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CPJ urges PM to stop the cycle of press repression and political retaliation

CPJ Asia-Pacific Programme Coordinator Kunal Majumder said every political transition in Bangladesh has seen authorities use laws and institutions against journalists believed to support former governments. TDS Desk: The Committee

Update: Fire in Delhi hotel kills at least 21, police say

AFP, New Delhi At least 21 people were killed when a fire ripped through a hotel in New Delhi today, police said, in one of the deadliest blazes in the

PM rejects proposal to rename Keraniganj TTC after Khaleda Zia

UNB Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday rejected a proposal to rename the Keraniganj Technical Training Centre (TTC) after former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, saying existing institutions should not

6 more children die with measles symptoms in Bangladesh

Staff Reporter: Six more children died with measles symptoms in the past 24hrs across Bangladesh. However, no confirmed deaths from measles were reported during the time. With the latest numbers,

Ali Akbar Khan made acting Chief of CID

Staff Reporter Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ali Akbar Khan has been appointed as the acting chief of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police. The appointment was made through a

Tofail laid to rest beside mother in Bhola

He was given a state guard of honour Bhola Correspondent Tofail Ahmed, a key figure in the mass uprising of 1969 and an organiser of the Liberation War, was laid