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Journalist Protection Act within 3 months: Mahfuj Alam
Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said the government will enact the ‘Journalist Protection Act’ within the next two to three months ‘at any cost’. He made…
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Mahfuj: Journalist Protection Act within 3 months
Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said the government will enact the Journalist Protection Act within the next two to three months “at any cost.” He made…
Media coverage item
Journalist Protection Act within 3 months: Mahfuj Alam
Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said the government will enact the ‘Journalist Protection Act’ within the next two to three months ‘at any cost’. He made…
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‘Journalist Protection Act’ to be enacted soon: Mahfuj
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam today (28 September) expressed his optimism that the 'Journalist Protection Act' will be enacted soon, aimed at safeguarding the…
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Country in urgent need of law to protect journalism
Bangladesh urgently needs an independent media commission and laws to protect journalism and journalists in order to strengthen press freedom, speakers said at an event yesterday.…
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When protests erupted on Bangladesh’s streets in July 2024, toppling the Awami League after 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule, many observers reached for historical parallels.…
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The Lost Art of Talking to People
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Geography and Politics Stand in The Way of an Independent Palestinian State
There has been a recent rush of countries to formally recognise the state of Palestine. Affirming Palestinian sovereignty marks a historic diplomatic milestone, yet the exact…
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Betrayed: The Tragedy of Two Kashmiris and the Crisis of Indian Justice
Two men. Two decades apart. One consistent betrayal. In the long, tormented ledger of India’s relationship with Kashmir, few stories reveal the depth of institutional duplicity…
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Are Bangladesh’s Overseas Guardians of Democracy Being Silenced?
Last year, as Bangladesh’s long-standing autocratic regime finally fell, the cheers traveled far beyond Dhaka. The celebration swept through London’s Brick Lane, Toronto’s Scarborough, and WhatsApp…
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Shaping of Pak-US ties
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir’s meeting with American President Donald Trump will continue to echo for weeks, perhaps months. The US president’s…
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Corruption Sparked a Nationwide Movement in Philippine
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