Online news agency sheershanews.com has temporarily closed down due to funds crisis.
Senior reporter Monir Hossain Mia told the staff and journalists of sheershanews.com about the closure around 8:00pm on Sunday.
He also said salaries of all the journalists and employees for the month of July had been paid and the dues would be cleared in a few days.
News editor Shaheen Chowdhury said, 'We've stopped uploading news from Sunday noon following an order from the editor.'
Shaheen also said they would discuss the issue with the editor who is in jail.
The officials said they did not upload any news since 12:45pm.
The news agency started its journey on August 17, 2009.
Businessman Giasuddin Talukdar on July 28 filed a complaint in a court, saying that the editor, Ekramul Haque, demanded Tk 20 lakh from him. Later, a case was filed with the police upon a court order.
Later, two more cases were filed against him.
Source : New Age
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