Digital Security Act
Mushtaq’s death: Protests rage in Dhaka for 2nd day
Left-leaning student bodies, including Bangladesh Chhatra Front, Chhatra Federation and Bangladesh Students Rights Protection Council, on Saturday staged demonstrations on the Dhaka University campus protesting the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed under police custody.
Panel to probe custodial death of writer Mushtaq
A two-member committee has been constituted by the local administration to investigate into the custodial death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed.
Mushtaq latest victim of repression, alleges BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that writer Mushtaq Ahmed was tortured to death in prison.
Writer Mushtaq laid to rest
Writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who died in police custody on Thursday after almost 10 months of incarceration in a Digital Security Act case, was laid to rest on Friday night at Azimpur graveyard.
OECD envoys appalled by Mushtaq's death in custody; demand inquiry, answers
Thirteen Ambassadors and High Commissioners stationed in Dhaka on Friday urged the government of Bangladesh to conduct a "swift, transparent, and independent inquiry" into the full circumstances of writer Mushtaq Ahmed’s death in police custody.
Writer Mushtaq, arrested under DSA, dies in custody
Writer Mushtaq Ahmed – arrested last May in a case filed under Digital Security Act amid the Covid-19 crisis – died in police custody at around 8:30pm on Thursday.
Digital Security Act: Charges pressed against Kajol
Charges were pressed against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a case filed under the Digital Security Act with Hazaribagh Police Station.
The limits of analog censorship in a digital era
Censorship is a big reality in many places including in Bangladesh. There are several levels of internal and external censorship. Many factors influence this including the nature of media ownership, the nature and policy of the government, consumer demand etc.
At last, path cleared by HC for photojournalist Kajol’s release
The High Court on Thursday granted bail to photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in two cases filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA), clearing the way for his release.
The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order.
With the court order, there is no bar for Kajol’s release now, said his counsel Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua .
Deputy Attorney General Mohamamd Sarwar Hossain represented the state.
The journalist had gone missing on March 10, a day after one case was filed by Awami League's Magura-1 MP Saifuzzaman Shikhor.
Photojournalist Kajol secures bail
The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA).