Dhaka University has reopened its residential halls for all students after a year-and-a-half of a pandemic induced shutdown. First, second, and third-year students with identity cards and proof of vaccination were allowed in from 8 ...
A Bangladeshi journalist living in the United States and media watchdog the Committee to Protect Journalists have urged officials in Dhaka to release his sister who he claims was arrested in retaliation for his reporting ...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the sister of journalist Kanak Sarwar early on Tuesday on charge of spreading anti-state propaganda using digital platforms. A team of Rab-1 members arrested Nusrat Shahrin Raka from Uttara, according ...
Washington, D.C., October 6, 2021 — Bangladesh authorities must immediately release Nusrat Shahrin Raka, cease targeting journalists’ family members, and commit to allowing the media to operate without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect ...