sedition
Sedition trial against Khaleda stayed for 6 months
The High Court stays the trial proceedings of a sedition case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for next six months.
Editors Guild of India concerned over lawsuits against Star editor
The Editors Guild of India expresses its deep concern at the barrage of criminal defamation and sedition cases filed against Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of Bangladesh’s The Daily Star and a columnist of several Indian newspapers.
Star editor gets bail in Khagrachhari
The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam secures bail in a Tk 10 crore defamation case in Khagrachhari.
KNOT SO TRUE / Of heroes and sedition
Two days ago, Ashis Nandy, the political psychologist, social theorist, critic, and a trained clinical psychologist...
Two India 'sedition' students surrender to police
Two Indian students accused of sedition for helping organise a protest at Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), have handed themselves into police.
Jhalakathi court summons Star editor Mar 31
A Jhalakathi court asks The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam to appear before it on March 31 in a defamation case.
Charging Bangladesh editors is dramatic backslide: HRW
Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh authorities to immediately withdraw all criminal charges filed against the editors of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo. It also urges repeal of criminal defamation and sedition laws, saying those “violate international standards”.
35 dignitaries seek withdrawal of cases against Star editor
Thirty-five eminent personalities of the country demand immediate withdrawal of all the cases filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam a day after nine other eminent citizens expressed grave concern over the filing of more than 50 cases and issuance of summons against Anam.
Eminent citizens concerned over cases against Star editor
Nine eminent citizens express grave concern over the countrywide filing of cases and issuance of summons against the Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star Mahfuz Anam.
Cops asked to find whether Star editor can be charged for sedition
Dhaka court orders cops to conduct an inquiry into an allegation of sedition brought against Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam by a lawyer after taking the permission from the government. Two defamation cases were filed in Cox’s Bazar and Gopalganj.
MP Latif sued over Bangabandhu’s image distortion
Two cases are filed against Chittagong-11 Awami League lawmaker MA Latiffor distorting the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
BNP condemns sedition charges against Tarique
BNP condemns pressing of sedition charges against the party’s senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, saying that it was an “unjustified and undemocratic move.”
Malaysia arrests three news editors for sedition
Police have arrested three editors from a Malaysian news portal and charged them with sedition over a news report
Anwar Ibrahim's daughter arrested for 'sedition'
The eldest daughter of Malaysia's jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is arrested for alleged sedition
Manna stable, says medical board
The health condition of Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna is stable, says head of the medical board formed to examine him.
Ex-ETV reporter Kanak Sarwar held
Detectives detain former Ekushey Television (ETV) reporter Kanak Sarwar in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area on charge of sedition.
Khaleda should be charged with sedition: Muhith
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia should be charged with sedition for her ‘anti-state movement’, says Finance Minister AMA Muhith
