AL govt’s secret surveillance state

From snooping devices carried in backpacks to locate people through their phones to a massive infrastructure that can intercept even end-to-end encryption from a central command centre, the Awami League government had been on an increasingly aggressive trajectory towards building a powerful surveillance state. 
10 August 2025, 18:00 PM News

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence / Cyber harassment against women and our legal shortcomings

A case was recently filed under the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025 after a manipulated image of a female faculty member of the University of Dhaka had been posted on the internet with derogatory captions and remarks.
Law & Our Rights
Law Vision / The rise of tech-facilitated intimate partner violence in Bangladesh
Tech-facilitated intimate partner violence (TF-IPV) is the act of threatening, stalking or abusing a current or former partner through the misuse or abuse of technology.
Law & Our Rights
Judgment Review / Consultation with the Chief Justice in appointing SC judges
Article 95(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh mandated the President to consult the Chief Justice (CJ) when appointing Supreme Court (SC) judges.
Law & Our Rights

The chef who put home cooks: At heart of global cuisine

Asma Khan is an advocate for women’s empowerment through food -- honest, eloquent, and unapologetically frank.
28 November 2025, 18:48 PM Weekend Read