Mamunur Rashid | Daily Observer

HEADLINE

● July Uprising: Memories of sacrifice pledge for the future ● Resist any terrorist attack: Chhatra-dal president ● Tonu murder case: Ex-army officer Hafizur released on bail ● 3rd Bangladesh-Italy political consultations held in Rome ● PM Tarique Rahman vows not to evade duty over energy crisis ● India has no link to Hasina's event in Delhi: Jaiswal ● JCD, Juba-dal take up arms outside BRUR campus

Mamunur Rashid

Senior Staff Reporter

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.
Mamun can be reached at [email protected]

Mozaffar arrest may shed fresh light

Mamunur Rashid

The arrest of retired Major Mozaffar Hossain, a convicted fugitive in connection with the 1981 assassination of former President and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman, after long 45 years has renewed public attention to one of the country's most debated political

Mass accused, weak evidence stall July Uprising probes

Mamunur Rashid

Investigations into cases filed over last year's July uprising are being hampered by an unprecedented number of accused, weak evidence and inconsistencies in case records, raising fresh concerns over the pace of justice for killings during the movement that led

Tech-savvy fuel pumps cheat motorists

Mamunur Rashid

Meter tampering, short-fueling and fuel quality fraud continue to plague filling stations across Bangladesh despite regular inspections by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), with unscrupulous operators using increasingly sophisticated technology to shortchange motorists.BSTI-led mobile courts routinely inspect filling

Millions of yaba pills reach users daily as trafficking thrives

Mamunur Rashid

Despite years of anti-drug drives and the seizure of nearly 45 crore yaba tablets, between 68.76 lakh and 1.14 crore yaba pills still reach an estimated 22.92 lakh addicts across Bangladesh every day, exposing the vast scale and resilience of

Vicious turf war between gangs stokes crimes

Mamunur Rashid

Political conflicts, the turf war between rival gangs and the control of extortion have led to a big spike in murders, target killings, and the use of illegal weapons across the country.Police Headquarters data shows that of the 915 murder

Lotus Kamal daughter's IDRA project scam

Mamunur Rashid

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,

Telco oligopoly risks BD digital security

Mamunur Rashid

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

BD's digital dream shattered by weak signals

Mamunur Rashid

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

AI cameras push drivers to follow rules

Mamunur Rashid

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

Captain Emon now wants to be General!

Mamunur Rashid

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