BNP leaders believe a vested quarter is intentionally trying to destabilise the country.
Authorities must act decisively to protect press freedom
Recent events show the past may come back to haunt if we are not careful
The BPSA statement sets a dangerous precedent
The government will ensure full support and protection for journalists who strive to do authentic environmental journalism, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat said yesterday.
Bangladesh Bank will have to provide all information that public has a right to know, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Mohammad Ali Arafat, said today
The country was ranked 165th among 180 nations, placing it only above Afghanistan among South Asian countries
The latest Bangladesh Bank restriction on journalists is anti-democratic, anti-free press and anti-public interest.
Who will gain from its restrictions on media access?
Murder of Brahmanbaria reporter a reminder that press freedom remains under threat
Repressive governments are targeting journalists worldwide
High Court’s verdict a clarion call to government
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Bangladesh's media has the freedom to say whatever they wish and added that the number of media houses have grown during her tenure.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet today discussed various aspects of human rights in Bangladesh including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, shrinking of media freedom and civil society. She also opined that there is no press freedom in Bangladesh.
The government should empower newspapers, not clip their wings
Journalism in Bangladesh is under siege on the digital front, beginning from surveillance to draconian laws.
The annual report of the global media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (also known as Reporters Sans Frontières), which was published yesterday (May 3, 2022), has commended “a certain editorial independence” maintained by The Daily Star and Prothom Alo.
The reason we say that this “request” couldn’t have come from our Supreme Court judges is that the implication of the “request” is nothing short of death for court reporting. It will lead to shrouding of the judicial process and whatever goes on in the courts into the darkness of night forever depriving it of the “light” of public scrutiny.
