ARTICLE 19 has expressed concern over the interim government's ‘abrupt release’ of draft ordinances to establish a National Media Commission and a Broadcasting Commission, allowing only three days for public feedback. This last-minute initiative, taken at the end of the interim governm
Bangabhaban staff Sarowar Alam remains in custody for nearly 18 hours after his detention over the alleged hacking of the Jamaat-e-Islami chief’s X account, police have said. Speaking to bdnews24.com on Wednesday evening, Shafiqul Islam, additional commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) o
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that politically motivated and arbitrary detentions, which had become ‘entrenched’ under the Awami League government, have continued under the interim government, including the practice of naming hundreds of unidentified individuals as suspects in crimi
Five District and Sessions Judges have been transferred ahead of the national election. The Ministry of Law issued a gazette notification on Tuesday (February 3) transferring them in consultation with the Supreme Court. Mohammad Moazzem Hossain, registrar of High Court division has been made Muns
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) aims to strengthen shipping connectivity and port infrastructure across the Bay of Bengal region. In this connection, a Maritime Transport Cooperation Agreement was signed during the last Bangkok summit, t
