Rajshahi journalists protest at filing 鈥榝alse鈥� case against fellows
Journalists working in Rajshahi on Thursday protested against filing of a case against their four fellow journalists on charges of demanding extortion and...
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Hong Kong outlet Stand News, editors found guilty of sedition
Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997....
Jammat for end to politics of vendetta
Calling for an end to the politics of vendetta, Jamaat-e-Islami amir Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday said that his party forgave all other political parties and it had no complaint against anyone...
CPJ urges procedural rights of journalist couple Shakil, Rupa
The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed concern over the arrests of journalist couple Shakil Ahmed, former head of news at Ekattor Television, and Farzana Rupa, the channel鈥檚 former principal correspondent....
Journalist Mujibur Rahman Chy dies
President of Rajshahi Division Journalist Association, Dhaka and senior sub-editor of Bangladesh Pratidin Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury passed away early Thursday. He was 61...
Dilara Hashem鈥檚 birth anniv today
Today is the 88th anniversary of the birth of fiction writer and journalist Dilara Hashem...
Journalists demand non-partisan platform for free press
A group of journalists from different local and international media outlets on Saturday demanded a platform without political party affiliation for ensuring an environment of...
Journalists present 13-point demands for reforming mass media
The Media Reform Initiative, a platform of journalists, on Friday presented 13 points of demand, including an ultimatum to journalist unions to unite within the next three days...
DRU demands reopening closed media outlets soon
Dhaka Reporters Unity demanded immediate reopening of all closed media outlets and brought attackers on the journalists and media offices to book...
Bangladesh Bank fails to address bank sector corruptions: BB dy governor
The Bangladesh Bank is responsible for addressing corruption and mismanagement in the banking sector, but it has failed to do so due to various reasons, including external influences, said deputy governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman on Tuesday...
Ultimatum given demanding justice for murdered journalists
Journalists gave a 48-hour ultimatum demanding justice for the murders of journalists, including Hasan Mehedi of Dhaka Times, who was killed while covering the quota reform movement in...
Russia to free US reporter in major prisoner swap with West
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since...
100 injured, many held as student protests intensify
Scores of people, including students, journalists, and police, were injured, and dozens were detained as the ongoing student protest seeking justice for the recent killings intensified further on Wednesday across the country...
BFUJ, DUJ journalists demand release of Sayed Khan
The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists and the Dhaka Union of Journalists factions on Saturday demanded immediate release of journalist Sayed Khan, who was put on...
Journalist arrested, put on 5-day remand
Sayed Khan, organising secretary of Dhaka Journalist Union and the Dhaka correspondent of The Mirror Asia, was put on five-day remand on Friday after he was picked up by a...
BFUJ forms probe committee to investigate killing of journalists
The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists formed a three-member committee to investigate the killing and torture of journalists during the anti-quota movement across...
3 journalists killed, 150 injured in 6 days
The rising casualties of journalists while covering the ongoing government crackdown on the students鈥� protest demanding quota reform in the civil service exposed the dangerous environment in which journalists work in Bangladesh...
Journalist killed in Bangladesh capital during police-quota protesters clash
A journalist was killed while covering a clash between the police and protesting students demanding quota reform in government jobs at Jatrabari of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday....
Police killing of Pakistani journalist unlawful: Kenya court
A Kenyan court on Monday found police acted unlawfully over the killing of a Pakistani journalist in 2022 following a complaint by his widow, her...
Journalist files case against former lawmaker over threat on life
A journalist has filed a case against Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury, a former Member of Parliament from Chattogram's Banshkhali, on charge of threatening to kill him over the phone....
SC summons lawyer Mohsen, journalist Kanak
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday summoned lawyer Mohammed Mohsen Rashid and journalist Kanak Sarwar for allegedly scandalising, demeaning and maligning the judiciary of Bangladesh in a talk-show...
SC to hear NOAB president鈥檚 arguments August 4
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday set August 4 for hearing the arguments from the Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh president AK Azad on the recommendation made by the cabinet committee in 9th Wage Board Award for journalists and workers of newspapers and news agencies, regarding their income tax and gratuity...
Lawyer, journalist sued over talk-show
Shyamoli Nasreen Chowdhury, the widow of martyred physician and freedom fighter Alim Chowdhury, filed a contempt petition with the Appellate Division on Wednesday seeking action against lawyer Mohammed Mohsen Rashid and journalist Kanak Sarwar for allegedly scandalising the judiciary of Bangladesh by holding a talk-show...
US provides grants to young journalists鈥� projects
The US embassy in Dhaka announced 18,430 US dollars as a grant for four pioneering projects, developed by journalism students and young journalists, to advance media literacy and combat misinformation in Bangladesh....
Russian journalist killed in Ukraine drone strike
A Russian journalist has been killed in a drone attack in eastern Ukraine, his news organisation said on Sunday, two days after the death of another correspondent near the front line.
CPJ urges to ensure justice for journalist Nadim
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday urged Bangladesh authorities to ensure justice for journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim...
ICC case filed for journalists鈥� death in Gaza
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on Monday it had filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court over Palestinian journalists killed or injured in Gaza...
Journalist attacked in Savar while covering factory vandalism
A journalist in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, was attacked on Sunday as he went to a factory to cover a report on factory vandalism over its ownership conflict...
ERF demands fast reversal of restrictions on journalists at central bank
Journalist association Economic Reporters鈥� Forum demanded immediate lifting of ban on journalists鈥� entry into the Bangladesh Bank, warning of a rigorous movement otherwise...
BFUJ wants immediate formation of 10th wage board
Leaders of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists on Monday demanded the formation of the 10th wage board聽 immediately....