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Kishore granted bail, after 10 long months 6 days ago, his co-accused Mushtaq died in jail; prison probe finds no negligence over the writer’s death Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Cartoonist Ahmed Kishore finally secured bail yesterday after languishing in jail for 10 months in a case filed under the controversial Digital Security Act. A High Court bench granted him bail, six days after writer Mushtaq Ahmed, another accused in the case, di...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has urged the Bangladesh government to ensure an investigation into the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in custody is prompt, transparent and independent, and suspend application of the Digital Security Act.

Activists in Bangladesh are protesting the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who died in prison after criticizing the government's handling of the coronavirus. Protesters demand the withdrawal the new Digital Security Act under which Ahmed was charged.

Activists and students take part in a torch procession following the death in jail of Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed months after his arrest under internet laws which critics say are used to muzzle dissent, in Dhaka on February 26, 2021. Photograph:( AFP ) Story highlights Ahmeds prosecution under the countrys Digital Security Act was an example of the "worst...

4 minute read Activists gather at several places in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to protest the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed under police custody, 26 February 2021, Nahid Hasan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Mushtaq Ahmed was arrested in May 2020 for posting criticism of the governments pandemic response on Facebook. His petitions for bail had been repeatedly denied. This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 26 February 2021. Bangladesh authorities should con...

Bangladesh saw another day of protests on February 28 following the death of a prominent writer and government critic in jail, with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets. Mushtaq Ahmed, 53, collapsed and died on February 25, 10 months after being arrested under Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act (DSA) for comments on Facebook criticising the government’s response to coronavirus.

Left-leaning student bodies wrap up demo for the day Photo: Palash Khan Star Digital Report Star Digital Report Activists of left-leaning student organisations, who were demonstrating in front of the Secretariat after they were barred from besieging the home ministry, ended their protest programme for today. The demonstrators said they will announce the next course of action from a press conference soon. More than 200 activists brought out a procession from Raju Sculpture in TSC area around 1...

  Staff Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 01 Mar 2021 10:25 PM BdST Updated: 01 Mar 2021 10:25 PM BdST Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has criticised the reaction of foreign diplomats over the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who was in jail in a case under the Digital Security Act. "); } Momen was speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on his return from a trip to the United States on Monday. The minister said that he did not face any questions on Al Jazeera’s contr...

DSA case against Kishore: permission sought to interrogate 2 accused on bail Star Digital Report Star Digital Report Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit has submitted a petition, seeking permission to interrogate two accused who are now on bail in the case filed against cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and 10 others under the Digital Security Act. The accused are Didarul Islam Bhuiyan, a Rashtrochinta activist, and Minhaj Mannan Emon, managin...

HC set to decide on cartoonist Kishores bail plea on Wednesday