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Israel kills 130 more, including children, in Gaza
08:20 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayAt least 130 Palestinians, including five children, have been killed in the past 48 hours as Israel’s offensive in Gaza continues, according to Gaza health officials.
Israel strikes Lebanon after rocket attack
07:18 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayIsrael hit dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command centre in southern Lebanon Saturday, responding to three rockets fired into its northern town of Metula—the first breach of November’s ceasefire.
Night falls, flames rise: Sundarbans fire spreads across 3 acres
06:58 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayDusk cloaked the East Sundarbans Saturday, but a fire near the Kalamteji camp in Chandpai range refused to fade. Spreading across three acres, the blaze taunts forest guards and firefighters carving desperate fire lines in the dark. In a wilderness cut off from easy reach, the battle has just begun—and night is not helping.
Media Commission for Journalism Protection Law
06:52 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayMedia Reform Commission chief Kamal Ahmed on Saturday recommended for a Journalism Protection Law, backed by a draft ordinance submitted to the government.
Promised house construction for Ritu Porna faces obstruction
06:05 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayRitu Porna Chakma, a key member of Bangladesh's SAFF-winning women's football team, has alleged she is facing obstruction in the construction of a house promised by local authorities following her contribution to the nation's success.
Journalists' minimum wage should be equal to BCS Grade 9
05:43 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayThe Media Reform Commission, in a report handed to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus Saturday, wants the starting pay of journalists pegged to grade-9 BCS officers—Tk 22,000 basic, swelling past Tk 35,000 with perks.
Media Commission slams rigged TV TRPs
05:18 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayTelevision TRPs in Bangladesh are rigged, Media Reform Commission chief Kamal Ahmed declared Saturday after submitting the panel’s report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna.
AL must be banned through trial, not executive order: Hasnat
05:07 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayHasnat Abdullah, southern chief organiser of the National Citizens Party (NCP), demanded Saturday that the Awami League (AL) be banned through a trial, not an executive order, citing its alleged role in disappearances and murders.
Gazipur RMG workers block highway
04:55 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayA spark of fury ignited in Sreepur of Gazipur Saturday afternoon, as 2,000 garment workers from Axis Knitwears Limited choked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.
Commission pushes ‘one house, one media’ policy
04:42 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayThe Media Reform Commission on Saturday recommended barring companies or individuals from owning multiple media outlets, proposing a “One House, One Media” policy.
Commission finds extreme fraud in newspaper circulation audit
04:11 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayThe Media Reform Commission dropped a bombshell Saturday about the audit of Bangladesh’s newspaper circulation. “Extreme fraud,” called it the commission chief Kamal Ahmed, peeling back a scam where 15.1 million papers are claimed sold daily in Dhaka alone—yet the real number barely scrapes 1 million.
Yunus pushes for swift media overhaul
03:53 PM, 22 Mar 2025 SaturdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday assured immediate action on the Media Reform Commission’s proposals, vowing to reshape Bangladesh’s press landscape pronto.