Media fraternity pays last tributes to KG Mustofa

Journalists paid their last tributes to their fellow colleague and renowned lyricist KG Mustofa at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Monday. Over a hundred media workers, former colleagues and friends of KG Mustofa gathered on the JPC premises to show their last respect to him as his mortal

Journalists deserve immense gratitude: BGMEA

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has said journalists are genuine heroes who have been working with great courage and sincerity despite health risks amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  "They are playing a very important role in informing public about the impact of the virus and dispelling misinformation.

Myanmar military intensifies crackdown on journalists

As the imprisonment of scribes and other democratic activists under arbitrary laws becomes a new normal in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), the Switzerland based media rights body Press Emblem Campaign urges the military regime in Nay Pie Taw to release all media workers unreservedly. The military junta led by general

Quader urges journalists to be patient over Rozina issue

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged journalists to be patient and play a responsible role over the Rozina Islam issue. He came up with the urge while addressing a discussion at 23 Bangabandhu Avenue in the morning. Awami League's Relief and Social Welfare Sub-Committee organized the event where

Press freedom is only just one freedom

Press freedom day is being observed when the media is facing some of the toughest questions about its role. This issue center around the murder /suicide of a young girl who was reportedly in a relationship with a married boss of a major corporate house.  The person concerned has been

More scribes dying of Covid-19 in South Asia, PEC urges preparedness

As more journalists are falling preys to Covid-19 in south Asian nations (India and Bangladesh), the Switzerland based media rights and safety body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) urges for preparedness among media persons as they have to continue playing the role of corona warriors after the doctors, nurses, sanitation workers. Expressing