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After walking out of Kashimpur Central Jail-2 in Gazipur, cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore was on the way to a hospital and said, "I am not in a condition to go home." "I just got out of jail. I will go to the hospital with my elder brother. However, before going to the hospital, I will meet my lawyer Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua to consult with him," Kishore told The Daily Star.

  Staff Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 04 Mar 2021 08:55 PM BdST Updated: 04 Mar 2021 09:18 PM BdST Dhaka Reporters Unity or DRU has expressed concern over pressure on bdnews24.com to remove old reports, saying such activities will hamper the efforts to consolidate democracy. "); } President Mursalin Nomani and General Secretary Moshiur Rahman Khan of the top organisation of reporters in Bangladesh in a statement on Thursday also demanded action against those pressuring bdnews24.co...

"If you come close to me you will smell the pus." This was the first statement by Ahmed Kabir Kishore to this correspondent. He was released from Kashimpur Central Jail-2, on bail, around 12:20pm -- mere hours back. The cartoonist had spent 10 months in prison for the crime of drawing cartoons, prosecuted under the Digital Security Act. Kishore turned his head to show an oozing ear canal, before rolling up his jeans to show numerous scars on his leg. The scar tissue shone mottled, scaly and whi...

He said Mushtaq gave his life to protect the citizens freedom of speech. The freedom fighter demanded repeal of the DSA by March 26, justice for Mushtaq and the release of all those detained under the controversial law. The protesters, led by Dr Zafrullah in a wheelchair, started marching towards the Prime Ministers Office around 1:15pm. They were obstructed by police in front of Hotel InterContinental in Shahbagh area. They gave an ultimatum to the government for abolishing the DSA by March 26...

Bangladesh: Death in detention of Mushtaq Ahmed and release on bail of Ahmed Kabir Kishore 03/03/2021 Death in detention / March 3, 2021 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Bangladesh. Description of the situation: Mushtaq Ahmed and the release on bail of cartoonist Mr.  Ahmed Kabir Kishore. The two had been held in pre-trial detent...

Photo: Muntakim Saad Talking to media, Chief Coordinator of Gana Samhati Andolon Zonayed Saki said a tougher protest will be waged if the DSA is not abolished by March 26. Earlier, eminent citizens held a rally demanding justice for writer Mushtaq and all who died in custody so far. The rally started in front of Jatiya Press Club around 11:15am. Speakers at the rally said they wanted proper investigation over the death of Mushtaq in jail custody and the highest punishment of those responsible. ...

Bangladesh High Court grants bail to imprisoned cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore A two-member panel of judges from Bangladesh HC issued the order of his bail on health grounds, said his lawyer Jotirmoy Barua. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Associated Press DHAKA: Bangladesh’s High Court granted bail Wednesday to a cartoonist who has been held for 10 months of pre-trial detention under a controversial digital security law that critics say stifles freedom of expression. Ahmed Kabir Kish...

How is Bangladeshs Digital Security Act muzzling free speech? dw.com 3/3/2021 dw.com Amid mass protest over the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in prison, authorities in Dhaka have said they will not revoke the controversial act. © Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/Zuma/picture alliance A protester in Dhaka after the death of Mushtaq Ahmed Protesters have taken to the streets of the Bangladeshi capital following the death of a writer in a high-security prison on February 25. Mushtaq Ah...

Mushtaq Ahmed and the release on bail of cartoonist Mr. Ahmed Kabir Kishore. The two had been held in pre-trial detention for ten months for their criticism of the authorities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 25, 2021, Mushtaq Ahmed was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital, where he had been transferred from the Kashimpur Jail. At the time of publication of this urgent appeal, the circumstances surrounding his death remain unknown...

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