain future as its partners cautiously attempt to regain political footing after the dramatic collapse of the former ruling order. After one and
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has fallen into institutional uncertainty following the resignation of Chairman Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen and commissioners Mohammad Ali Akbar Azizi and retired Brigadier General Hafiz Ahsan Farid on March 3. Their departure has left the statutory
The first session of the 13th National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) is set to commence on March 12, and the legislative agenda that awaits the newly elected government is unprecedented in scale. Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman assured that all 133 Ordinances
The Election Commission of Bangladesh has begun preparations to hold elections for the 50 reserved women's seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, aiming to complete the process before Eid-ul-Fitr, officials said. The vote will take place within the constitutionally mandated
Born out of the July 2024 student uprising against state job quotas, which escalated into nationwide protests and led to the fall of the Awami League government on 5 August, the National Citizen Party (NCP) recently marked its first anniversary,
In Bangladesh's turbulent political landscape, newly appointed Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed recently declared that the days of mob culture are over. His pronouncement follows an interregnum marked by mob violence, during which the state's coercive monopoly weakened and streets often