By Farhana Haque Rahman ROME, Apr 30 2020 (IPS) – Wearing an orange jacket and face mask, Li Zehua, a Chinese freelance journalist, can be seen filming himself in a car. He is sure that state security agents have been…
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Senior journalist Khandaker Mohitul Islam passes away
Senior journalist Khandaker Mohitul Islam, a permanent member of Jatiya Press Club, died at a private clinic in Dhaka on Tuesday.He was 68.
Keys behind World Press Freedom Index rankings
The latest world press freedom index, as before, puts the Nordic countries at the top of the table. Norway is number one among the first seven best achievers in the index. Finland, Denmark and Sweden occupy the second, third and…
SF: COVID-19 Pandemic Amplifies Threats to Media
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating threats to press freedom globally, potentially undermining access to freely reported and reliable information for years to come, an international press freedom watchdog said Tuesday.
World Press Freedom Index: Dhaka slips one place to 151st
Bangladesh has been ranked 151st out of 180 countries in this year’s World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) by Reporters Without Borders.
Press council issues letters for journos incentives
Dhaka, April 21 – Bangladesh Press Council on Monday sent letters to all deputy commissioners to make a special list of journalists to bring them under special stimulus facilities in the wake of coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
Jatiya Press Club forms doctors’ panel for its members
Jatiya Press Club (JPC) has constituted a panel of five doctors for providing emergency medical services to its members during this time of coronavirus crisis. JPC members can call the doctors and get advice and treatment, said a press release…
Senior Journalist Abu Zafar Panna passes away
Senior journalist Abu Zafar Panna died of a brain haemorrhage at the National Neuroscience Hospital on Friday afternoon. He was 77. He was admitted to the hospital when he suffered a massive stroke a couple of days before.
16 journalists tested Covid-19 positive so far, says DUJ
Leaders of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Friday expressed deep concerns as 16 journalists, including nine in Dhaka alone, were infected with coronavirus.
Community Radio Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh
AHM Bazlur Rahman Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been mobilizing all community radios for developing and broadcasting awareness-building programs on COVID-19: Coronavirus contamination to protect lives and livelihoods since March 1, 2020. www.bnnrc.net
ATN News TV journo tests Covid-19 positive; 20 quarantined
Twenty staff members of ATN News, a private TV channel, have been sent on home-quarantine after one of their colleagues has tested positive for coronavirus.
Ensure TV journos’ health security, pay dues: Minister
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday urged journalist leaders and television managing committees to ensure health security and pay dues for those working at private channels.
Can India’s print newspapers survive the Covid-19 pandemic
by Nava Thakuria As an unprecedented lockdown continues in India, the newspaper groups face an uphill task to maintain their readership. The complete shutdown, to continue till 14 April, instantly stopped the vendors from delivering morning newspapers to reader’s doorsteps…
Veteran journalist Roushanuzzaman passes away
Dhaka, April 08 – Roushanuzzaman, a veteran journalist and former executive editor of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), passed away on Wednesday. He was 70.
টাইমস অব ইন্ডিয়া’র বিরুদ্ধে তাবলীগের কোটি রুপির মানহানী মামলা
দিল্লী থেকে তাবলীগ নিউজ বিডি.কম বিশেষ প্রতিনিধি রাষ্ট্রীয় পৃষ্ঠপোষকতায় পরিচালিত ভারতের প্রভাবশালী গণমাধ্যম “টাইমস অব ইন্ডিয়া”র বিরোদ্ধে ‘বানোয়াট, উদ্ভট, পরিকল্পিত অপপ্রচার ও মিথ্যা নিউজ’ করায় তাবলীগের এককর্মি কোটি রুপির মানহানী মামলা করেছেন।
Independent TV journo tests virus positive; 47 quarantined
Forty-seven employees of private television channel Independent have been put under home-quarantine after one of their colleagues tested positive for coronavirus.
Govt , media to work closely to tackle coronavirus: Minister
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday said the government and the mass media will work more closely to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. He made the remarks after a meeting with leaders of mass media at his Minto Road residence in…
Dhaka Reporters Unity launches ambulance service for members
Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) has launched an ambulance services for its members and their families as Bangladesh reported second death from coronavirus (Covid-19).
Kurigram tortured journalist returns home after 7 days
Journalist Ariful Islam Rigan, who was jailed through a mobile court earlier this month and tortured , returned home from hospital on Saturday.
WikiLeaks’ latest about OPCW fake Douma Report blaming Syria
By Caitlin Johnstone 28 Dec. 2019 – This is getting really, really, really weird. WikiLeaks has published yet another set of leaked internal documents from within the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) adding even more material to…
CJA demands immediate release of Jang Group Editor in Chief
The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) calls on the Government of Pakistan to release the Jang Group Editor-in-Chief, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, who has been in detention since 12 March. His arrest and detention by the National Accountability Bureau before substantive hearings have…
HC grants Manavzamin Editor Matiur Rahman Chowdhury bail
Dhaka, March 18 – The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail for four weeks to Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, editor-in-chief of Bangla daily Manabzamin, in a case filed on the charge of “publishing false news and circulating it on social…
Media under grip of ‘pro-govt’ businessesmen: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday bemoaned that the country’s media industry is now ‘under the grip of businessmen who cannot go against the government to protect their own interests’.
US Olympic chiefs axe media summit over virus fears
The United States Olympic &Paralympic Committee has shelved a planned summit for athletes and media due to be staged in Los Angeles next week due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, officials said yesterday.
BNNRC recognized for 4th time Champions UN WSIS Prizes 2020
The Media development-related initiative of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been recognized for 4th time as Champions in UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS) Prizes 2020.
Facebook shuts London, Singapore offices after coronavirus case
LONDON, March 7, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Facebook said Friday it was shutting its London office and part of its Singapore base for “deep cleaning” after an employee in the Asian city state was diagnosed with coronavirus.
Govt loss Tk 120bn a year as cable TV operators under-report
The government loses Tk 10,000-12,000 in revenue every year as the cable operators are not digitised their services, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday.
Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman gets bail in death case
A court here on Monday granted bail to Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman in a case filed over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Nayeemul Abrar Rahat.
ফেসবুকে বিপজ্জনক কন্টেন্ট বন্ধে রাষ্ট্রকেই কঠোর আইন করতে হবে
ফেসবুকে বিপজ্জনক অনলাইন কন্টেন্ট বন্ধের জন্য বিভিন্ন রাষ্ট্রকে আরো কঠোর আইন প্রণয়নের আহ্বান জানিয়েছেন প্রতিষ্ঠানটির প্রধান মার্ক জাকারবার্গ।
Freedom of media needed for equity-based society: Minister
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the freedom of media is needed to build an equity-based society in the country.