Bangladesh

During the first three months–from January to March–of the current year, as many as 56 journalists from different media outlets were tortured, harassed, intimidated, sued, and faced obstacles across the country, according to a report released by human rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) on Friday. During the period, human rights were violated frequently through incidents such as deaths ...

UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk on Friday called on Bangladesh to suspend immediately its application of the Digital Security Act. “I am concerned that the Digital Security Act is being used across Bangladesh to arrest, harass and intimidate journalists and human rights defenders, and to muzzle critical voices online. “I call again on the authorities to impose an immediate ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the government must shoulder the responsibility for the death of Jasmine Sultana in RAB custody. Sultana was detained by RAB in Naogaon on March 22 while on her way to work. She died two days later at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. “Not only BNP leaders and activists – even common ...

Bangladesh has recommended that the policymakers, and development partners collaborate to ensure greater inclusion of diasporas in policy debates in their host countries, including on issues of official development assistance (ODA). Referring to the contribution of skilled diasporas to the economic development of host and home countries, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen urged the development partners to nurture the innovative ...

The Canadian House of Commons has passed Bill S-214 on International Mother Language Day (IMLD) Act. By adopting this bill, Canada will now officially honour IMLD on February 21 every year. It is a historic moment for Bangladeshi Canadians and the proponents of mother tongues globally, said the Bangladesh High Commission in Canada on Friday. On the occasion, the high ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday laid emphasis on strengthening the economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Vietnam for the mutual benefit of the both countries as the outgoing Ambassador of Vietnam in Dhaka Pham Viet Chien called on her at Ganabhaban. Briefing reporters after the call on, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said that during the meeting they discussed ...

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said their party has been carrying out a fight against the current ‘autocratic’ regime for the restoration of democracy. Seventeen leaders and activists have already sacrificed their lives in the ongoing movement while 35 lakh others have been facing ‘false and fake’ cases, said Fakhrul at an iftar party on Thursday at ...

Bangladesh has called on the European Union (EU) to extend the transition period of GSP (EBA) from three years to six years for ensuring smoother graduation. A delegation from Bangladesh led by Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Mohammad Tofazzel Hossain Miah called on Maximilian Krah, member of the EU, in Brussels Thursday. The delegation included Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters ...

The government nominated three individuals and two institutions for the National Environment Award- 2022 for their outstanding contributions to environmental conservation and pollution control, environmental education and environmental research and technological innovation in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Committee on Nomination of the National Environment Award-2022 held in the conference room of the ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams to jail in a case filed under the Digital Security Act after rejecting his bail petition. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Md Tofazzal Hossain turned down the bail petition. Earlier, Ramna Model Police Station Inspector Abu Ansar, also investigating officer of the case, requested the court for sending ...