“I wanted justice from Allah [Creator], I got it.”

In December 2020, with coronavirus infections spreading rapidly across factories and workers’ dormitories in Malaysia, officials raided latex glove maker Brightway Holdings near Kuala Lumpur. They said they found workers living in shipping containers, under conditions so squalid that human resources minister M. Saravanan later likened them to “modern slavery.”

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today demanded the suspension and arrest of officials involved in the harassment of Prothom Alo’s Senior Reporter Rozina Islam, who was arrested on Monday in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab) has expressed dismay at the physical harassment meted out to Bangla daily Prothom Alo’s Senior Correspondent Rozina Islam at the Secretariat and handing her over to police on Monday night.

Japan has decided to impose entry ban on travellers who have been in Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka in the last 14 days before arrival to the East Asian country to prevent the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant first found in India.

US broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) filed a legal case at the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday to challenge the "foreign agent" label imposed on it by Russian authorities.

US National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute today condemned the arrest of Bangladeshi journalist Rozina Islam and urged the court that is scheduled to hear her case on Thursday to release her.

South Korea has announced $4 million as humanitarian assistance for the Rohingyas and host community in Cox’s Bazar.

Water transport workers in Patuakhali today demonstrated demanding immediate resumption of launch services on domestic routes as well as all other routes across the country.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today urged journalists to be patient and play a “responsible role” over the Rozina Islam issue.

Brazil, the largest South American country, has now virtually turned into a death zone after the devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two grassroots Awami League leaders in Rajshahi demanded the release of Bangla daily Prothom Alo's Senior Reporter Rozina Islam, who was arrested on Monday in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

Volkan Bozkır, the president of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, will travel to Bangladesh and Pakistan from 25 to 27 May.

The Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) has expressed outrage over the harassment of Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam.

Law Minister Anisul Huq has assured of ensuring justice for Bangla daily Prothom Alo’s Senior Correspondent Rozina Islam, who was arrested on Monday in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

​With restrictions and persecutions closing in from all sides, can journalism prevail?

A total of 1.06 lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh on June 2, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has told The Daily Star.

The 110 migrants from different countries, including 10 Bangladeshis, who were abducted in Libya for ransom, have been rescued from a remote town in the country.

A Chinese citizen was stabbed to death allegedly by his fellow countryman after they got into a fight in Pathantula area of Sylhet today.

Ruling Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said the incident that took place in the Secretariat yesterday with journalist Rozina Islam was “undesirable” and that the country would benefit if strict action was taken against the corrupt instead of filing cases against journalists.