Fire at Udichi Shilpigoshthi office under control
Miscreants set fire to the office of Udichi Shilpigoshthi on Topkhana Road in the capital on Friday evening. The incident occurred around 5:45 pm at Udichi’s office opposite the National…
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UN urges calm in Bangladesh after Osman Hadi killing
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday urged the authorities to conduct a “prompt, impartial, thorough, and transparent” investigation into the attack that led to Sharif Osman Bin Hadi’s…
Our future cannot rest on politics-as-usual
Bangladesh stands at a defining juncture in its national journey. The country has achieved remarkable progress over the past five decades; lifting millions out of poverty, achieving near self-sufficiency in…
Is this what justice looks like?
Our nation mourns the untimely death of Osman Hadi, who breathed his last in Singapore after being shot earlier last week in broad daylight. That such an incident was allowed…
PEN Bangladesh condemns attacks on media houses, threats to free expression
PEN Bangladesh unequivocally has condemned the violent attacks on the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo. These acts of vandalism and intimidation constitute a direct assault on press…
Violence over Osman Hadi’s death part of plot to derail democratic transition
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the wave of violence, arson, and vandalism following the death of Inquilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi…
Security tightened across capital as law enforcement remains on alert
Law enforcement agencies have tightened security on various roads across the capital to prevent any untoward incidents, with members of the police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and the army taking…
Shahbagh becomes epicenter of mourning, protest over Osman Hadi’s killing
Shahbagh, the heart of Dhaka, turned into a sea of grief and protest Friday as thousands gathered to demand justice for Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha, whose death…
Press faces one of its darkest chapters as newspapers attacked
In an unprecedented assault on press freedom, the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star – two of Bangladesh’s most prominent Bengali- and English-language newspapers – were attacked, vandalized,…
Editors’ Council, NOAB condemn attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star
Editors’ Council and the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) have expressed concern, anger, and condemnation over the recent attacks, vandalism, and arson at the offices of leading Bangladeshi dailies,…