VOA journalists receive career support from Press Freedom Center
VOA journalists receive career support from Press Freedom Center

In the aftermath of the Trump Administrations decision to end federal grant funding to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Voice of America (VOA) journalists faced unexpected layoffs and a sudden shutdown of operations. On Friday, however, more than 200 VOA staff members received a valuable career...

Tk 1 crore cheque handover to families of martyred journalists today
Tk 1 crore cheque handover to families of martyred journalists today

The families of five journalists martyred in the July uprising will receive a promised cheque of Tk 1 crore on Wednesday. The cheque handover ceremony will take place at 3:00 pm in the conference room of East West Media Group. Earlier on 9 January, during the 15th anniversary celebration of...

British barrister advised Hasina on silencing journos
British barrister advised Hasina on silencing journos

Britains renowned barrister Desmond Browne KC advised ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasinas regime to silence journalists, reports the Sunday Times. Local news media the Business Standards reported that the matter came to light after The Sunday Times found a crumpled document in Sheikh Hasinas...

‘Journalism should be all about whole truth, not partial’
‘Journalism should be all about whole truth, not partial’

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists Union (BFUJ) secretary general and Bangladesh Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad member secretary Kader Gani Chowdhury said, Journalism should be about revealing the whole truth, not the partial. White should be called white and black should be called black. We...

Govt won’t interfere with press freedom like AL: Press secy
Govt won’t interfere with press freedom like AL: Press secy

Shafiqul Alam, press secretary of the chief adviser, said on Saturday that the incumbent government will not interfere with the freedom of press that the Awami League exercised during its 15 years in power. The freedom of press cannot be interfered. We wont do anything that will gag their...