Zia Chowdhury

Zia Chowdhury is a Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard with a wealth of experience in reporting on human rights violations, law enforcement affairs, accidents, fires, and crimes. He can be reached at zianews24@gmail.com
 

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Bangladesh

'Not only for VIPs, it's for all prisoners': What authorities say about AC prison van

Representational Image. Photo: Collected
Crime

Ex-prisons DIG detained by DB over alleged anti-state activities

Highlights: TBS
Bangladesh

Airport fire safety management under question

This image shows firefighting efforts at Dhaka airport following a fire on 19 October 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/ TBS
Bangladesh

Police on high alert, patrols tightened amid fears of attacks on key installations

Last UN peace contingent of Bangladesh Police set to return amid downsizing
Bangladesh

Last UN peace contingent of Bangladesh Police set to return amid downsizing

Ahsan Habib Bhuiyan. File Photo: Collected
Court

Court rules arresting Barrister Ahsan Habib under anti-terrorism act unlawful, orders investigation

File photo of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Photo: Collected
Politics

Tarique Rahman set to return home mid-November, ending 17 years in exile

File photo of CMM Court, Dhaka/Collected
Court

Slow submission of probe reports allows accused to secure bail, court says

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Law & order

A year on, police still in recovery mode while army assists

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Bangladesh

OC blames mugging victim’s pricey phone; Police respond only after viral post

In the aftermath, anxious parents scrambled between the school and nearby hospitals, searching for their children. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Milestone Tragedy

A school in ruins, young lives maimed as death rained from the sky: What the Milestone crash site looked like

An angry crowd held former chief election commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda in the capital’s Uttara area this evening (22 June). Photo: Focus Bangla
Bangladesh

Govt promises stern action against mob violence, but reality shows opposite

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus chairs a meeting with 127 senior police officials at the Chief Adviser's Office in the capital’s Tejgaon on 17 March 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing
Law & order

Mob, pressure from political parties obstructing police from carrying out duties: Police to CA