The gruesome murder of 13-year-old Ishiat Shahriar Oprotimo exposes an unprecedented breakdown of security, where no child, citizen, or household is safe. Thirteen-year-old Ishiat Shahriar Oprotimo left home on a Friday afternoon in Cumilla with his mother’s iPhone, saying he wanted to take photographs with friends. Roughly twenty-four ho...
Bangladesh’s newly elected BNP government is moving fast to pass the Cyber Security (Amendment) Act 2026. This is not a technical update on digital safety. It is a law that turns everyday online speech into a potential crime. Spreading what the government calls a “rumour” could land you in prison for up to 10 years. Sharing &ld...
Under Bangladesh’s newly elected BNP government, the thin blue line is not holding; it is bleeding. In the first seven months of 2026 alone, 361 police officers have been injured in targeted assaults across the country. When the state cannot protect those sworn to enforce the law, expecting safety for ordinary citizens becomes an impossibl...
Less than a year into office, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has instituted a broad-daylight regime of extortion, land grabbing, and procurement rigging under administrative protection. When the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took office in early 2026, many international partners and local citizens hoped for a fresh start. The country was...
Official assertions of plenty clash directly with field-level exploitation, revealing deep governance challenges in the newly elected administration. While thousands of desperate farmers block major highways across Rajshahi and Kurigram, the newly elected BNP government maintains a surreal stance: there is no fertilizer crisis. The Prime Minist...
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