Bangladesh: Blogger Asaduzzaman Noor charged under Digital Security Act
Bangladesh police are searching for blogger Asaduzzaman Noor, also known as Asad Noor, who is accused of spreading rumours and defaming Islam on Facebook. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on authorities to drop the charges. The Chhatra League’s...
Bangladesh: Journalist brutally attacked after reporting on corruption
Shariful Alam Chowdhury, a reporter for the Daily Samakal, was severely assaulted by several members of the local citizen union, the Union Parishad on July 4. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns this incident and calls on Bangladesh authorities...
Bangladesh: Daily newspaper staff charged under Digital Security Act
Media workers from Meherpur Pratidin daily are accused of defaming former lawmaker Maqbool Hossain under the Digital Security Act (DSA). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) call on authorities to drop the charges and review the Digital Security Act....
Bangladesh: Five Journalists arrested within five days
The first five days of May has seen the arrest of five journalists under the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) over their news articles and Facebook posts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its serious concern over the arrests and urges...
Bangladesh: Missing journalist found near border and re-arrested
Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a photojournalist who had been missing for nearly two months, was arrested on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) who claim that he was found illegally trespassing the border from India. The International Federation...
Bangladesh: Journalist assaulted reporting on Covid-19 relief embezzlement
Sajal Bhuiyan, the Narsingdi district correspondent for SA Television was punched, kicked and beaten by men wielding batons while collecting information on the alleged relief rice embezzlement in Bangladesh. The International Federation of Journalists condemns the...
Bangladesh: Politician charges media under Digital Security Act
A politician has accused media workers who shared a story on the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 relief rice in Bangladesh of breaching the Digital Security Act. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses grave concern over the misuse of the...
Bangladesh: Journalist convicted after midnight raid
Kurigram based journalist, Ariful Islam was arrested at midnight on March 13 and sentenced within a few hours by a “mobile court”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the imprisonment and the dubious use of mobile courts. Bangla Tribune...
Bangladesh: Journalist goes missing amidst controversial accusations
Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a photographer and editor of Pakkhakal Shafiqul is reported missing after being accused by the ruling Awami League of publishing false information. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the Bangladesh government to expedite the...
Bangladesh: Journalists attacked during Dhaka City elections
Attacks on journalists and obstruction to reporting were documented in Bangladesh during the Dhaka North and South city elections on February 1. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the series of attacks at polling stations by polling agents and...
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Bangladesh: Journalist killers given life imprisonment
Five men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of journalist Humayun Kabir Balu, sixteen years after he was killed in a targeted explosion in Khulna in 2004. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the conviction of the killers and...
Bangladesh: Four journalists charged under draconian Digital Security Act
Four journalists, including and editor and publisher, from Lakshmipur district in South Eastern Bangladesh are the latest media workers to be pursued under Bangladesh’s notorious Digital Security Act (DSA). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns...
Bangladesh: Journalist fatally stabbed for exposing crimes
Elias Mia, a correspondent of Daily Bijoy, was hacked to death on October 12 by miscreants in the Narayanganj district for allegedly exposing a criminal nexus in gas line distribution. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the brutal murder and...
Bangladesh: Blogger Asaduzzaman Noor charged under Digital Security Act
Bangladesh police are searching for blogger Asaduzzaman Noor, also known as Asad Noor, who is accused of spreading rumours and defaming Islam on Facebook. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on authorities to drop the charges. The Chhatra League’s...
Bangladesh: Journalist brutally attacked after reporting on corruption
Shariful Alam Chowdhury, a reporter for the Daily Samakal, was severely assaulted by several members of the local citizen union, the Union Parishad on July 4. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns this incident and calls on Bangladesh authorities...
Bangladesh: Daily newspaper staff charged under Digital Security Act
Media workers from Meherpur Pratidin daily are accused of defaming former lawmaker Maqbool Hossain under the Digital Security Act (DSA). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) call on authorities to drop the charges and review the Digital Security Act....
Bangladesh: Five Journalists arrested within five days
The first five days of May has seen the arrest of five journalists under the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) over their news articles and Facebook posts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its serious concern over the arrests and urges...