2 BMDA staff held over Rajshahi journos attack

Two staffers of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) were arrested early Monday from capital's Mohammadpur area in a case filed over attack on two journalists in Rajshahi on September 5. The arrestees were BMDA storekeeper Md Jibon,22, and driver Abdus Sabur,47, who were suspended in connection with the incident. The two absconding

Journo Amit Habib to be buried in Jhenaidah

Eminent journalist and Editor of the Daily Desh Rupantor Amit Habib will be buried at his birthplace Jhenaidah district today. Currently, his body is being taken towards Jhenaidah following the second namaz-e-janaza held on the premises of Jatiya Press Club here. The second namaz-e-janaza of Amit was held at the tennis

Journalist Fazle Elahi gets bail in DSA case

A Rangamati court on Wednesday granted bail to journalist Fazle Elahi in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.  Rangamati Senior Judicial Magistrate Fatema Begum Mukta granted the bail and asked Elahi, editor of Dainik Parbatya Chattogram and Pahar 24.com, to appear before the Chattogram Cyber Tribunal within seven days. Earlier

HC stays trial against journo Kajol in 3 cases under DSA

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday stayed for two months the trial proceedings of three cases filed against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol under the Digital Security Act . The HC bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Atowar Rahman passed the order after hearing on Kajol's petition. Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua

Rozina Islam’s ordeal and the crisis in bureaucracy

Prothom Alo reporter Rozina Islam was forcibly held inside a Secretariat room for 5 hours before she was taken to the police station and charged under the Official Secrets Act. Police asked for her remand the next day but the court denied it. It was reported that she had stolen