China approves wide-ranging counter terrorism law

China's governing body has passed its first-ever counter-terrorism bill, which it says will help address rising terror threats at home and boost international security. An Weixing, an official with the public security ministry, told journalists Sunday that terror attacks were a rising issue in China. "Terrorist attacks have caused heavy losses of people's lives and properties, posing a serious threat to our security, stability, economic development and ethnic unity," the state-run Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying.

How the internet misled you in 2015

It was another busy year for journalists debunking fake or misleading images on social media. In 2015, many pictures and videos went viral, some for all the wrong reasons. There were deliberate fakes created to deceive the public and then there were misleading images shared, often during breaking news situations, that were entirely unrelated to the story. Were you caught out by any of these? The haunting picture shared during the Nepal earthquake Image copyright NA Son Nguyen This was one of the most shared photos in the wake of the Nepal earthquake in April. It's not a fake, but misleading nonetheless. Labelled as showing a "two-year-old sister protected by four-year-old brother in Nepal", it was shared across Facebook and Twitter and prompted calls for donations. The photograph was actually taken in a remote village in Vietnam back in 2007. "This is perhaps my most shared photo," says the photographer Na Son Nguyen, "but unfortunately in the wrong context."

48hr ultimatum to nab killers of Rangpur journo

48hr ultimatum to nab killers of Rangpur journo

48hr ultimatum to nab killers of Rangpur journo

Issuing an ultimatum, journalists on Saturday warned of a tougher movement if the killers of journalist Moshiur Rahman Utsho were not detained within 48 hours. Utsho, 28, a staff reporter for local daily Juger Alo of the district, were hacked to death by miscreants on December 23. Several hundred journalists staged demonstration in front of the district’s National Press Club, protesting of the killing of Utso and demanded the immediate arrest of the killers. The agitating journalists formed a human chain there which was followed by announcement of the 48-hour ultimatum to nab the killers. The also warned of lying besiege to offices the district’s deputy commissioner (DC) and superintendent of police (SP) if their demand is not met. Mother and wife of the slain journalist also joined the demonstration. Districts journalist leaders Sadrul Alam, Dulu, Masud Ur Rahman Milu, Sharifuzzaman Bulu, and Ali Asharaf attended the protest program. Utso left behind his wife, 15-month old daughter, and a host of relatives, colleagues, friends and well-wishers to mourn his death. He was also the member secretary of Bangladesh Mafassal Sangbadik Forum’s Rangpur unit.