Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore

Charges framed against cartoonist Kishore in DSA case

A tribunal on Sunday framed charges against seven people, including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) on charges of spreading rumours and carrying ...

27 Feb 2022

Cartoonist Kishore to file no-confidence petition against PBI report

A Dhaka court has allowed cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore to file a no-confidence petition against Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) report which found no evidence that he was picked up by some ...

24 Nov 2021

RAB didn't torture cartoonist Kishore, who picked him up unknown: PBI

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) did not find any specific information and evidence about those who tortured cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore after picking up him from his residence on 2 May ...

17 Nov 2021

Cybercrime-1 Cybercrime: 97 per cent cases dismissed

The BNP-Jamaat government in 2006 enacted the ICT act to deal with cyber crimes. In 2013 the Awami League government formed the cyber tribunal. Till September last year, 2658 cases were lodged with ...

20 Sep 2021

Bank account details summoned to scare journalists

Journalists now need to stand united against any attempt to scare free and independent journalism, no matter if it is by the government or any other force

16 Sep 2021

Digital Security Act Court accepts charges against cartoonist Kishore, 6 others

Writer Mushtaq Ahmed’s name was dropped from the charge sheet as he died on 25 February

12 Sep 2021

An advertisement published in Washington Post on 9 April, 2020

Washington Post publishes ad calling to free Kishore from charges

Washington Post published a full-page advertisement calling on the Bangladesh government to drop charges against Ahmed Kabir Kishore

10 Apr 2021

Cartoonist Kishore admitted to DMCH following court order

Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore was admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday following a court order.

16 Mar 2021

Cartoonist Kishore's case accepted, PIB asked to investigate

The court has accepted cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore's case filed under the torture and custodial death prevention act and asked the Police Bureau of Investigation to investigate the case.

14 Mar 2021

Mushtaq's death still haunts suspecting minds

Several factors evoke questions as to whether writer Mushtaq had died a natural death, or he had undergone inhuman physical torture immediately after his arrest

11 Mar 2021

Cartoonist Kishore files complaint 'over torture in custody'

Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore on Wednesday filed a complaint with a Dhaka court over alleged torture on him in custody after his arrest under the Digital Security Act

10 Mar 2021

Cartoonist Kishore’s ear injury serious

The injury to cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore’s right ear is serious. His eardrum or tympanic membrane has been ruptured.

08 Mar 2021

Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore breaks into tears while recounting the torture he went through

Cartoonist Kishore in hospital Kishore remained mentally strong despite torture

Kishore is undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital city. His family is worried about his ear injury

06 Mar 2021

Custodial death of Mushtaq Nine Int'l organisations urge Bangladesh govt to repeal Digital Security Act

Nine international human rights organisations have urged the Bangladesh government to repeal the Digital Security Act (DSA) - under which both writer Mushtaq Ahmed and cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore ...

06 Mar 2021

Interview: Jyotirmoy Barua ‘Digital Security Act’s use is a misuse’

Jyotirmoy Barua, Bar-at-Law and lawyer at the Bangladesh Supreme Court, talks to Prothom Alo about writer Mushtaq Ahmed who died in jail, cartoonist Kishore, legal protection for citizens and various ...

02 Mar 2021