The world premiere of Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s much-anticipated political satire 840, also known as Democracy Pvt. Ltd., took place at Star Cineplex in the SKS Tower, located in Dhaka’s Mohakhali area. The event, held on December 11, featured a two-and-a-half-hour screening, attended by the director and the creative team behind 840.
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Rizvi warns business community, media about opportunism
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed Friday warned the administration, the business community and the media houses about the opportunists posing as BNP leaders and activists. "Some people used to live abroad and enjoy their lives. Now they are returning home and trying to influence the administration, the
Hizb-ut-Tahrir media chief arrested
Members of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested the media coordinator of the banned militant outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir from Bashundhara residential area early Friday. The arrestee has been identified as Imtiaz Selim, 42, confirmed by Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of the DMP. A
Media freedom declining across Europe, with implications for rule of law
A new report has warned media freedom in the EU is close to “breaking point” in many states amid rising authoritarianism across the continent. In its latest annual report covering 2023, the Berlin-based Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) highlighted widespread threats, intimidation and violence against journalists and attacks on the
The media keeps watch, speaks and enlightens
Israeli strike on Lebanese house kills five: state media
At least five people were killed Saturday, four from the same family, and nine wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in southern Lebanon, the country's official National News Agency reported. Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and Israel have traded deadly cross-border fire on a near-daily basis since war broke out
NSU Celebrates 1st Anniversary of ‘Media, Communication, and Journalism’ Program
North South University (NSU) celebrated the first anniversary of 'Media, Communication, and Journalism' program operating under the Department of Political Science & Sociology. The program was last year founded with a twin vision to cultivate professional capacity and bridge the gap between the newsroom and the classrooms. To mark this
WaterAid announces fellowship for young journo
WaterAid has recently announced the third edition of its signature media fellowship, a press release said Tuesday. The ‘Young Media Fellowship 2022-23’ aims to exchange ideas, raise awareness and bring young minds to closer to critical issues water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges and solutions at local and national level. The Young
Journalists aren’t bound to disclose sources: HC
Journalists are protected by the law in Bangladesh from disclosing their sources of information, the High Court said in a ruling as it emphasised the media's role in exposing corruption. The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo gave the judgment in light
Reasonable left, irresponsible right & the future of social democracy
With no shortage of catastrophes in the past 15 years worldwide — the democratic left is stepping up to provide stability amid the storm. Throughout the history of mankind, there have been catastrophes. In modern times, there have also been media representations of catastrophe, including worked-up or even imagined catastrophes. More than