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Living in fear

It began in May last year, when I learnt that members of a law enforcement agency in Bangladesh were investigating my background and my family’s political affiliations.

150 broadcast journos lost jobs this year

Throughout this year, over 150 broadcast journalists lost their jobs, said a survey by Broadcast Journalist Centre (BJC) released yesterday

Shahriar Kabir placed on 7- day remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed senior journalists Shyamal Dutta and Mozammel Babu, and Shahriar Kabir, former president of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, on a seven-day remand in two murder cases.

Journalists Mozammel Babu, Shyamal Dutta detained from Mymensingh border

Journalists Mozammel Babu, Shyamal Dutta and two other persons were detained while trying to enter India illegally through Dhobaura border in Mymensingh today

INTERVIEW / "It's the start of a conversation": Journalist Kavita Puri on producing a podcast series on the Bengal famine

In the latest documentary podcast series “Three Million”, journalist Kavita Puri seeks to answer this haunting question: “How do three million people just disappear?” by talking to some of the last surviving witnesses, including Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. 

News report / Eminent author, journalist Gita Mehta passes away

Mehta also directed the documentary film Dateline Bangladesh based on her time stationed in Bangladesh during the war.

4 books that explore press freedom

Here are four books that explore the stories of journalists, and the issues surrounding press freedom.

Journalists condemn Salahuddin's remarks

Journalists condemned Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin for his untoward remarks about journalists and their families on Tuesday.

Journalist Rashel Mahmud publishes book after eight years

"The first book I had published comprised a short story. My second book of short stories came out 14 years after that", the writer said.

January 13, 2025
January 13, 2025

Living in fear

It began in May last year, when I learnt that members of a law enforcement agency in Bangladesh were investigating my background and my family’s political affiliations.

December 22, 2024
December 22, 2024

150 broadcast journos lost jobs this year

Throughout this year, over 150 broadcast journalists lost their jobs, said a survey by Broadcast Journalist Centre (BJC) released yesterday

September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024

Shahriar Kabir placed on 7- day remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed senior journalists Shyamal Dutta and Mozammel Babu, and Shahriar Kabir, former president of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, on a seven-day remand in two murder cases.

September 16, 2024
September 16, 2024

Journalists Mozammel Babu, Shyamal Dutta detained from Mymensingh border

Journalists Mozammel Babu, Shyamal Dutta and two other persons were detained while trying to enter India illegally through Dhobaura border in Mymensingh today

April 8, 2024
April 8, 2024

"It's the start of a conversation": Journalist Kavita Puri on producing a podcast series on the Bengal famine

In the latest documentary podcast series “Three Million”, journalist Kavita Puri seeks to answer this haunting question: “How do three million people just disappear?” by talking to some of the last surviving witnesses, including Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. 

September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023

Eminent author, journalist Gita Mehta passes away

Mehta also directed the documentary film Dateline Bangladesh based on her time stationed in Bangladesh during the war.

May 5, 2023
May 5, 2023

4 books that explore press freedom

Here are four books that explore the stories of journalists, and the issues surrounding press freedom.

May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023

Journalists condemn Salahuddin's remarks

Journalists condemned Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin for his untoward remarks about journalists and their families on Tuesday.

March 4, 2023
March 4, 2023

Journalist Rashel Mahmud publishes book after eight years

"The first book I had published comprised a short story. My second book of short stories came out 14 years after that", the writer said.

June 29, 2022
June 29, 2022

Journalists shouldn’t be jailed for “what they write”: UN chief’s spokesman on Zubair’s arrest in India

Journalists should not be jailed for “what they write, what they tweet and what they say” and it is important that people be allowed to express themselves freely without the threat of any harassment, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said.