Freedom of Expression

Demonstrators protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on 19 February 2021

Malaysian FM, international parliamentarians demand stronger action on Myanmar

Malaysian foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah, parliamentarians from Europe and Asia, and members of the National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar have urged the global community to take stronger ...

Digital Security Act

Police-ruling party men are defendants in 47pc DSA cases

Rights groups are alleging that the law enforcers and the ruling party men are using the controversial DSA against cross-section of people. Over 1700 cases have been filed under the act in the last ...

BNP vice-chairman Barkat Ullah was attacked in Cumilla’s Manoharganj on his way to Dhaka from Begumganj in Noakhali on Saturday evening

Attack on BNP leader Barkat Ullah in Cumilla

BNP vice-chairman Barkat Ullah was attacked in Cumilla’s Manoharganj on his way to Dhaka from Begumganj in Noakhali on Saturday evening

Editorial

New website No justification of launching ‘Janatar Sarkar’

Questions have also arisen whether the new website is a tool to know the details of the citizens in the name of learning their opinions especially before the coming parliamentary elections

President of the Jury of 79th Venice Film Festival, Julianne Moore, takes part in a flash mob to protest over the arrest of Iranian director Jafar Panahi and in solidarity of Iranian filmmaker during a Red carpet for the film ‘No Bears’ in competition in Venice, Italy, on 9 September, 2022

Jailed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi competes in Venice

The film is partly focused on Iranians in Turkey, trying desperately to emigrate to Europe. But it also follows Panahi himself in a fictionalised version of his real life, as he struggles to make the ...

Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban

Mass Media Employees Bill JS committee gets 60 more days to submit report

Various journalists’ organisations and owners’ association, Transparency International Bangladesh have opposed various sections of the proposed law

BNP leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee's house was vandalised last Monday while he was away from the house

'Game kicks off, not in field, but in opponents’ houses

In protest against price hike and the death of two party activists, the BNP planned to stage a countrywide protest rally. However, during the protest, the house of central BNP leader and former MP ...

Editorial

Student handed over to police How far will freedom of expression be shrunk?

The attitude of the ruling party's student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League, the hall administration and the police, against a student of Dhaka University regarding his personal expression on ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet’s visit to Bangladesh There’s lack of accountability for rights issues

Democratic and civic space, as well as effective checks and balances and accountability are essential as Bangladesh aims for the next levels of development. It also contributes to decrease the risk ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet

Will Bachelet’s visit make a difference to human rights?

Michelle Bachelet said that she was deeply concerned about the allegations of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killing, torture and other serious human rights violations. She called for a ...

United Nations high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet

Meeting with Michelle Bachelet Activists express concerns over rights violation, freedom of expression

During the meeting, the issues of rights situation in Bangladesh, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, Chittagong Hill Tracts, torture of minority communities, and attack and filing cases ...

On the first day of her visit to Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet holds a meeting foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on 14 August 2022

Michelle Bachelet’s visit Discussion on enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killing, DSA

Different issues including extrajudicial killing, enforced disappearance, freedom of expression, media freedom and various other aspects of human rights were discussed in the meeting, said concerned ...

Guidelines on digital, social media, OTT should be useful, not intimidating

FBCCI seminar Guidelines on digital, social media, OTT should be useful, not intimidating

Speakers at the seminar about social media and OTT platforms called for the formation of such guidelines that business and freedom of expression are not hampered

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar junta curbs political parties meeting foreigners

Myanmar's ruling junta has moved to restrict political parties from meeting foreigners or international organisations ahead of an election expected next year

An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, in New York, 21 February, 2022

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

The UN Security Council has condemned the Myanmar junta's execution of four prisoners, drawing praise Thursday from a shadow government of ousted Myanmar lawmakers

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