Jatiya Press Club
Jatiya Press Club suspends 37 members
The Jatiya Press Club has suspended 37 members for “inciting killings” during the student-led uprising in July. They were also accused of being the allies of the deposed authoritarian government
Bus torched near Jatiya Press Club
A bus was set on fire near National Press Club in Dhaka this afternoon amid the three-day countrywide blockade enforced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.
Enforced Disappearance: 40 families'painful wait lingers on
At a crowded room of the capital's Jatiya Press Club yesterday, eight-year old Adiba Islam Hridi cried softly while sitting on her mother's lap.
Demand for MPO Facilities: Teachers go on fast unto death
After staging a sit-in for five consecutive days at the Jatiya Press Club, teachers and employees of non-MPO education institutions yesterday started their fast unto death demanding inclusion in the government's Monthly Pay Order (MPO).
‘Ensure labour rights in informal sector’
Leaders of Bangladesh Labour Rights Forum stage a demonstration in Dhaka demanding amendment to the Bangladesh Labour Act ensuring labour rights for all workers in the informal sector.
9th wage board: Journos stage demo in Dhaka
Journalists stage a demonstration blocking a road in front of Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka today demanding formation of the ninth wage board.
JnU students to boycott classes, exams tomorrow
Agitating students of Jagannath University have called for boycotting all academic activities including examination at their university tomorrow to press home their demands for residential halls on the land of Dhaka’s old central jail.
Man shot, Tk 20 lakh mugged in Dhaka
Unidentified muggers shoot an employee of a textile mill and snatch away Tk 20 lakh from him in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka’s Topkhana road.
Journalist Shawkat Mahmud freed on bail
Journalist Shawkat Mahmud is released on bail from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur.
Families want their ‘missing’ dear ones back
Families of victims of enforced disappearances, who were mostly opposition BNP activists, today urged the prime minister to get back their dear ones at a demonstration staged in Dhaka.
Changes only after talks with journalists
Bangladesh Press Council Chairman Justice Md Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed yesterday categorically said no changes would be brought to the Press Council Act if journalists opposed.
Won’t support any law against journalists’ interests: Press Council chief
Chairman of Bangladesh Press Council Justice Mohammed Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed says he would not approve any law that goes against the interests of journalists.
CJ's remark jolted govt's base, says BNP
BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman says Chief Justice (CJ) SK Sinha's recent remark on signing and writing judgement after retirement has shaken the foundation of the current government like a tremor.
Road crashes killed at least 8,642 last year
At least 8,642 people were killed and 21,855 others were injured in road crashes across the country last year.
Gonojagoron Mancha to hold solidarity rally tomorrow
Police stop Gonojagoron Mancha’s token coffin march to the home ministry, brought out in protest to the killings of free thinkers and a publisher, near Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.
Shawkat Mahmud gets ad-interim bail in 2 cases
The High Court grants ad-interim bail to former president of Jatiya Press Club Shawkat Mahmud for six months in two vandalism and arson cases.
Publisher killing: Booksellers to observe strike Monday
Booksellers decide to refrain from selling books across the country from tomorrow morning to afternoon protesting the attacks on two publishers in Dhaka.
Olama League’s infighting at Press Club, 25 hurt
At least 25 people are injured during infighting between supporters of Awami Olama League at their programme in Dhaka’s Jatiya Press Club.
Medical question leak: Protestors call for independent probe
Protestors demand for an independent probe into allegations of question leak that marred this year’s medical and dental admission tests.