International journalists and legal experts at a London dialogue called for the immediate release of detained Bangladeshi reporters, warning that media suppression threatens democracy.
The WHO has deployed 11.5 tonnes of medical supplies and 35 experts to the DRC to contain a new Ebola outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain, warning of severe risks due to a lack of vaccines.
NCP spokesperson Asif Mahmud warned that his party will respond to violence in kind following an attack on leader Nasiruddin Patwary in Jhenidah, which left three activists with head injuries.
A massive civil society protest under the banner "Justice for Ramisa" took place at Shahbagh to condemn the tragic rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl and demand strict speedy trials.