A government-linked Bangladeshi lawyer has filed a sedition case over an Al Jazeera investigative report that revealed how a criminal gang is colluding with Bangladesh’s security forces, and has links to the country’s prime minister.
The case, which was filed at a court in Dhaka on Wednesday, argues that Al Jazeera’s report –
All the Prime Minister’s Men – was “fictitious and flawed”, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
The lawyer behind the case, Moshiur Malek, said Al Jazeera’s reporting “tarnished the image of Bangladesh’s government and the state at home and abroad, which amounts to sedition”, Bangladeshi media reported.
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Tk 946cr project to beef up rural internet network
The government is going to expand the Internet Protocol (IP) network of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) with an aim to expand broadband network to upazila and union levels.
The development comes as a part of the government s efforts to meet the country s growing data demand.
The Tk 945.90 crore project will also enhance the capacity of the state-owned company, enabling it to install and modernise the IP equipment in each district, upazila and union parishad as well as increase the capacity of its international internet gateways (IIGs) and national internet exchanges (NIXs).
Digitisation and education: Lessons learned during pandemic
Earlier this last year when the first wave of Covid-19 swept the country and plunged the nation into an uncertain lockdown, it painted a particular grim picture for the education sector of the country. Most institutions in the country were far from prepared to handle a crisis like that. They lacked the digital infrastructure and the experience that was needed for a smooth transition to remote learning in the wake of the pandemic.
Yet, one year down the line, classes in most private universities of the country are running in full swing while the public universities are yet to catch on. According to a World Bank data, an average of around 3,800 classes are being held online daily with more than 2,20,000 students in attendance.
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 10 Feb 2021 04:40 PM BdST
Updated: 10 Feb 2021 04:40 PM BdST
The High Court has sought the opinions of legal experts to determine the acceptability of a writ petition to ban the broadcast of Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera in Bangladesh and if it can issue an order for its suspension. );
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Supreme Court lawyers A J Mohammad Ali, Fida M Kamal, Abdul Matin Khasru, Prabir Niyogi, Kamal Ul Alam and Shahdeen Malik have been requested to submit their opinions as amicus curiae on Feb 15.
A virtual High Court bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah issued the order on Wednesday following a primary hearing of a writ petition.