The Daily IIJ

The Bangladeshi government is failing to keep its commitment to end extrajudicial killings, torture and other abuses by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and hold those responsible accountable, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report today. Brad Adams, the Director (Asia) of HRW said, after two years in office, the government has had [...]

[Read more →]

‘In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate, citizens, during these very difficult circumstances Egypt is going through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down from the office of president of the republic and has charged the high council of the armed forces to administer the affairs of the country. May God help [...]

[Read more →]

My life as a Sub-Editor was quite good. Shift-wise duty was suitable for me to continue my university studies. But from last year when I started reporting, there is a specific office time table but no break from work. For our online readers and to offer upadted information to the readers of print edition of [...]

[Read more →]

As I was feeling unwell today, I passed almost the morning and noon at my house. But I was reading reports in different sites at online. After my lunch, I received a phone call from my Chief Reporter. What he had told me was sad as information but good for news. The report of 70 [...]

[Read more →]

In spite of my festival mood, I logged in the onlines of Bangladeshi newspapers this morning. Now it is 12 pm here in Dhaka. Nothing has really happened except the follow up report of last night’s fire incident in a factory of Dhaka. I was surprised to see the breaking news section of an website [...]

[Read more →]

Bangladesh Press Council, the newspaper watchdog in Bangladesh has recommended arranging an entrance examination for those willing to take up journalism as a profession. The council made the observation in the verdict of a case against a weekly Bangla newspaper Sheersha Kagoj, said a handout of the Press Information Department.

[Read more →]

Members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) finalized the draft of its charter on democracy for protecting and strengthening democracy in the region, Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, Foreign secretary of Bangladesh said on Sunday.

[Read more →]

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter of Democracy will be finalized on Sunday. Mohammad Mizarul Kayes, the Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh informs the journalists after the first day of Inter-Governmental meeting at Dhaka on Saturday. He says, ”we have already completed 80% of the finalization works. The rest of the works will be [...]

[Read more →]

People’s Republic of Bangladesh has been ranked as the 5th ‘most dangerous’ country for internet usage with an average online virus attack rate. According to a survey compiled by anti-virus software vendor AVG revealed, one in every 41 internet users of Bangladesh faces virus attack.

[Read more →]

Few days ago, I read an article about the odd time of postal service. It was about loosing revenues. Yes, how many people write letters for informal communication even in a country of third world? We can communicate with mobile phones with a cheaper cost than sending letters. Courier services are offering better services than [...]

[Read more →]