Monday | 1 June 2026 | Reg No- 06
Mamun is the Senior Staff Reporter focused on crime issues at the Daily Observer since March ’2014. Previously, he served as Staff Reporter of the New Nation and bangla Daily Ajkar Kajoj. 
The Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) investigation into allegations that millions of dollars were siphoned off from a foreign-funded Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) project involving companies linked to former finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal's daughter Nafisa Kamal has effectively stalled,
Bangladesh's digital security and telecom governance framework has come under renewed scrutiny following policy changes that abolished the Interconnection Exchange (ICX) system, raising concerns among industry stakeholders over market concentration, regulatory oversight and national data management.Sector insiders argue that the
As Bangladesh prepares to observe World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on May 17 (Sunday), the country's digital ambitions face an uncomfortable contradiction. While millions rely on mobile phones and broadband services every day, internet quality remains among the weakest
A quiet but visible transformation is unfolding on Dhaka's streets. At intersections once defined by honking, last-second lane cuts and the constant rush to beat the red light, vehicles are now pausing-often patiently-until the signal turns green.The change is being
A fresh wave of violence in Dhaka's underworld has exposed a renewed struggle for dominance, with notorious criminal Sanjidul Islam Emon-long known as Captain-now seeking to establish himself as the city's undisputed General, even whether he operates from prison or
Dhaka city is witnessing a worrying resurgence of organised crime, with incidents of murder, public shootings, stabbings and extortion increasing more than two decades after the underworld was first brought under control. Law enforcement officials say a weakened law-and-order situation
Law enforcers failed to find out the killers of underworld figure Khandokar Nayeem Ahmed Titon, brutally murdered in the capital's New Market area on the night of 28 April.Yet sources in several agencies are now pointing suspicion towards another don,
Intelligence sources said at least 1,611 militants were active again across the country. Members of the intelligence agencies have started strict surveillance to arrest these militants.Most of these militants are being reorganized to carry out new terrorist activities after being
The government's decision to overhaul the Bangladesh Police uniform-followed by renewed moves to reverse the change-has triggered widespread debate over public spending, procurement transparency and the nature of police reform.The uniform introduced on November 15 2025 under the interim government
Allegations of corruption, theft and weak coordination have surfaced across Bangladesh's fuel supply chain, raising concerns that the current strain on distribution is less about scarcity and more about systemic inefficiencies and malpractice.Officials within the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) and
