Geneva: Expressing shock and dismay over the killing of journalist Abdul Latif Baloch in front of his wife and children, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) demanded a thorough probe into the incident of murder and bring the culprits to justice. Abdul Latif (55), who was associated with ‘Daily Intekhab’ ...
Guwahati: The Baloch community residing in India, while urging the Union government in New Delhi for extending support to their causes by raising the issue of Balochistan nationally and internationally, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take initiative for a pragmatic discussion in the Parliament and push for a formal resolution recognizing (and supporting) ...
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, while revealing that 55 journalists have been killed since 1 January 2025 around the world, demanded due action against the perpetrators. On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the PEC stated that the auspicious day reminds everyone to uphold press freedom and ...
New Delhi: Bangladesh’s current interim government continues pursuing the return journey of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka so that she is compelled to face hundreds of legal cases, lodged in different locations of the south Asian nation, and finally delivered justice to the victims. The caretaker regime in Dhaka has seemingly maintained also ...
Guwahati: On the eve of Bangladeshi new year, the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus called upon the people of the south Asian nation to work together for creating a discrimination-free Bangladesh, where every citizen is happy, peaceful and progressive. The lone Nobel laureate of Bangladesh having a population of 170 million and currently functioning ...
New Delhi: An impressive one-to-one meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus in Bangkok created some optimism among the people of eastern Bharat. Both the south Asian leaders had a warm discussion on the sideline of the 6th BIMSTEC assembly in the Thai capital city on 4 April ...
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed serious concern over the suspected killing of online journalist Sahadev Dey at Diglipur area of Andaman and Nicobar islands on 29 March 2025 and demanded a fair probe to identify the probable culprits and punish them under the law. Local media in ...
Guwahati: London-based global outfit dedicated for indigenous and tribal peoples’ rights, Survival International (SI) expressed relief that a foreigner was arrested after landing on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean to make contact with the uncontacted Sentinelese people. Terming the news as deeply disturbing, the Sl director Caroline Pearce commented on 2 April 2025 ...
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body expresses shock over the killing of a Nepali journalist in Kathmandu on 28 March 2025 and demanded a fair probe into the tragic incidents which led to the demise of television journalist Suresh Rajak (photo). Local media reports reveal that Rajak was burnt ...
New Delhi: There are indications surfacing from Bangladesh that the country may go for national elections by this year if the concerned political parties agree to accept a minimal reform in various administrative, financial and electoral agencies with assurances that the winning representatives in Jatiya Sansad (National Assembly/Parliament) will continue pursuing the reform process in ...
Guwahati: As expected, a new political party is emerging in the trouble-torn Bangladesh under the leadership of agitating students and young people, who compelled the sitting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India on 5 August 2024. The new entity, to be named Jatiya Nagorik Party (National Citizens’ Party), will be launched ...
Guwahati: As the Hindu population of Bangladesh celebrates Saraswati Puja to worship the deity of wisdom, knowledge, and arts on 3 February 2025, the caretaker government chief greets members of the Hindu community on the auspicious occasion. Chief adviser to the interim government in Dhaka, Professor Muhammad Yunus in a message termed Bangladesh as an ...
Guwahati: After the road show of Advantage Assam 2.0 in Dubai, Assam industry, commerce and public enterprise minister Bimal Borah arrived in London on Thursday. After arriving there as a precursor to the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit, Borah met with British minister for Indo-Pacific, Catherine West at her office in the evening hours. Borah explained ...
Geneva: A record number of media persons have been killed this year across the world, observed the global safety & rights body Press Emblem Campaign. At least 165 of them lost their lives in 21 countries on the globe (till Tuesday) said the PEC. Two conflicts are responsible for two thirds of victims namely the ...
Geneva: Pakistan, even though without any war on it, continues to lose media persons to assailants and the south Asian nation witnessed the 12 th journo-victim within 12 months of 2024. Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern after receiving the news about the murder of another journalist ...
