They assert that the report is “baseless” even though it is fundamentally based on the first notice sent by them and their statements.
In one of the new notices from Faridpur, in addition to threatening bdnews24.com with legal action for publishing any false or baseless news after this , the lawyer also warns of “adverse consequences” for the news publisher.
bdnews24.com opened the process to answer the legal notices after receiving those, beginning with a reply to the one sent by Babul through Jewel.
The second notice dated Feb 18 reached the bdnews24.com office from the Barishal lawyer on Wednesday.
Gazipur Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Gazipur Press Club has condemned as “unethical” the pressure on bdnews24.com to remove old reports. );
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The journalists protested against and expressed concern over such action by influential people in a meeting at the club’s auditorium on Thursday.
bdnews24.com had published reports on court proceedings and orders in cases filed against former MP HBM Iqbal, a freedom fighter and chairman of Premier Group, and members of his family in the past one and a half decades as had other mainstream media outlets.
bdnews24.com, Bangladesh s first internet newspaper, also covered the news of acquittal of Iqbal and his family members of the charges.
Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 24 Feb 2021 09:25 PM BdST
Updated: 24 Feb 2021 09:25 PM BdST
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists or BFUJ has demanded punitive action against the people who pressured bdnews24.com to take down old reports. );
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The pressure from the “evil forces” will not only call into question the government’s sincerity to establish independent media, but it will also hamper the government effort to strengthen democracy, BFUJ President Molla Jalal and Acting Secretary General Abdul Majid said in a statement on Wednesday.
Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor-in-chief of bdnews24.com, spoke extensively at a press conference on Feb 18 on “bizarre” attempts to muffle journalism by the influential people.
Dhaka University Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 19 Feb 2021 07:42 PM BdST
Updated: 19 Feb 2021 07:42 PM BdST
Dhaka University Journalists Association or DUJA has expressed concern over the threats bdnews24.com is facing through legal notices demanding removal of old reports. );
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Describing the incident as a “grave threat to the freedom of the media”, DUJA President Mehedi Hasan and General Secretary Sajjadul Kabir in a statement on Friday observed bdnews24.com had published the reports following due process.
But it is facing pressure to remove those in the name of “protecting the business interests” of an influential person, the association said.
DUJA demanded an end to “such heinous action” in order to protect the interests of the media.
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 18 Feb 2021 07:20 PM BdST
Updated: 18 Feb 2021 07:23 PM BdST
The Dhaka Union of Journalists or DUJ has expressed concern over ‘unethical’ pressure on bdnews24.com to remove old reports. );
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“Creating unethical pressure on bdnews24.com and other media is a matter of concern,” President Quddus Afrad said at a meeting of their executive council on Thursday, according to a DUJ statement.
Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor-in-chief of bdnews24.com, spoke extensively at a press conference on Wednesday on “bizarre” attempts to muffle journalism by the influential people.
bdnews24.com said it had published news on court proceedings and orders in cases filed against valiant freedom fighter HBM Iqbal, chairman of Premier Group and a former MP, and members of his family in the past one and a half decades as had other mainstream media.