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Why Banani rape case is getting such attention, many ask that question. I say why not? Is class factor of the accused playing a role behind it? Yes, of course. Isn't the type of the incident different from any other such cases? It is.…

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said that the planned digital security law would secure digital sphere in micro and macro levels as well as basic human rights alongside rights ensured by the constitution. “We have to maintain…

The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) Bangladesh and India chapters have agreed to work together to face the challenges of digitalization in media industry. The CJA members at an Indo-Bangla joint CJA meeting on Friday also…

Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said Bangladesh's traditional media was going through a rapid digital transformation and stressed the need on building up capability to cope with the situation. Digitalisation of media in Bangladesh was…

Thailand’s ruling military junta banned a panel discussion event scheduled for Wednesday by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand, marking the latest act of harassment against the club under military rule. The event, entitled…

Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) said that Bangladesh is observing the press freedom day while several media establishments are facing arbitrary closure for years. “Journalists of print and electronic media as well as…

The Amnesty International observed that Bangladesh government has not only failed to protect dissenting voices or hold accountable the armed groups that threaten them, it has also stifled freedom of expression through a slew of repressive…

Selfless, loving, inspirational: these are some of the words friends use to describe Xulhaz Mannan, a dedicated colleague, loyal friend, and fierce champion of human rights who was brutally murdered in April 2016.  He was not just my…

I want to congratulate all students in Bangladesh who have received offers of admission from one of the over 4,500 accredited institutions of higher learning in the United States. Graduates of U.S. universities have gone on to become…

After `hybrid’ and `kawa (crow)’, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has come up with the theory of domestic and farm chickens. "Domestic chickens are now cornered for farm chickens," he said in an oblique reference to…