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  Barishal Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 08 Mar 2021 10:08 AM BdST Updated: 08 Mar 2021 10:08 AM BdST A local journalist says he was taken aback to see his name as a witness in a defamation suit started against four senior editors of bdnews24.com in a Barishal court. "); } Rubel Khan, library secretary of Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabat Barishal Press Club, took to social media to express his surprise and ire. “I have been named as a witness in a recent case against bdnews24.com, th...

  Staff Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 07 Mar 2021 04:02 AM BdST Updated: 07 Mar 2021 06:18 PM BdST Describing several sections of the Digital Security Act as “contradictory to the freedom of press, guaranteed by the constitution”, the Editors’ Council has demanded immediate release of the journalists and writers arrested in cases under the law. "); } The council in a statement on Saturday also demanded immediate amendment of the law and withdrawal of the cases under the act....

Jatiya Swechchhasebak Dal today held a rally protesting the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail custody, and the killing of journalist Borhan Uddin Mujakkir. Around 200 party leaders and activists, including BNP National Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas, started the rally in front of National Press Club around 10:30am and continued till 12:00pm. At the rally, they

  Brahmanbaria Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 05 Mar 2021 04:55 PM BdST Updated: 05 Mar 2021 11:47 PM BdST The demand to scrap the controversial Digital Security Act has intensified after Mushtaq Ahmed’s death in prison. File photo. Law Minister Anisul Huq has ruled out the possibility of the government amending the Digital Security Act now. "); } He says the government is rather trying to stop the abuse of the law. The minister made the comments amid protests for the repeal of...

  Senior Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 05 Mar 2021 01:00 PM BdST Updated: 05 Mar 2021 01:00 PM BdST Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore is in poor health following his release on bail after 10 months in jail in a digital security case, losing 9 kg of body weight while in detention. "); } Kishore has been admitted to a private hospital in Dhaka after he was released on Thursday, said his brother Ahsan Kabir, an author. He was already lean but now he has lost another 9 kg, Ahsan Kabir to...

Mushtaq’s Death: Ensure justice, scrap DSA 7 victims of controversial laws urge govt Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Seven victims of the Digital Security Act and ICT Act yesterday demanded a judicial probe into the alleged brutal torture on writer Mushtaq Ahmed and cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore in custody and trial of law enforcers accused of torture. Terming the DSA a "death trap", the seven, including a teacher, journalists and activis...

‘This oppressive law must be abolished’ Protests rage on against DSA; speakers demand judicial probe into Mushtaq’s death, release of students People from all walks of life joined Pragatisheel Chhatra Jote’s rally at Shahbagh, demanding justice for Mushtaq Ahmed, abolition of the DSA and release of all those detained under the law. Photo: Palash Khan Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent People from different walks of life including teachers, political leaders and activists yesterda...

Ahmed Kabir Kishore is being let out of jail amid an international outcry over a writer’s in-custody death.

Mushtaq Ahmed. | PEN International When he wrote his last letter from prison, Mushtaq Ahmed was worried about the health of his wife Lipa Akhter. She had suffered a mental breakdown and had been hospitalised, reportedly because of her inability to obtain bail for her husband. Whatever the charge they may bring against us, always remember the poem of Mahadev Saha, Mushtaq Ahmed wrote to her. “Can they charge a cuckoo with sedition if it calls someone’s name? Can a lily be ...

  Senior Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Mushtaq Ahmed A committee formed by the home ministry to investigate the prison death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed has said that he died of “natural causes”. "); } The five-member committee led by Additional Secretary Tarun Kanti Sikder of the home ministry submitted its report on Wednesday, said Sharif Mahmud Apu, public relations officer of the ministry. "The report states that Mushtaqs death was natural." Sharif was unable to say if the report conta...