Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) Expressing concern over recent incidents of intimidation and harassment of journalists and media institutions across Bangladesh, the country’s Editors’ Council warned that such actions pose a serious risk to press freedom and the democratic process ahead of the February 12 national elections, local media reported.Citing the February 7 entry of army personnel into the office of a registered digital media outlet, the council called it a “concerning example”.It added that if an…
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Dhaka, Feb 5 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Editors’ Council has urged authorities and local political parties to ensure the safety of journalists who will be covering the upcoming national elections on February 12, local media reported on Thursday. In a statement on Thursday, the council stated, “Journalists face various risks while carrying out their duties of collecting and disseminating news during elections, and ensuring the safety and security of journalists working in the field is a very important i…
Jammu, Feb 1 (IANS) J&K Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) said on Sunday that it has arrested a drug peddler with 18 Kg poppy straw in Jammu city. ANTF spokesperson said that following the arrest huge quantity of contraband substance was recovered during a naka checking operation at Sidhra Panjtirthi link road, Jammu.Acting on specific input, a team of ANTF intercepted an Alto car bearing registration number JK02AF-0417 at Sidhra Panjtirthi link road, Jammu. During a meticulous search of the …
Paris, Jan 23 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Friday asserted that the gravest threat to the independence of lawyers in Bangladesh stems not from chaos, but from governance failure under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.The statement came ahead of the 16th International Day of Endangered Lawyers on Saturday.In its statement, Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a Paris-based human rights organisation, said, “The interim government was entrusted with a moral and po…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lead experts from operational forces and technical, legal and forensic agencies in chalking out strategies to counter terrorism at a two-day ‘Anti-Terror Conference’ starting here on Friday, an official said. The experts will also discuss issues impacting national security and threats emerging out of terrorism at the conference being organised by the premier anti-terror agency, the National Investigation Agency, said a statementHM S…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) A social media post by Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser in Bangladesh’s interim government, expressing helplessness over the violent attacks on media offices has raised concern over the safety and security of the country’s common citizens. “If influential persons of the government are helpless, where will people go?” asked an article in Bangladesh’s leading Bengali newspaper Prothom Alo on Tuesday.On December 19, taking to his official …
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) Several leaders of minority organisations in Bangladesh formed a human chain on Monday, accusing the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of failing to stop violence, killings and persecution of minority communities across the country.Addressing the gathering organised by the Minority Unity Front outside the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka, minority leaders said that inadequate investigations and the absence of justice had created an atmosphere of fear and mistrust in Bangladesh…