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...
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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....
Quader defends BB entry restriction on journalists
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday asked which country in the world allows journalists unrestricted entry to its...
Failure in journalist couple murder probe must be investigated
THE failure of the law enforcement agency investigating the murder of the journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi and the agency鈥檚 having missed the report submission deadline for the 108th time create grounds to question the agency鈥檚 sincerity...
Probe report submission deadline in Sagar-Runi murder case extended for 108th time
A Dhaka magistrate court on Thursday extended till June 30 the deadline for submitting the probe report in the case filed over murders of journalist couple...
BFUJ expresses concern over instability in Green TV
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists president Omar Faruque and secretary general Dip Azad in a statement on Thursday expressed concern over the current instability in Green TV.....
Journalist files case for assault during upazila parishad elections
A journalist filed a case accusing 19 people of assaulting him on Thursday night while he was covering Gazaria upazila parishad elections held on May 8....
Of journalists, students and power
THE American media are never short of red-letter days when it comes to their wonderful combination of superciliousness and irresponsibility. But last week the mainstream dailies and magazines went all the way to scarlet and alizarin crimson...
70pc of environment journalists report attacks, threats, pressure: UN
Media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders warned of declining government support for press freedom as it unveiled its annual world rankings on...
UNESCO awards press prize to Palestinian journalists in Gaza
UNESCO on Thursday awarded its world press freedom prize to all Palestinian journalists covering the war in Gaza, where Israel has been battling Hamas for more than six months.