Beating woman鈥檚 effigy with shoes at DU sparks debate
The clips and photographs of men beating with shoes a saree-clad effigy of a woman on the Dhaka University campus going viral on social media on Saturday sparked debates...
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Algerian TV channel suspended over migrant racism
Algerian authorities on Friday suspended broadcasts by a television news channel for 10 days after it used a racist word on social media to describe African migrants...
HC orders expert committe to investigate online gambling
The High Court on Sunday directed the government and law enforcing agencies to form a seven-member committee to investigate the operation of online gambling platforms, identify the platforms, and the persons and celebrities involved in the platforms.
Not all videos related to border true, nor entirely false: home adviser
Home adviser retired Lieutenant General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that not all videos circulating on social media regarding the border situation were factual, but at the same time, nor were they entirely false...
Man arrested after harassment of woman goes viral
The police have arrested an elderly man who was caught on video allegedly harassing a young woman in an auto-rickshaw, a video that quickly went viral on social media...
Three price tiers of cigarette sought to hike revenue
Research and advocacy organisation PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance have urged policymakers to reduce the number of cigarette price tiers from 4 to 3 in the upcoming national budget for the financial year 2025-26...
MEDIA REFORM: Independent media council recommended
The media reform commission has proposed a 20-point recommendation, including formation of an independent national media commission, enactment of journalism protection act, journalist鈥檚 entry-level wage equivalent to the ninth grade and...
Government to act on media reforms immediately, says Professor Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said that the interim government would take steps to implement the Media Reform Commission鈥檚 proposals that can be done without delay...
BNP faces media trial: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday alleged that the BNP was facing media trial like January 11, 2007 situation as a group was out to defame the BNP...
EU warns Trump鈥檚 freeze of media risks aiding enemies
The EU on Monday warned that president Donald Trump鈥檚 freeze on US-funded media outlets, including Radio Free Europe, risked 鈥榖enefitting our common adversaries鈥�.
Trump begins mass layoffs at Voice of America
President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence.
CPB braves threat to hold announced programme
The Communist Party of Bangladesh on Saturday held their scheduled rally braving threats issued on social media against the organisation...
Trump calls critical US media outlets 鈥榠llegal鈥� and 鈥榗orrupt鈥�
President Donald Trump said Friday in a speech at the Department of Justice that US media outlets which cover him critically are 鈥榠llegal鈥� and 鈥榗orrupt.鈥�
Mindshare Bangladesh wins original media innovation award
Mindshare Bangladesh has won 鈥極riginal Media Innovation of the Year鈥� award, said a press release...
Bangladesh鈥檚 media crossroads
THE media landscape in Bangladesh has undergone a seismic transformation over the past few decades. From the era of a single state-run television channel, BTV, to the proliferation of private TV networks and the meteoric rise of digital platforms, the industry has witnessed both unprecedented growth and daunting challenges. As traditional media faces steady decline...
JICA completes mediation training for legal professionals
Japan International Cooperation Agency completed advanced mediation training for legal professionals, under the 鈥楧evelopment of mediation and civil litigation practices for enhancement of access to justice project鈥� in collaboration with the Law and Justice Division of law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry, and the Judicial Administration Training Institute on the..
Reforming media
BANGLADESH鈥橲 media sector has witnessed remarkable growth over the past decades. The expansion in the number of outlets and the diversification of platforms reflect the vibrancy of this sector, which serves as a crucial pillar of democracy and development. However, this growth has not come without challenges. From restrictive legal frameworks...
BRAIN ROT: Social media is rewiring human brains
WHY does time pass so quickly while searching for one specific piece of information on an electronic device? Time passes unnoticed in a never-ending cycle of marathon-like scrolling. One app leads to another in an endless loop, especially when a notification pops up, diverting attention to yet another platform before returning to the original task. The...
Info ministry debunks Indian media reports on removing Liberation War content
The information ministry has termed the Indian media reports on chief adviser鈥檚 instruction to remove War of Independence-based content on government radio and television as 鈥榝ake and purpose-oriented鈥�...
Media reform should address sectoral male bias
WOMEN鈥橲 rights activists and media scholars consider developing a gender-sensitive reporting strategy and an effective system to monitor journalistic practices in print, broadcast and digital media as a priority agenda for media sector reforms. They have expressed their concern at a roundtable discussion on gender-sensitive reporting and said that the...
BB alerts about using its logo
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has alerted all in case of using its logo elsewhere for avoiding any kind of forgery...
Holding powerful quarters accountable underscored
Speakers including development professionals, academics and journalists at an event on Sunday said that development journalism was not meant for producing 鈥榩ositive stories鈥� as part of any power quarters鈥� propaganda, but for holding them accountable to the people...
Journalists accused of incitement should be investigated: media reform chief
The chief of the interim government鈥檚 Media Reform Commission, Kamal Ahmed, advocated for investigations into journalists accused of incitement during deposed Awami League government tenure....
Free, accountable media urged at dialogue
Participants at a dialogue on the mass media on Sunday underscored the need of free and accountable mass media, while denouncing their role of a minion during the immediate past autocratic regime led by Awami League.
Indian media reports on violence against Hindus misleading: CA press wing
The chief adviser鈥檚 press wing termed the Indian media outlets鈥� reports claiming 2,200 incidents of violence took place against Hindus in 2024 in Bangladesh as misleading and highly exaggerated ones.
Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state 鈥榓 great idea鈥�
US president-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday it would be 鈥榓 great idea鈥� for Canada to become the 51st US state, teasing on social media that 鈥榤any Canadians鈥� welcome the idea, as Ottawa is wracked by political turmoil...
Indian govt, media slammed for conspiring against Bangladesh
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and 12-Party Alliance on Wednesday at a protest rally alleged that the Indian Narendra Modi government and a section of Indian media were conspiring against Bangladesh and its interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus...
Pathshala students pay tribute to July uprising heroes
Students of Pathshala South Asian Media Institute on Sunday organised an exhibition titled 36 to pay tribute to July uprising heroes on their premises at the Drik Path Bhaban in the capital...
Social media and July uprising
SOCIAL media platforms such as Facebook, You Tube, TikTok, X, WhatsApp, etc are powerful tools of information and can be used to build public opinion. The flow of right information makes an individual more powerful, more knowledgeable. It not only broadens the intellectual horizon of individuals but also helps them to make correct decisions...
Straws in Syrian whirlwind
THE pendulum of zealotry almost always ushers in intellectual subterfuge in its wake. The lightning, if not spontaneous, takeover of Damascus by mediaeval militias is being predictably applauded by Western journalists as an overthrow of a 50-year-old family dictatorship...