Zyma Islam

5 days ago | thedailystar.net | Zyma Islam

One of the main targets of this government is the recovery of stolen assets, or assets that have been pilfered abroad through capital flight. Investigations by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) into capital flight have uncovered the use of citizenships from other countries, often referred to as golden passports, to transfer and stash wealth abroad.

2 weeks ago | thedailystar.net | Zyma Islam

Further details regarding the exit of former president Mohammed Abdul Hamid suggest he breezed through the airport before quietly departing for Thailand. Security footage obtained and analysed by The Daily Star shows that Hamid's car reached the barrier gate of the VIP terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 12:46am on May 8.

3 weeks ago | thedailystar.net | Zyma Islam

One pilot flew only half the hours required to be certified. Another signed off on his own Airline Transport Pilot Licence—the highest level of aviation certification. A third falsified flight records, while a fourth became a "check pilot" for an aircraft he had never flown. The paper trail shows that the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has long been aware of all this, yet all four individuals still retain their pilot licences.

4 weeks ago | thedailystar.net | Zyma Islam

CAAB’s own inquiry finds irregularities by training academies, raising questions about aviation safety Time after time, the internal safety department of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh uncovered irregularities in pilot licencing and raised concerns about aviation safety, only to be overridden by the civil aviation's higher authorities.

1 month ago | thedailystar.net | Zyma Islam

Family of Shapla Chattar victim silenced by intimidation for 12yrs "They made us sign a waiver stating that we would never file any case before they handed over my brother's body."This is how Faria Soroni Vasha, a college student at the time, recalls her encounter with police when she went to the morgue to claim the body of her brother after he was killed at Shapla Chattar in the capital's Motijheel on this very day, 12 years ago.