censorship
How the cyberspace is being manipulated
This is not the first time that government propaganda efforts have been exposed by Meta/Facebook.
The hurdles to academic freedom in Bangladesh
In the current Bangladeshi scenario, even core academic and intramural speeches are not well protected by the constitutional regime.
Voices in captivity
To justify the restrictions, governments run a fear factory.
A youth forced to censor their thoughts
It is a well-known fact that politicians seek to retain power once they attain it.
How can abuse of privacy be legal?
Authorities must address concerns about the draft Data Protection Act
Navigating cancel culture in the literary world
Cancel culture is best treated as a collective decision to minimise the cultural influence a person and their work have moving forward.
Film Censor Board to be abolished in the future?
On a global scale, there are very few Censor Boards, rather it is more common for countries to have Certification Boards.
The problem with social media censorship
The implementation of censorship laws on social media leaves more questions than it answers.
Opinion / How censorship is hampering the Bangladesh film industry
The fact that any movie has to go through so many hurdles to tell the story they want to tell will never make for a healthy scene for films in this country.
Why I disagree with ‘Bangaleer Mediocrityr Shondhane’, the book that got Adarsha banned from Boi Mela
Where Faham Abdus Salam calls Bengalis mediocre, in my soon-to-be-published book, Before You Shame My People, I see Bangladeshis as a highly promising nation of tortured people who, at the same time, have dissented against and been crushed by the powers of colonialism, imperialism, and an ancestral and oligarchical political system.
Censorship in Boi Mela: A cause for concern?
Bangladesh needs to formulate a national book policy, as well as a comprehensive bibliography policy, alongside guidelines for the rights of authors and publishers, for contracts, and higher standards for editing and translating.
Can we justify censorship in culture?
The panel spoke broadly about censorship, #MeToo movement, mob mentality, cancel culture, JK Rowling, and social media echo chambers.
On free speech and Milton’s 'Areopagitica'
Milton shows how the erroneous use of censorship laws have hindered progress even in the quest for scientific truth.
In the age of social media, do you still care about the world?
As the frequency of sharing graphic multimedia increases, we become desensitised and accept it as the norm.
Will free media be harassed in the name of data protection?
DSA’s new curbs and OTT draft rules give the opening
Our film censorship law needs amendment
Bangladesh censor board must assign appropriate ratings to films
Govt repression on media on: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that the government has continued its repression on journalists and threats to the media.
China editor resigns over media censorship
A top journalist at a Chinese newspaper says he is resigning because of the authorities' control over the media.
Protect bloggers, prosecute those targeting free speech: HRW
Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to declare an unequivocal commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship.