bloggers killing

CRACKING MILITANCY / BNP says ready to cooperate with govt

BNP says it is ready to cooperate the government with its experience in combating militancy in the country.

Gonojagoron Mancha calls 6-hr hartal for Tuesday

Gonojagoron Mancha calls a countrywide six-hour hartal from 6:00am to 12:00pm on Tuesday to protest killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and attack on three others.

Publisher killed in second attack in Dhaka

Publisher of Jagriti Prokashony is stabbed dead at his Shahbagh office shortly after assailants knifed another publisher of books written by slain blogger Avijit Roy along with two bloggers at his Lalmatia office.

Blogger killings: Bangladesh on CPJ Global Impunity Index

The killing of bloggers in Bangladesh propelled the country onto Global Impunity Index of Community to Protect Journalists.

Editorial / Erosion of trust on police

The report in this newspaper yesterday about how the bloggers are losing trust in the law enforcing agencies regarding their capability and indeed willingness to provide them with the minimum of security is very distressing.

STRATEGICALLY SPEAKING / No time to shilly shally

Five bloggers have been killed in the last five years. And except for the alleged killers of Ahmed Rajiv Haider, no others have been brought to justice yet.

Protect bloggers, prosecute those targeting free speech: HRW

Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to declare an unequivocal commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship.

April 29, 2016
April 29, 2016

BNP says ready to cooperate with govt

BNP says it is ready to cooperate the government with its experience in combating militancy in the country.

November 1, 2015
November 1, 2015

Gonojagoron Mancha calls 6-hr hartal for Tuesday

Gonojagoron Mancha calls a countrywide six-hour hartal from 6:00am to 12:00pm on Tuesday to protest killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and attack on three others.

October 31, 2015
October 31, 2015

Publisher killed in second attack in Dhaka

Publisher of Jagriti Prokashony is stabbed dead at his Shahbagh office shortly after assailants knifed another publisher of books written by slain blogger Avijit Roy along with two bloggers at his Lalmatia office.

October 9, 2015
October 9, 2015

Blogger killings: Bangladesh on CPJ Global Impunity Index

The killing of bloggers in Bangladesh propelled the country onto Global Impunity Index of Community to Protect Journalists.

August 17, 2015
August 17, 2015

Erosion of trust on police

The report in this newspaper yesterday about how the bloggers are losing trust in the law enforcing agencies regarding their capability and indeed willingness to provide them with the minimum of security is very distressing.

August 13, 2015
August 13, 2015

No time to shilly shally

Five bloggers have been killed in the last five years. And except for the alleged killers of Ahmed Rajiv Haider, no others have been brought to justice yet.

August 12, 2015
August 12, 2015

Protect bloggers, prosecute those targeting free speech: HRW

Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to declare an unequivocal commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship.

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