Nobel Laureate in Economics Joseph E. Stiglitz has underscored the need for a clear work strategy, free opinion and freedom from unsolicited interference in journalism to uphold democratic values.
Addressing an international assembly in Vienna, Stiglitz highlighted the crucial role of public interest journalism in sustaining healthy, democratic societies amid the growing challenges of authoritarianism, disinformation, and artificial intelligence.
Speakers at the conference noted that suppression of dissent and obstruction of news publication are incompatible with the principles of a civilised societ.
The three-day event, held in the Austrian capital from October 23 to 25, was organised by the International Press Institute, according to a media release ... More
Media outlets all over the world are currently devising different strategies to sustain their fame and acceptability in the middle of the augmentation of Artificial Intelligence or AI tools. Countries which will be able to keep pace with this innovative sprint faster can only stay on in the race while countries which cannot generate efficient and sustainable technicalities on time have to drop out of the competitive circumference that surrounds us.
In countries like Bangladesh, we can see that media houses often run into different hurdles. Media entrepreneurship in countries like ours often get disrupted and the entire news industry faces insurmountable challenges to work independently. As a result of frequent impediments posed by state organs, financial doldrums, political intervention, hostile tagging, antagonism from different quarters, newspapers are thrust into a blind alley where everything seems to have reached a point of no return. This is a perilous scenario for news industry and it heavily interrupts freedom of expression. Good governance, rule of law and socioeconomic justice cannot be established without freedom of press and people's liberty to speak out their opinions without fears... More
The FBCCI expressed hope that Shoeb Chowdhury and his committee members would play a significant role in bringing new insights and innovative ideas in the press and media sector in the country, according to a letter issued on 15 January and signed by Md Alamgir, secretary General of FBCCI.
The apex trade body also hoped that the standing committee under Shoeb Chowdhury's leadership will be working diligently to identify... More
Shoeb Chowdhury is the former Vice President of the Archery Federation and convener of the Islamic Solidarity Games in Dhaka as well as Director of Special Olympics Bangladesh, Adviser from Bangladesh to Commonwealth Business Council and General Secretary of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), Bangladesh. He was appointed President of the Bangladesh Fencing Association since September, 2017. Ever since then, he has been at the forefront of improving the fencing scene in Bangladesh... More
Every year 16 December comes to remind us of the sacrifices and bloodshed Bangladesh had to go through during the glorious Liberation War of 1971. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's charismatic leadership brought about the independence of Bangladesh... More
The Consular Corps in Bangladesh (CCB), the diplomats association of Bangladesh, handed over its credentials to M Shoeb Chowdhury, honorary consul of the Republic of Malta in Bangladesh, recently, says a press release. ... More
American author Suze Oman once said, "A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life". It has hit news headlines that forty banks out of sixty one scheduled banks of Bangladesh are meeting their daily expenses by borrowing money from Bangladesh Bank as a result of acute liquidity crisis ... More
Famed poet Jibanananda Das once wrote in a poem, “ Odvut adhar ek eshechhey ei prithibite aj, jara ondho shobcheye beshi aj chokhey dekhe tara, jader hridoye kono prem nei, preeti nei, korunar aloron nei, Prithibi ochol aj tader suporamorsho chhara (A strange darkness has descended upon the earth ... More
Bangladesh is heading for a highly crucial time as the 12th parliamentary election is coming up soon. International quarters have urged Bangladesh government to uphold democratic principles by allowing the next polls to be held in a free ... More
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman liberated Bangladesh in 1971 through the martyrdom of 3 million people while around 200,000 women were robbed of their chastity by the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators ... More
The political situation in Bangladesh is being discussed in the global geopolitical arena in recent times as the next parliamentary election is knocking at the door. US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya and US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and ... More
The adverse economic effect of Covid 19 pandemic and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine War have hammered the economy of the whole world including Bangladesh. Fuel prices, inflation, price hike, fall of remittance inflow, trade deficit and disrupted supply chain have generated a chaotic economic scenario everywhere including our country. ... More
The adverse economic effect of Covid 19 pandemic and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine War have hammered the economy of the whole world including Bangladesh. Petroleum prices have shot through the roof in the international market. ... More
We all are familiar with the following verses "As long as the Padma, Meghna, Gouri, Jamuna flow, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, your accomplishments will live on". The stature and imperishable glory of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman can be realized from this poem of Annada Shankar Roy. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is our source of inspiration. ... More
Jesus Christ, when he was crucified, said about his killers, "Forgive them my Lord. They don't know what they do." We began Gregorian year 2020 a few days ago. Gregorian year is also interrelated with Jesus Christ. 2020 is a leap year. We all pray so that it turns out to be a remarkable and beneficial year for all of us. However, the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a US drone attack has triggered a great deal of apprehensions. Qasem Soleimani was termed a terrorist by the US government. Nevertheless, Qasem Soleimani was immensely popular in Iran. A few dozens of people died in a stampede in his funeral. The killing of Qasem Soleimani was a jolt for the New Year. The geopolitical circumstances of the Middle East have been restless for last several years over Islamic State (IS), Iraq War and some other disputed issues. Iran has launched counter attacks on US military bases in Iraq. Iran claimed that they have killed 80 American soldiers. It has frightened the peace-loving masses of the world. ... More
Ken Mayhew is a labour economist who has spent most of his career in Oxford University in the United Kingdom where he is Emeritus Professor of Education and Economic Performance and a former Fellow and Tutor in Economics at Pembroke College ... More
When the mammoth ship Titanic was built in 1911, its builder had boasted that this ship would never sink but unfortunately Titanic drowned by hitting an iceberg in 1912 leading to the deaths of over one thousand passengers on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York ... More
Nobel laureate Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz once said, "Without literature my life would be miserable." Similarly, the literary and cultural heritage of Bengali people cannot be imagined without recalling Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. ... More
Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright were two phenomenal brothers who revolutionized the world's transportation system by inventing airplane for the first time in human civilization ... More
Raoul Gustaf Wallen-berg was a Swedish businessman and diplomat. He is still recalled by people across the world for saving the lives of thousands of Hungarian people from German Nazi force's holocaust during the World War II. ... More
The Consular Corps in Bangladesh (CCB), the diplomats association of Bangladesh, handed over its credentials to M Shoeb Chowdhury, honorary consul of the Republic of Malta in Bangladesh, recently, says a press release. ... More
M Shoeb Chowdhury, a noted businessman and chairman of HSTC Group, has been appointed Honorary Consul of Malta in Bangladesh. ...More
HSTC, a local-based technology company, has recently signed a partnership deal with TATA Industries Limited in the city, according to a press release. ...More
In Bangladesh, the day was observed Saturday organised by Aim In Life, says a press release ...More
Infocom -- an ICT conference and exhibition was first held in 2002 in Kolkata with the goal to spread IT awareness through sharing the experience of the world's leading software, IT, manufacturing and telecom companies with people...More
