The Daily IIJ

Prime minister (PM) of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has urged journalists to do constructive criticism of the government. She told them at an Iftar party with journalists at the National Press Club on Friday. Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and a part of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) hosted the party.

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Experts think that the present education system of Bangladesh can be more effective by establishing multimedia classrooms. Therefore, the draft proposal on building ‘Digital Bangladesh’ has recommended establishing multimedia classrooms in all secondary schools. Beside this, the draft has proposed to ensure Internet use for the students.

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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based rights body, requested the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh to review its judgment on journalists, which sentenced them to jail and fines on charge of contempt of court. Appellate division of the Apex court sentenced Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of Bangla daily Amar Desh, to six [...]

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After reading my stories at IIJ Blog, some of my friends and course mates sent e-mails to me about the scopes and present scenario of online journalism in Bangladesh. Some of them thought that there is not huge scope for online media. However, I have tried to make their idea wrong.

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The Supreme Court of Bangladesh sentenced detained acting editor of the Daily Amar Desh, a Bangla newspaper, to six months imprisonment for committing a contempt of court. The court also fined him Tk 1 lakh. If he fails to pay the amount, he will has to serve one more month in jail, the court order [...]

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At last, every kind of piracy of audio and video has been declared illegal in a milestone verdict of High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court today (17 August). Artists and producers of music and film industries of Bangladesh had urged to protect their merit rights and finally the court has given the historical rule.

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Writing styles (language) at online and digital contents like music are creating controversy among the people of Bangladesh. At the beginning of this month (August), High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme court has banned the use of national anthem as a ring tone or welcome tune. The court has also fined three mobile phone operators- [...]

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I have read a story at the Asian Tribune online this morning on Blackberry, Google and Skype. The title of the story is ‘Blackberry opens locked servers to India; victorious New Delhi now aims at Google & Skype’. This is good news at least for the Blackberry users of India who had the risk to [...]

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A TV station is telling that they are very shocked at the death of a bureau chief. On the other hand, an online newspaper is telling that ‘so called journalist’ has been killed. When I saw the news at My TV, one of our new private TV channels, I was shocked and told that another [...]

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It was the demand and the Government of Bangladesh has done that. From tomorrow all school and colleges of Bangladesh will remain closed and it will continue till 16 September. The Education Minister, who declared the decision told about the month of Ramadan as reason. He also told that it was difficult for the students [...]

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