Mahfuz Anam, editor of The Daily Star, said the recent mob attacks on the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo were aimed at killing journalists, not just setting the buildings on fire.

Had police taken direct action during the vandalism and arson, the situation could have escalated into an exchange of fire, leading to the deaths of two to four people and possible retaliatory attacks ...

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A Supreme Court source said today (22 December) that the appeal was filed on 17 December. Madhumalati Chowdhury Barua is the advocate on record for the petition.

She added that the situation could have been prevented if the government had taken strong action earlier, particularly during the HSC auto-pass protests that resulted in all HSC candidates being given ...

"All news organisations have an editorial policy and all of them have a stance. Just because some people did not agree with that, they tried to kill those whose opinions they did not agree with in a ...

Quoting The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam, he also said, “No one came to their rescue despite help being sought from government officials and law enforcement. Law enforcement agencies stood idle while ...

Prothom Alo has already filed a case, while The Daily Star is in the process of filing one after assessing the extent of damage, police say.

Nahid Islam says the perpetrators deliberately weaponised the slogans of the July Uprising and the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi to create a facade of legitimacy for their actions ...

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