Explosive Testimony by Former IGP in Court A recent testimony by former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, given before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka, has unveiled a range of sensitive and controversial issues. These include suppression of anti-government protests, enforced disappearances, secret detention centres, and the infamous “midnight voting” during […]

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Munna, alias ‘Pichchi Munna’, the prime accused in the murder of Fazle Rabbi Sumon in Rayerbazar, Dhaka. He was detained on Wednesday from the Islambagh area of Chawkbazar in the capital. The details of the arrest were shared during a press briefing held on Thursday (31 July) at […]

  A Dhaka court has rejected the bail petition of former Chief Justice A.B.M. Khairul Haque in a murder case involving the death of Jubo Dal activist Abdul Kaiyum Ahad during an anti-discrimination student protest in the capital’s Jatrabari area. On Thursday (31 July), following a hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Masum Mia passed the order. […]

The National Consensus Commission has proposed that the President of Bangladesh be granted direct authority to appoint the heads of the three armed forces and the two principal intelligence agencies — a shift that would significantly enhance the executive powers of the presidency in national security and institutional governance. Proposed Constitutional Amendment The recommendation involves […]

A Dhaka court has issued a temporary injunction preventing GM Quader, Chairman of the Jatiya Party (JaPa), from engaging in any party-related organisational activities. The decision follows a legal petition filed by ten former senior leaders of the party, including recently removed Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu. The order was passed by Judge Md Nurul […]