Mahfuz Anam
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An afternoon with the stars
In the heart of Dhaka, where heavy traffic often rules the day, a fresh breeze of excitement and glamour swept through The Daily Star's office. The winners of the Blender's Choice - The Daily Star OTT and Digital Content Awards 2022 graced the premises for a meet and greet, followed by a refreshing after-party, transforming an ordinary day into a joyful celebration.
Repeal DSA, amend all anti-free press laws
The government must either repeal the Digital Security Act-2018 or amend it in such a manner that it does not hamper free media or freedom of expression.
Case under DSA: Prothom Alo has the right to get justice
The High Court yesterday said the Prothom Alo has the right to get justice because it had corrected the mistake it made in an online report on March 26.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Not road accidents, but ‘murder’ by neglect
A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.
Mahfuz Anam Writes: In ‘Smart Bangladesh,’ how smart is it to kill our rivers?
As if in vengeance we have been ferociously and relentlessly destroying our rivers in, what can only be termed as, a suicidal streak.
Shahnaz Rahman among top taxpayers
The tax authority yesterday announced Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman, The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, and Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman as top taxpayers for fiscal 2021-22.
Mahfuz Anam, Matiur Rahman among top taxpayers
The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam and Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman have been named as the top taxpayers in the journalist category for the seventh consecutive year.
‘Walkman Syndrome’ afflicts the AL and our government
Nothing but their own voices reaches them
Harassment of Star editor must stop
Nine eminent citizens have expressed grave concern over the filing of more than 50 cases and issuance of summons against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam.
Summons, not arrest warrant
The Narayanganj court, which issued a warrant for the arrest of The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam in a libel case on Tuesday, revised its order yesterday and issued a summons on him.
Eminent citizens concerned over cases against Star editor
Nine eminent citizens express grave concern over the countrywide filing of cases and issuance of summons against the Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star Mahfuz Anam.
Editors’ Council protests case against Star editor
The Editors' Council has condemned and protested the barrage of cases filed against The Daily Star Editor and the Council's General Secretary, Mahfuz Anam.
It's time for others to own up
Mahfuz Anam had the forthrightness to own his editorial misjudgment and appears to be paying an undue price for it. The editor has set a rare example of what we expect of a person holding such a position. It takes immense courage to admit one's shortcomings in public, particularly in a divided polity where partisan passion rules over reason.
It would be summons, not arrest warrant: Law minister
Hours after a Narayanganj court had issued an arrest warrant against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, Law Minister Anisul Huq has said it would be summons, not arrest warrant.
Human chain protesting cases against Daily Star editor in Thakurgaon
People from all walks of life form a human chain in Thakurgaon protesting countrywide filing of cases against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam.
IFJ expresses serious concern over cases against Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam
International Federation of Journalists expresses serious concerns over a barrage of legal cases filed against Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star.
Arrest warrant issued against Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam
Narayanganj court issues arrest warrant against Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in a defamation case filed by an Awami League activist. With 18 cases filed today, number of total lawsuits against Anam reaches 55. Of them, 12 are complaints seeking to sue him for sedition while the rest are libel suits.
Case spree on
Seventeen more cases, including six for sedition, were filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in 17 districts yesterday.