23 May 2012
Alerts - Bangladesh
22 May 2012
Bangladesh
Unidentified assailants hacked the right arm of journalist Fazlur Rahman, allegedly for reporting on an obscene dance performance on a college campus.
18 May 2012
Bangladesh
Police baton charged a protest organised by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Dhaka, injuring several participants and at least five journalists.
25 April 2012
Bangladesh
Golam Sarwar was threatened after reporting on negotiations between the government and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party over the case of a missing politician.
21 March 2012
Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has threatened to shut down the ETV commercial satellite station for allegedly broadcasting illegally.
16 March 2012
Bangladesh
Three TV channels report that their transmission in the capital was suspended for several hours, coinciding almost exactly with a rally held by the opposition party leader.
14 February 2012
Bangladesh
The motive for the killing of Sagar Sarwar and his wife, Mehrun Runi, is unknown and police have yet to determine whether it is related to their work.
4 January 2012
Bangladesh
Kamal Ahmed Majumder assaulted Aparna Singha while she was attempting to obtain his comment on a school authority's decision to charge admission fees beyond the limit fixed by the government.
28 November 2011
Bangladesh
(Media Watch/IFEX) - Ekramul Haq, editor of http://sheershanews.com , was released on bail on 25 November 2011, nearly four months after his arrest on extortion charges.
4 November 2011
Bangladesh
The Dhaka High Court's order for Mohammad Ekramul Haque to be released on bail was carried out on 1 November, but he was immediately re-arrested on the basis of a new complaint.
31 October 2011
Bangladesh
The IFJ believes the multiple charges against Mohammad Ekramul Haq, the editor of Sheersha News web portal and the weekly newspaper Sheersha Kagoj, are suggestive of a political vendetta.
4 October 2011
Bangladesh
"By allowing harassment and violence to become so widespread, the government is directly contributing to the decline in media freedom," says RSF.
15 September 2011
India / Bangladesh
Several policemen approached journalist David Devadas and assaulted him with "fists and metal batons", then took him to the police station, where the beatings continued.
3 August 2011
Bangladesh
Sheershanews.com said its editor, Mohammad Ekramul Haq, is being victimised for his reporting, which has included stories about corruption in government ministries.
20 July 2011
Bangladesh
The assault on journalist Imran Hossain's home came after he reported on corruption in the local police administration.
13 July 2011
Bangladesh
ETV correspondent Liakat Ali Badal was assaulted when his crew travelled to a village to report on the torture of two women.
9 June 2011
Bangladesh
Photographers and TV crews, who are more visible because of their equipment, are often exposed to violence by political party supporters.
18 March 2011
Bangladesh
Mahmudur Rahman, the editor of the opposition daily "Amar Desh", was held for a total of nine months and 17 days.
23 August 2010
Bangladesh
The decision to sentence Mahmudur Rahman to prison "could reflect an ongoing attempt to intimidate and silence a news outlet that does not reflect the ruling party line," said IPI.
16 June 2010
Bangladesh
The news comes as the Supreme Court issued a a stay on an earlier court order which would have allowed "Amar Desh" newspaper to continue publishing.
10 June 2010
Bangladesh
"In the space of a few days, Rahman has been accused of fraud, obstructing the police, printing an outlawed group's posters and now sedition," RSF said.
3 June 2010
Bangladesh
"Using 200 police to shut down a newspaper in the middle of the night over alleged publication irregularities is excessive and suggests the government is trying to suppress a critical media outlet," said CPJ.
2 June 2010
Bangladesh
The newspaper's publishing licence was revoked and editor Mahmudur Rahman was arrested on fraud charges.
2 June 2010
Pakistan / Bangladesh
A Lahore high court judge nonetheless asked the government to establish a system that would enable more selective blocking of access to websites deemed to be blasphemous.
4 May 2010
Bangladesh
In an open letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, RSF expressed concern about two serious matters that cast doubt on the government's desire to guarantee a favourable environment for the media.
29 April 2010
Bangladesh
The government has granted permission to 12 applicants to operate community radio stations.
31 March 2010
Bangladesh
RSF calls on the police to investigate the death threats that have been made against Shahidul Alam, a well-known photographer.
26 March 2010
Bangladesh
Prosecute officers involved instead of practicing censorship, said Human Rights Watch.
27 October 2009
Bangladesh
F.M. Masum told RSF from his hospital bed that it will take him months to recover from his injuries.
16 July 2009
Bangladesh
IPI welcomes the enactment of Bangladesh's long-awaited Right to Information Act (2009).
9 June 2009
Bangladesh
On the occasion of World Environment Day, ARTICLE 19 and its partners in Bangladesh call on the Bangladesh government to take urgent action to improve strategies for public awareness and consultation around climate change.
6 March 2009
Bangladesh
(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 5 March 2009 IPI press release:
27 February 2009
Bangladesh
(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders condemns the death threats made against TV journalist Farid Alam by the underground Islamist group Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on 3 February 2009, two days after the publication of Alam's book "Islamic Militancy: Bangladesh Context."
22 January 2009
Bangladesh
(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 20 January 2009 IPI press release:
17 December 2008
Bangladesh
(IPI/IFEX) - The following is an IPI press release:
3 December 2008
Bangladesh
(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 2 December 2008 IPI press release:
28 October 2008
Bangladesh
(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:
27 October 2008
Bangladesh
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 24 October 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release:
17 October 2008
Bangladesh
(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has called on the interim government to order an investigation into the torture and abuse of power against journalist Noor Ahmed in Sylhet, north-eastern Bangladesh.
15 October 2008
Bangladesh
(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:
24 September 2008
Bangladesh
(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 23 September 2008 IPI press release:
16 September 2008
Bangladesh
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 15 September 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release:
2 July 2008
Bangladesh
(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a 30 June 2008 Human Rights Watch press release:
25 June 2008
Bangladesh
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 23 June 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release:
27 May 2008
Bangladesh
(RSF/IFEX) - "Daily Star" reporter Mirza Shakil, 34, was badly beaten by approximately a dozen guards at Tangail prison, located in the centre of the country, on 24 May 2008 when he took photos of the prison through the perimeter railings. The guards knocked Shakil to the ground and beat him with batons and iron bars, inflicting many injuries for which he was hospitalised and remained in observation for several days.
7 April 2008
Bangladesh
(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:
3 April 2008
Bangladesh
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release:
25 March 2008
India / Bangladesh
(WiPC/IFEX) - WiPC has been informed that Taslima Nasrin left India for Europe on 19 March 2008. WiPC continues to urge the Indian authorities to publicly condemn the violence and death threats against Nasrin.
24 March 2008
Bangladesh
(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders welcomes the release on 20 March 2008 of Arifur Rahman, a cartoonist who was arrested in September 2007 because of a cartoon that contained a play on the name of the Prophet Mohammed. He was freed because the plaintiff repeatedly failed to come to court.
18 March 2008
India / Bangladesh
(WiPC/IFEX) - International PEN's Writers in Prison Committee is increasingly concerned for the safety and well-being of Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, who has been under government protection in a safe house in Delhi since 21 November 2007. Her health is said to be rapidly deteriorating and there are concerns about her treatment in confinement and reported lack of full access to medical care. PEN is alarmed at reports of Nasrin's deteriorating health, and demands that she be given full access to all medical care as a matter of urgency.
14 February 2008
Bangladesh
(HRW/IFEX) - The following is an abridged Human Rights Watch press release:
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