The critical question of cyber safety is at the forefront.
Press freedom must be protected from the concerted disinformation patronised by some platforms and actors.
Beyond laws, society must cultivate both physical and digital spaces for inclusive, civil discourse among its citizens.
Bangladesh must repeal the CSA to safeguard the rights of its citizens.
The Cyber Security Act came into effect last year, replacing the controversial Digital Security Act
Awami League has always found justification in the Nietzschean theory of cultivating or “inventing” enemies
Crimes against journalists do not happen in a vacuum.
The case against him and WikiLeaks is much more important for what it might entail for press freedom itself.
Is that how democracy works for us?
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that the government has continued its repression on journalists and threats to the media.
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu says both newspapers and electronic media are now enjoying “full freedom” under the Sheikh Hasina-led present government.
A number of international groups working on press freedom and freedom of expression urge urgent and concrete steps by the United Nations (UN) to reverse the deteriorating climate for free expression in Bangladesh.
Human rights activist Sultana Kamal today observed that people are afraid to talk.
Last week, Freedom House, an independent watchdog organisation that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom...
Freedom of expression and a vibrant strong democracy go hand in hand. A free press contributes to a stronger society and
Bangladesh has moved two notches up to 144th position among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index-2016 prepared by Reporters Sans Frontières. But the Paris-based advocacy group voices serious concern over the state of freedom of expression in Bangladesh.
The United States has said the government of Bangladesh took 'limited measures' to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and killing by security forces. The US, in its 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, claimed authorities failed at times to maintain effective control over security forces.
High Court stays for three months the proceedings of 72 cases against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam. The court also issues a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain as to why the initiation and continuation of the cases should not be declared illegal. The rule is returnable in three weeks, the court says.
The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has secured bail in a Tk 50-crore defamation case in Faridpur.
