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Israel kills female Palestinian journalist

Another Palestinian journalist has been killed in an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip, taking the death toll to 205 since early October 2023 when the regime launched its all-out onslaught against the blockaded coastal sliver. Local organizations identified the new victim as Ahlam al-Nafed, who...

Bashundhara Group pledges support of Tk1cr to families of 5 martyred journalists

Bashundhara Group, the leading industrial conglomerate of the country, has taken responsibility for the families of five journalists martyred in the July Revolution. Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan has announced a support of Tk 1 crore to ease their future path. He made this announcement at...

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran

An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks, whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States, was freed Wednesday and is heading home, Italian officials said. A plane carrying Cecilia Sala(29), left Tehran after intensive work on diplomatic...

Govt to issue more efficient accreditation card for journalists: Shafiqul

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has assured that the government will issue more efficient accreditation cards for journalists. The Chief Advisers Press Wing held a meeting on Monday with the leaders of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, Dhaka Union of Journalists, Dhaka...

Shafiqul for paying minimum basic salary to journalists

Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday said the owners of media outlets must provide a minimum basic salary to journalists, reports BSS. I am not against the Wage Board for journalists...but a basic minimum salary must be provided to journalists, he told a discussion....

Role of journalists is more crucial in present time: Nahid

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Tuesday said the role of journalists in the current time is very significant, expressing hope that newsmen would play a responsible role by providing actual facts to the people of the country. Stressing the importance of objective news...

2 Turkish journalists killed in north Syria

Two journalists from Turkeys mainly Kurdish southeast were killed covering the fighting between Ankara-backed and US -backed fighters in northern Syria, a Turkish journalists association and an NGO said Friday. Nazim Dastan and Cihan Bilgin were killed on Thursday near the Tishrin dam, about...

Israel kills journalist on death anniversary of his colleague

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Sunday killed an Al Jazeera photojournalist exactly one year to the day after an attack killed one of his colleagues, reports CNN. Citing Al Awda Hospital, CNN reported that Ahmad Al-Louh, 39, and four other people were killed by the strike that targeted an office...

104 journalists killed worldwide in 2024

This year has been particularly deadly for journalists with 104 killed worldwide, over half of them being in Gaza, reports AFP. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) shared the information Tuesday. AFP quoted IFJ general secretary Anthony Bellanger as saying the toll for 2024 is...

Mother of Austin Tice claims new evidence proves he is alive

The mother of Austin Tice, the American journalist abducted in Syria in 2012, told reporters Friday that her son is believed to be alive and is being treated well, without providing further details. We have from a significant source that has already been vetted all over our government, Austin...

Adviser Nahid says Govt welcomes constructive criticism from media

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam has urged the media and journalists to provide constructive criticism to help improve the governments performance. He emphasized that such feedback would be valuable for refining government policies during an exchange of views with leaders of the...

Sagar-Runi murder: Report submission deferred for 113th time

The submission date for the investigation report on the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi has been postponed for the 113th time, reports Dhaka Tribune. The report was scheduled to be submitted on Monday, but as the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) failed to file...

11-member media reform commission formed

The interim government has formed an 11-member media reform commission with veteran journalist Kamal Ahmed as its chief. The commission will submit their report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus by the next 90 days, said the chief advisers press wing on Monday, reports UNB. On October 17,...

US says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country

An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to be detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on the country, reports AP. The imprisonment of...

Israel strike kills 3 journalists, wounds more in southern Lebanon

At least three journalists were killed inan Israeli strike in southern Lebanonovernight Thursday, according to local media reports. The deadly attack reportedly wounded other journalists in an attack on the building they were sleeping in. This comes hours after Israel killed three soldiers...