The High Court (HC) on Thursday upheld the trial court’s order granting bail to bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) accusing the journalist of amassing wealth illegally. The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the order after disposing of the rule seeking cancelation of the bail order. Read more: Top court upholds bdnews24.com editor’s anticipatory bail order However, he will have to seek permission from the trial court for going abroad. Senior lawyer Yusuf Hussain Humayun, advocate Shahriar Kabir and barrister Mahbub Shafiq appeared for Khalidi in the court while Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan represented the ACC. ACC Deputy Director Gulshan Anowar filed the case on July 30 in 2020. According to the case statement, Khalidi has Tk 42 crore in different bank accounts which have no legal source. On August 26, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to Khalidi for eight weeks. Later, the ACC filed the petition with the Appellate Division challenging the HC order. However, the Appellate Division upheld the HC order on September 21. Read more: HC grants bail to ex-LGRD minister’s APS in money laundering case On October 20, Khalidi surrendered to Dhaka Senior Special Judge's Court and sought bail. After the hearing, the court granted him interim bail till November 25. On November 25, the court granted him the permanent bail. Later on December 8, 2020, following ACC’s petition seeking cancellation of the bail order, the HC issued a rule questioning why the bail granted to bdnews24.com rditor by the trial court should not be canceled.

Women often face the tough choice of choosing between their children and responding to the call of duty. The situation can be particularly difficult for journalist mothers, many of whom said they were torn between childcare and professional duties.   Falguni Rashid, staff reporter at Ekattor Television, said at times she wished she could stay with her child all the time.   At times like these, women journalists balance the responsibilities of motherhood and work with the help from the family, friends and colleagues.   Maksuda Aziz, a mobile journalism specialist at Prothom Alo, said there were difficulties at first but things became easier when her partner started sharing the responsibilities of rearing children and household chores.   For some women journalists, being allowed to ‘take it easy’ and working less when they become pregnant is not the answer. Kazi Nafia Rahman, a reporter at bdnews24.com, covered the 2018 national election while expecting her first child.