Zyma Islam
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Rape response workers unpaid since January (opens the original)
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The country’s national rape response is hanging by a thread, with 373 employees and caseworkers left unpaid since January 1 amid a shift to outsourced recruitment. They work across One Stop Crisis Centres (OCCs), One Stop Crisis Cells, the National Forensic DNA Profiling Laboratory at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, and Divisional DNA Screening Laboratories. OCCs are hospital-based facilities providing medical care, forensic evidence collection, legal aid, police assistance and psychosocial trau
Cyber security act: Draft changes echo DSA-era restrictions (opens the original)
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The government has proposed amendments to the Cyber Security Act 2026, criminalising defamation and introducing prison terms and fines for “humiliation” and “bullying”, significantly expanding the range of online expression punishable under the law. If adopted, the changes, proposed by the International Crimes Tribunal Division, would mark a shift back towards curbs associated with the Awami League-era Digital Security Act (DSA), which faced widespread criticism over its restrictive provisions.
Biman failed to collect Tk 886cr in revenue (opens the original)
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Biman Bangladesh Airlines lost around Tk 886 crore ($72.5 million) from chartered cargo flights operated between 2020 and 2022, as it failed to collect, account for, or repatriate funds during Covid-era operations, internal investigations reveal. The national flag carrier launched these flights when international passenger travel hit a wall in the wake of the pandemic, converting idle aircraft into makeshift cargo planes. But what was intended to be a financial lifeline for Biman turned into a l
Inside Hasina’s fall (opens the original)
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To call it a tumultuous time would be an understatement. The state-sponsored massacre had reached a bloody crescendo, yet the iron grip of Sheikh Hasina seemed firmer than ever in late July and early August 2024. On some days, it felt as though law enforcement agencies would continue shooting until the bullets ran out. Yet beneath the facade of absolute control, the gears of the regime were already stuttering. While much of an uprising’s success lies in pure adrenaline-driven public momentum, th
Hasina knew the scale of the killings (opens the original)
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By late July 2024, deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was aware that scores of protesters were dying on the streets across the country, yet her government doubled down on its heavy-handed response to suppress the movement. A batch of documents recovered from the ruins of Gono Bhaban before its cleanup and conversion into the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum reveals that she was receiving clear, direct reports from the field. Multiple organisations and individuals collected these documents an
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