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TheSoundOn: New possibility of music and media distribution
TheSoundOn, an international-standard digital distribution platform, has officially launched its operation led by its CEO and Founder Rumel Ahmed. It has opened a new horizon in the world of music and media. This platform offers a comprehensive solution for artists and labels, providing...

Our July documentaries are slaps for Indian media: Shafiqul
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Monday said Indian media run many fake stories over the Bangladesh July uprising but each of our documentaries on the popular uprising is a slap for the Indian media. He said this after watching a documentary on July movement at Comilla University...

Russian tycoon wins legal battle against western Media – RBK
A German court has barred a local newspaper from spreading misinformation about Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, marking another legal victory for the metals and telecoms magnate in his ongoing battle against Western media. According to RBK, the Hamburg Regional Court issued the ruling on...

Major conspiracy against Yunus underway, Indian media involved: Press Secretary
Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser Shafiqul Alam has alleged a large-scale conspiracy involving substantial financial transactions to tarnish the image of the 24th mass uprising and Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on the global stage. He claimed that Indian media is playing a role in this effort....

CA press wing debunks India.com report on media censorship
The recent report of India.com on the Bangladeshs media censorship was fake one, the Chief Advisers Press Wing has said. Some Indian media are continuing their campaign of disinformation, again making outrageous claims about the Interim Government that have no relationship whatsoever with...

Dalton Investments demands resignation of Fuji Media advisor Hisashi Hieda
U.S. investment fund Dalton Investments has intensified its pressure on Fuji Media Holdings, demanding the resignation of Executive Managing Advisor Hisashi Hieda. In a letter to the companys board on Monday, the fund criticized Fuji Medias handling of the recent scandal involving television...

‘Financial security needed for media reform’
Media Reform Commission Chief Kamal Ahmed on Tuesday said that the dignity of journalists cannot be ensured without their financial security. Media reform cannot take place without financial security. Without ensuring financial stability, quality media cannot be guaranteed. Economic stability is...

Over half of Gen Z in UK favor a dictatorship
A new survey suggests a growing inclination among Generation Z towards authoritarian leadership, sparking concerns over democracys future. The findings, part of Channel 4s Gen Z: Trends, Truth and Trust report, will be unveiled at a Royal Television Society event, reads an Independent (UK) report....

‘Prothom Alo group’s mischief against Islam
Prothom Alo, the leading and influential media of the country, was criticized in many ways due to its various controversial activities. Not only their effort in de-politicization, the agenda of the Prothom Alo also included safeguarding the interest of India and promoting Atheism in disguise of its...

Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza despite ceasefire agreement
Israeli air and artillery strikes persist in Gaza despite the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reports that, since Wednesday, 81 Palestinians have been killed and 188 others injured in ongoing Israeli...

Indonesia to set social media age limit, following Australia’s example
Indonesia plans to introduce a regulation establishing a minimum age for social media users, a step intended to safeguard children, according to the countrys communications minister, reports Reuters. This plan comes after Australia decided to ban children under 16 from using social media,...

Rumor Scanner debunks Kolkata media's claim of Bangladeshis destroying Indian crops
Fact-checking body Rumor Scanner has debunked a video claiming that Bangladeshi citizens are destroying crops of Indian agricultural land. Indian media outlet Republic Bangla has recently circulated a video on various social media claiming that Some Bangladeshis have infiltrated the...

Kuwaiti media icon detained over pro-Israel remarks
Kuwaits Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of prominent media figure Fajr Al Saeed for 21 days in pretrial custody over allegations linked to her public calls for normalisation with Israel, Gulf News reported. The Ministry of Interior filed a formal complaint against Fajr Al Saeed,...

Holey Artisan tragedy’s shifting narratives
In the back-wash of the 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka, narratives surrounding the late Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain have sparked contention. Faraaz, hailed by some as a symbol of courage, is now at the center of a heated debate about the accuracy of accounts that portray him as a hero who...

Trump criticizes UK’s ‘major mistake’ on North Sea energy policy
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump criticized the U.K.s windfall tax on oil and gas producers in a social media post on Friday, joining other members of his incoming administration in voicing concerns over Prime Minister Keir Starmers agenda. The UK is making a very big mistake. Open Up the North...

UN officials warn of escalating tragedy without ceasefire in Gaza
The United Nations has renewed its urgent call for a ceasefire in Gaza as the humanitarian crisis deepens amid ongoing violence. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini emphasized on Thursday that no part of Gaza has been safe since the war began in October 2023, describing the situation as...

CA press wing debunks Indian Zeenews report on Prof Yunus
A recent report of Indian Zeenews titled DNA Exclusive: Analysing Mohammad Yunuss Alleged Operation Octopus In Bangladesh is completely false and fabricated, says the chief advisers press wing. The news item published in Indias Zeenews is completely false and fabricated, the press wing said in a...

Russians have greater media freedom on Telegram than EU citizens, says Durov
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has stated that Russians enjoy more media freedom on the platform than EU citizens, in a New Years message posted Tuesday, reports RT. Durov highlighted that while some Russian media outlets are banned in the EU under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and sanctions, all...

Turkiye singer Serdar Ortac faces trial for promoting illegal betting ads
The trial of renowned singer Serdar Ortac for allegedly promoting illegal betting advertisements began on Tuesday at the 25th Criminal Court of First Instance in Istanbuls Caglayan Justice Palace. Prominent entertainer Mehmet Ali Erbil, named as a witness, is also involved in the case, reads a...

Murdoch's News Corp sells Foxtel to DAZN for $2.1 billion
News Corp has finalized a deal to sell its Australian cable-TV unit, Foxtel, to London-based sports streaming platform DAZN for A$3.4 billion ($2.1 billion), including debt. The move reduces the Murdoch-controlled media conglomerates exposure to traditional cable TV, a business struggling to...

Assuming control of properties valued at Tk 30,000 crore
Simeen Rahman, the eldest daughter of industrialist Latifur Rahman, has been accused of seizing control of Transcom Groupthe parent company of The Daily Prothom Alo and The Daily Starusing forged documents and falsified signatures to exclude her siblings from their rightful inheritance. Her...

Let truth be our weapon against propaganda: CA
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday called upon the media and the people of the country to present the true picture of the country before the world, saying truth should be our weapon against propaganda. Let truth be our weapon against propaganda, he said while addressing the nation...

Human Rights Watch warns new El Salvador laws threaten free expression, privacy
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarm over El Salvadors newly approved cybersecurity and data protection laws, warning that the legislation could undermine media freedom and citizens privacy rights. The laws, passed by the Legislative Assembly on November 12, 2024, give the government sweeping...

Indian media's report on Bangladesh apparel industry misleading: CA press wing
Report published on Indian media Tuesday claiming that many global brands are now shifting their focus to Indian manufacturers from Bangladesh is misleading, Chief Advisers Press Wing said on Wednesday, reports BSS. The article published in India.com claims many clothing brands are now shifting...

Indian media mention West Bengal vlogger as Bangladeshi!
Since the fall of autocrat Sheikh Hasina, the Indian media has been spreading various propagandas on Bangladesh. Many major mainstream media outlets in India have participated in this propaganda mission. This time too, a similar thing happened centered over an incident on Goa beach in India....

Indian media, rumor mongers invited to visit Bangladesh for fact-checking
Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the Chief Adviser, invited Indian media and others spreading rumors to visit Bangladesh for fact verification. The invitation was made this morning during a discussion titled New Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges, and Way Forward. The press secretary...

Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement
A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system. The outlets said in a joint statement on...

Fight misformation campaign with truth: CA's Press Secretary
Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has encouraged more journalists including woman reporters and editors to talk to the Indian media to confront misinformation campaign coming from some of the Indian media outlets and their social media platforms, reports UNB. We must tell our stories...