The interim government is set to amend the Legal Aid Services Act 2000 this month to create the post of special mediator, to be filled by retired district judges or specially trained lawyers...
French authorities have announced plans to ban social media for under-15s and the sale of knives to minors after the murder of a teaching assistant by a 14-year-old boy plunged the country into shock...
The 鈥榰nchecked expansion鈥� of social media platforms is driving an unprecedented global mental health crisis in kids and teens, a children鈥檚 NGO said Wednesday, calling for urgent coordinated action worldwide.
The Inter Services Public Relation Directorate on Sunday said that the Indian media outlet聽 Northeast News article titled 鈥楤angladesh to declare Cox鈥檚 Bazar to Bandarban area as a military operations zone鈥� was a clear example of deliberate disinformation propagated by segments of the Indian media seeking to destabilise Bangladesh鈥檚 internal cohesion and..
The US State Department has ordered the suspension of student visa processing in the latest escalation of a Trump administration crackdown on foreign students criticised Wednesday by China...
A case was filed early Monday, days after a video circulated on the social media that showed three muggers brandishing machetes were snatching a bag from a man in broad daylight at Moghbazar in Dhaka city...
IN SOUTH Asia, power rarely wears the mask of neutrality. It either comes cloaked in populist nationalism or camouflaged in a strategic alliance. Bangladesh, wedged between two troubling neighbours 鈥� India and Myanmar 鈥� is increasingly a frontline state, not just in terms of geographic vulnerability, but as a theatre for the contest between sovereignty and...
The brief conflict between India and Pakistan last week may have left no clear victor, but Islamabad鈥檚 generals are taking a win, riding a wave of approval on social media to burnish their recently tarnished image...
Local government, rural development and cooperatives adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Tuesday said that campaigns on social media as well as electronic and print media must be intensified to raise awareness about dengue...
Asiatic Mindshare has won gold award in 鈥楤est Use of Mobile鈥� category at the Festival of Media Asia 2025, said a press release...
IN TODAY鈥橲 Bangladesh, the concept of beauty has undergone a troubling transformation. It is no longer associated with character, confidence, or individual charm. Instead, it is increasingly defined by surface-level appearance 鈥� filtered photos, cosmetic routines and narrow ideals shaped by social media and celebrity culture. This shift is more than a trend; it鈥檚...
IT BEGINS innocently enough. A young man, scrolling through social media, stumbles upon a bright, enticing advertisement. A national celebrity smiles warmly and offers him a dream: 鈥楨arn money from home without investment! Just play and win!鈥� One tap later, the world of online gambling unfurls before him, promising lakhs of taka for a few swipes and taps. Apps..
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Sunday denied its involvement in beating with shoes a saree-clad effigy of a woman on the Dhaka University campus as video clips and photographs went viral on social media sparking debates...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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�.
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.
The Communist Party of Bangladesh on Saturday held their scheduled rally braving threats issued on social media against the organisation...
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 has won 鈥極riginal Media Innovation of the Year鈥� award, said a press release...
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...
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..
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...