‘Free Rozina now’ reverberates
Condemnations pour in over the journo’s arrest
After the arrest of Prothom Alo’s investigative reporter Rozina Islam, journalists across the country yesterday stood in solidarity with her, protesting her harassment and arrest. Prothom Alo journalists and staff formed a human chain in front of their office at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar, Photo: Star
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Calls grew louder for the immediate release of Prothom Alo s investigative reporter Rozina Islam, who was arrested on Monday in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
Journalists, different local and international organisations as well as many distinguished personalities of the country criticised and condemned the arrest yesterday.
Work sincerely instead of giving lip service to Rohingya repatriation talks: Foreign minister
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen. File photo Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has made an appeal to the international community to work sincerely instead of giving lip service to repatriation talks for the Rohingyas. There are 1.1 million Rohingyas in the camps of Bangladesh and majority of them are girls and women. It is time for us, the world leaders…we must come forward to repatriate them and reintegrate them in Rakhine and give them a future, he said.
The minister was addressing an International Women s Day event titled Women in Diplomacy: How are We Doing? as chief guest. It was organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Bangladesh (DCAB) with support of the Bangabandhu Research Centre for Foreign Policy and Diplomacy at the Foreign Service Academy today.
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