journalism
The promising world of sports journalism
Sports journalism in Bangladesh is on a rapid rise and people are noticing.
26 January 2023
Why school newspapers should be encouraged
From the students' perspective, journalism is a great way to develop crucial skills needed to succeed in the real world.
1 December 2022
Journalism under siege on digital front
Journalism in Bangladesh is under siege on the digital front, beginning from surveillance to draconian laws.
14 May 2022
Is traditional media catering to the youth?
Today's youth have come to rely less on traditional media.
9 February 2022
The right way to consume news
When we are told to read up and research, we aren't told how.
14 July 2021
Journalism's risky tech attraction
Technology was supposed to solve some of the world's biggest problems.
16 March 2019
Transparency of Judiciary: Journos' access to courtroom must
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday said journalists' access to the courtrooms has to be ensured to maintain transparency of the judiciary.
20 February 2019
Cuba slightly loosens controls on state media
Journalists in Cuba are recently experiencing more liberty in respect to broadcasting news which was limited to communist manifesto in the past ten years.
21 June 2018
Quality of journalism
I find that increasingly, we, the journalists, are failing in the standards required from us. None of this has been helped by the new digital technology that promotes very short stories or sound bites. In fact, things have deteriorated to such an extent today that news columns can be bought. It is an open secret that several stories are nothing more than paid news.
30 June 2016
Media enjoying ‘full freedom’ under AL-led govt
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu says both newspapers and electronic media are now enjoying “full freedom” under the Sheikh Hasina-led present government.
14 June 2016
'Shafik arrested for Joy's FB post'
The BNP yesterday alleged that journalist Shafik Rehman was arrested and taken on remand because of a Facebook status of the prime
23 April 2016
Journalist Probir Sikdar appeals for security
Journalist Probir Sikdar has appealed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to ensure that he does not become a victim of forced
22 April 2016
RSF expresses serious concern over freedom of expression in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has moved two notches up to 144th position among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index-2016 prepared by Reporters Sans Frontières. But the Paris-based advocacy group voices serious concern over the state of freedom of expression in Bangladesh.
20 April 2016
Newspaper owners must pay staff’s income tax: SC
The Supreme Court upholds a wage board provision that instructs the owners of newspapers and news agencies to pay the income tax of their employees.
30 March 2016
Free media vital for democracy
The power of the press always overcomes the power to suppress, former Amnesty International chief Irene Z Khan has said.
8 February 2016
Editors are partners of conspiracy
Editors sometimes work as partners of conspiracy against the country's interest, Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Awami League joint general
8 February 2016
Democracy needs active role of newspapers: President
President Abdul Hamid calls upon all newspapers to continue their contributions to the development of the country through responsible journalism. Addressing a programme marking the 25th anniversary of The Daily Star, he says all the media must work to fight extremism and terrorism.
5 February 2016
Pay scale: President for addressing journos’ salary disparity
President Abdul Hamid expresses his hope that the government will give due attention to salary disparities of journalists following the announcement of new national pay scale.
3 February 2016
Raushan humiliates journalists
Leader of the Opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad humiliates journalists saying most of them chose the profession due to lack of employment.
29 December 2015
110 journalists killed in 2015, says Reporters Without Borders
A total of 110 journalists are killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday, warning that more were being deliberately targeted for their work in supposedly peaceful countries.
29 December 2015