Writer Mushtaq Ahmed's death

Editorial

Zoom meeting in prison cell ACC case against Destiny MD needs speedy settlement

After news of Rafiqul Amin's Zoom meeting spread on social media, the government came to its senses. The government has withdrawn eight jailers, including the chief jailer in charge of him at BSMMU. ...

World Press Freedom Index 2021

Bangladesh drops one notch in 2021 World Press Freedom Index

The Index data reflect a dramatic deterioration in people’s access to information and an increase in obstacles to news coverage. The coronavirus pandemic has been used as grounds to block ...

Installation work of the last span (41st) of Padma Bridge is underway at 10:49am on 10 December 2020

Bangladesh at 50 Booming economy, shrinking rights

Bangladesh turns 50 this week as an economic success story but also an increasingly repressive de facto one-party state where a cartoon or Facebook post can land you in jail, or worse

Police have foiled the protest of left leaning students’ organizations to the Law ministry.

Scraping Digital Security Act Cops foil attempt by left leaning students to lay seige to law ministry

Police have foiled the attempt of left leaning student organisations to lay siege to the law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry to press home a four-point demand including the repeal of the ...

BNP organises a rally demanding annulment of Digital Security Act in front of Press Club on Thursday

Govt enacted Digital Security Act to cling to power: Fakhrul

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the current Awami League government had enacted the Digital Security Act to cling to power by force

Writer Mushtaq Ahmed

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

Court

DSA Court sets new date for further investigation report against Sami, 10 others

The case statement says the accused posted various propaganda and rumours on a Facebook page called ‘I am Bangladeshi’ to tarnish the image or reputation of the state and to spread confusion

Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore

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

Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore

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.

Chief metropolitan magistrate court

Protest against Mushtaq’s death: 6 activists get bail

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to six of the seven leftist student leaders and activists arrested for protesting against the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed, reports UNB.

Editors' Council

Statement of Editors’ Council Concerned over abuse of Digital Security Act, demands review

Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) has once again voiced concern about the Digital Security Act

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

Writer Mushtaq Ahmed

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 ...

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

Torture Kishore kept in unknown place for 69 hrs, beaten, quizzed about cartoons

According to the case statement, a team of RAB-3 arrested Kishore from his Kakrail residence at 2:30pm on 5 May

Information minister Hasan Mahmud talks to media

Digital Security Act Demand of scrapping law tantamount to lawlessness: Info minister

The demand for scrapping law in case of any death in prison is tantamount to lawlessness, said information minister Hasan Mahmud

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