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 [email protected]

Bangladesh

Why DMP still struggles to become fully functional

Crime

4 yrs of casino crackdown: Trials stalled, accused out on bail, gambling persists

Law & order

Background checks underway for police officials from 6 AL-era BCS batches

Crime

Dhanmondi on edge amid rising robbery, snatching

Crime

Mugging, murders and teen gangs unnerve Mohammadpur

Bangladesh

If reform is key, why overlook overcrowded prisons?

Bangladesh

How culture of impunity, police inaction fuel rise in mob lynchings

Panorama

'They made me listen as they tortured him': The tale of a mother-son duo who braved the July atrocities

The area in front of the Ashulia Police Station in Savar where the bodies were stacked on a van. The photo was taken on 31 August. Photo: Noman Mahmud/TBS

Panorama

Deadly 5 Aug: Unveiling the shocking truth behind the Ashulia carnage

Panorama

The teen in handcuffs and and ropes: Police brutality on 17-year-old Faiyaz

Crime

DB Harun's property empire in Uttara

This photo was shared on social media with misleading information in the caption. Photo: Collected from Facebook

Bangladesh

Was Azimpur Govt Girls' School principal really tied to a tree?

Police were noticeably absent from the Detective Branch, and most police stations following the fall of Awami League government. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh