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Manik Miazee

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Manik Miazee, a Dhaka based award-winning journalist having in-depth experiences in investigative journalism within the South Asian nations. He started his career in The Daily Mirror followed by joining in the Dhaka Tribune as Senior Journalist as a multimedia journalist in 2013. He worked as a journalism trainer with Internews and had been a guest trainer in Counter Trafficking program with USAID and IOM. He contributes as a resource person to the Dhaka International University's course on Rohingya refugees. Miazee also worked as freelancer with different organizations including Cable News Network (CNN), The Times and The Guardian.
Forced headshave, beard shave: Perpetrators, victims and rule of law
Forced headshave, beard shave: Perpetrators, victims and rule of law
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Forced headshave, beard shave: Perpetrators, victims and rule of law

A recent uncomfortable trend of forced headshave and beard shave has become a topic of widespread discussion and criticism nationwide. In several viral videos posted on social media platforms, it has been seen that elderly people who are staying in the courtyard of a shrine or begging on the streets are suddenly being caught and their hair and beards are being forcibly cut. Netizens expressed anger and concern over such incidents soon after these scenes spread on social media.

BNP finds itself isolated in politics!
BNP finds itself isolated in politics!
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BNP finds itself isolated in politics!

In the country's political arena, despite once being at the doorstep of power, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) now finds itself largely isolated. Leadership instability, the failure of sustained movements, the disintegration of alliance politics, and a marginal position on the international stage—all these factors have left the party effectively cornered. This isolation has become even more pronounced in the post-coup reality following August 5, 2024.

Hilsa in smuggling net: Plenty in supply, scarce on plates
Hilsa in smuggling net: Plenty in supply, scarce on plates
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Hilsa in smuggling net: Plenty in supply, scarce on plates

Bangladesh's national fish, Hilsa, is now not just a food item; for the past few decades, it has also been identified as a political fish. Sometimes used to strengthen diplomatic relations with neighboring countries, and other times as a 'gift token' to win the favor of special heads of state, the Hilsa has been instrumentalized.

Is it isolated incident or planned killing to protect a criminal syndicate?
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Is it isolated incident or planned killing to protect a criminal syndicate?

Chandna Chowrasta — the edge where Gazipur’s light fades into shadow. On the evening of August 7, 2025, journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin was brutally hacked and his throat slit in broad daylight here. Police claim that a “video” stored on his phone, capturing criminal activities, cost him his life. But an on-the-ground investigation reveals a lingering question on everyone’s lips in Gazipur: was Tuhin’s killing an isolated act of violence, or a planned execution to shield a bigger criminal network?

Panic still grips Uttara residents after deadly plane crash
Panic still grips Uttara residents after deadly plane crash
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Panic still grips Uttara residents after deadly plane crash

A heart-wrenching plane crash has shaken the Diabari area of Uttara, Dhaka. Around 1:00 PM on Monday, a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft lost control and crashed directly onto the campus of Milestone School and College. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 20 people have been confirmed dead, and over a hundred others injured, most of them students. The pilot, Lieutenant Tawkir, was also killed, and 171 injured victims are currently undergoing treatment at various hospitals. The area was immediately engulfed in grief and panic, with smoke thickening the air and the wreckage strewn with scorched clothing and schoolbags. Even hours after the incident, the shock remains palpable across the Uttara neighborhood of the capital.

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