Asia
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Cyberattack targets ‘Bangladesh Media Monitor’ after exposing journalistic misconduct
The Facebook page of Bangladesh Media Monitor, a Malaysia-based non-profit organization, has recently come under a cyberattack, confirmed by the organization’s Editor. In an interview with The Rummage, Bangladesh…
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Controversial Cyber Security Act faces incremental amendments, not abrogation, as Bangladesh confronts mounting dissent
Dhaka, Bangladesh – The interim government of Bangladesh has officially declared its intention to amend the highly contentious Cyber Security Act (CSA) of 2023, rather than repealing it entirely….
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UNGA assignment becomes Scapegoat, as Bangladesh’s TV journalists allegedly Abscond to the U.S.
The clandestine route colloquially dubbed the “Mexico Route,” infamous for facilitating unlawful entry into the United States and Canada, now has an unsettling counterpart in the operations of Bangladesh…
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Journalism under siege in southeastern Bangladesh: A struggle for truth amidst conflict
In the Chittagong Hill Tracts of southeastern Bangladesh—comprising Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachari—journalists are facing mounting threats in the midst of longstanding tensions between indigenous communities and Bengali settlers. Disputes…
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Bangladesh top spreading misinformation ‘Daily Kalbela’ mostly focus on religious hatred news
Bangladesh one of the leading national newspaper ‘Daily Kalbela’ identified as the country’s top spreading misinformation from the first and last six months of 2024 and 2023, according to…
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After the Bangladesh Journalist murder: Perpetrators Safe, family lives in fear and threats
Journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim was brutally murdered under the order of former Bangladesh government Awami League’s political leader Mahmudul Alam Babu, on June 14, 2023. Despite the name of…
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Corruption, Donors and Diplomatic Influence in Bangladesh’s media
In an investigation, Bangladesh media monitor found a chain of Indian ‘Special Agency’ in Dhaka Media and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) came into the spotlight behind the financial…
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The invisible chain of Indian influence weaving through Bangladesh’s Media
Outwardly appearing simple, but reportedly complicated in behavior and actions—this is the accusation against a journalist who was employed as an editorial assistant at ‘Dainik Janakantha’. in Dhaka. His…
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Indian state shuts down Internet in Manipur for five days
Internet and mobile data services were suspended for five days and an indefinite curfew imposed in some parts of India’s northeastern state of Manipur on Tuesday after student protests…
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Bangladesh media conglomerate withholds salaries of 183 Journalists
Bangladesh one of the largest media conglomerate East-West Media Group sister concern of Bashundhara Group has withheld the salaries of 183 journalists from its three media outlets—Daily Kaler Kantho,…
