Bangla daily the Bonik Barta today awarded the Gunijon Sambordhana for 2023 to two eminent personalities in recognition of their extraordinary contribution to the county.
Dhaka, Aug 7 (EFE)- The government of Bangladesh has announced plans to change the country’s controversial Digital Security Act and replace it with a new law amid widespread criticism from rights groups and concerns from the United Nations. Law Minister Anisul Haq told a press conference in Dhaka that a cabinet meeting on Monday, headed …
The government must either repeal the Digital Security Act-2018 or amend it in such a manner that it does not hamper free media or freedom of expression.
Bangladesh’s newspaper industry is going through a crisis because of several laws such as the Digital Security Act that have become obstacles to freedom of speech and the precarious state of the economy, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday.