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Mushtaq Ahmed, a crocodile farmer and writer, was jailed under a 2018 law that authorities have used to crack down on dissent in the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that no death is desirable, and nor is creating unrest centring the death. The premier said this, responding to a query while briefing the media virtually from Gono Bhaban about the UN recommendation for graduating from LDC status. "As we have developed a digital Bangladesh, it is also our responsibility to provide digital security," the

  Staff Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 27 Feb 2021 10:27 PM BdST Updated: 27 Feb 2021 11:10 PM BdST Defending the Digital Security Act, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the law is necessary to protect everyone in the digital space.  "); } Hasina responded to a journalist’s query on the criticism of the law at a press conference on Saturday amid protests over the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail after his arrest under the same law. The prime minister held the press...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that the death of anyone is not desired and so is not any unrest centering the demise. "No death is desirable. But it is also not desirable to create unrest centering that. On November 3 [1975], four national leaders of the country were brutally killed in jail. There is no such incident in the country now. What can be done if someone

Studies ID risks, impact of remote work A return to the office is likely in the near future for a number of Americans as the vaccine roll-out continues throughout the States, but that doesnt mean all workers will or want to return to an office full-time. While the current remote or hybrid working environment continues, three new reports highlight the ways remote working situations may be hurting businesses. First, new data out from Ivanti warns that employees are putting their workplaces at ri...

  Dhaka University Correspondent  bdnews24.com Published: 26 Feb 2021 02:30 PM BdST Updated: 26 Feb 2021 03:16 PM BdST Members of various leftist student organisations block the Shahbagh intersection during a protest against the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail following his arrest in a Digital Security Act case, Feb 26, 2021. Members of different leftist student organisations light a fire at the Shahbagh intersection on Friday, Feb 26, 2021, during a protest rally over writer Mushta...

Mushtaq Ahmed’s death: CPJ calls on Bangladesh authorities for swift, transparent investigation Star Digital Report Star Digital Report US-based rights body Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Bangladeshi authorities to conduct a swift, transparent, and independent investigation into the death of writer and commentator Mushtaq Ahmed in custody. It also demanded release of jailed political cartoonist Kishore unconditionally and investi...

BNP condemns death of writer Mushtaq Staff Correspondent 26th February, 2021 11:08:08 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has protested and condemned the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in prison.  “People from all walks of life across the country have become outraged by Mushtaqs death. The death of a freelance writer on Facebook, a non-political, innocent like Mushtaq, is not a normal occurrence. The state power is involved with it. I strongly cond...

Anger in Bangladesh after arrested writer dies in jail Mushtaq Ahmed was arrested nine months ago for criticizing corruption and the govts poor Covid-19 response Trending Protesters demonstrate in Dhaka on Feb. 26 over the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed. (Photo supplied) A prominent Bangladeshi writer has died in a high-security prison nine months after he was arrested under the country’s draconian Digital Security Act for criticizing corruption and the government’s poor response to the Covi...

  Gazipur Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 26 Feb 2021 08:42 PM BdST Updated: 26 Feb 2021 09:20 PM BdST Members of various leftist student organisations block the Shahbagh intersection during a protest against the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail following his arrest in a Digital Security Act case, Feb 26, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi The prison authorities have started a case over the “unnatural” death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail nearly 10 months after his arrest on c...