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Alerts - Bangladesh

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Bangladesh

Journalist brutally attacked

Unidentified assailants hacked the right arm of journalist Fazlur Rahman, allegedly for reporting on an obscene dance performance on a college campus.

Bangladesh

Journalists attacked, injured in intensifying political conflict

Police baton charged a protest organised by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Dhaka, injuring several participants and at least five journalists.

Bangladesh

Editor receives threat

Golam Sarwar was threatened after reporting on negotiations between the government and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party over the case of a missing politician.

Bangladesh

Authorities turn up the heat on journalists

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has threatened to shut down the ETV commercial satellite station for allegedly broadcasting illegally.

Bangladesh

Live telecast of opposition rally blocked in Dhaka

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.

Bangladesh

Two journalists killed in Dhaka

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.

Bangladesh

Ruling party MP assaults TV reporter

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.

Bangladesh

Editor released on bail

(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.

Bangladesh

Newspaper editor freed after three months, immediately re-arrested

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.

Bangladesh

Editor granted bail after three months in detention

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.

Bangladesh

Media freedom threatened by wave of violence and harassment

"By allowing harassment and violence to become so widespread, the government is directly contributing to the decline in media freedom," says RSF.

India / Bangladesh

Journalist beaten and detained in Srinagar; media workers assaulted in Dhaka

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.

Bangladesh

Editor arrested, faces extortion accusation

Sheershanews.com said its editor, Mohammad Ekramul Haq, is being victimised for his reporting, which has included stories about corruption in government ministries.

Bangladesh

Journalist in hiding following assault on home

The assault on journalist Imran Hossain's home came after he reported on corruption in the local police administration.

Bangladesh

Reporters attacked in separate incidents

ETV correspondent Liakat Ali Badal was assaulted when his crew travelled to a village to report on the torture of two women.

Bangladesh

Nine journalists attacked in two separate incidents

Photographers and TV crews, who are more visible because of their equipment, are often exposed to violence by political party supporters.

Bangladesh

Opposition editor released after nine months in prison on contempt charge

Mahmudur Rahman, the editor of the opposition daily "Amar Desh", was held for a total of nine months and 17 days.

Bangladesh

Acting editor handed maximum six-month sentence for contempt of court

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.

Bangladesh

Acting editor of suspended newspaper says he was tortured in police custody

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.

Bangladesh

Detained editor Mahmudur Rahman now facing sedition charge

"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.

Bangladesh

Newspaper editor granted bail in fraud case but kept in custody on separate charges

"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.

Bangladesh

Police shut down opposition newspaper

The newspaper's publishing licence was revoked and editor Mahmudur Rahman was arrested on fraud charges.

Pakistan / Bangladesh

Facebook access restored in Pakistan, but now blocked in 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.

Bangladesh

RSF troubled by government's decision to close private television station

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.

Bangladesh

AMARC welcomes community radio breakthrough

The government has granted permission to 12 applicants to operate community radio stations.

Bangladesh

Organisers of photo exhibit receive death threats; government lifts ban

RSF calls on the police to investigate the death threats that have been made against Shahidul Alam, a well-known photographer.

Bangladesh

Authorities stop opening of photo exhibit about extrajudicial executions

Prosecute officers involved instead of practicing censorship, said Human Rights Watch.

Bangladesh

Reporter tortured by elite crime force in act of reprisal against newspaper

F.M. Masum told RSF from his hospital bed that it will take him months to recover from his injuries.

Bangladesh

Right to Information Act comes into effect

IPI welcomes the enactment of Bangladesh's long-awaited Right to Information Act (2009).

Bangladesh

ARTICLE 19 urges government to promote greater public awareness of climate change

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.

Bangladesh

IPI calls on new government to investigate past crimes against journalists

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 5 March 2009 IPI press release:

Bangladesh

Journalist Farid Alam forced to leave country after receiving death threats from Islamist group

(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."

Bangladesh

Journalist Atiqullah Khan released from prison

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 20 January 2009 IPI press release:

Bangladesh

IPI preliminary mission report demonstrates need for dialogue with politicians and among the media, highlights issues of greatest concern

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is an IPI press release:

Bangladesh

Main political parties, interim government and election commission commit to an open media environment during elections, says IPI press freedom mission

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 2 December 2008 IPI press release:

Bangladesh

IFJ calls for due process in trial of journalist Jahangir Alam Akash

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Bangladesh

ARTICLE 19 welcomes new right to information law

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 24 October 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release:

Bangladesh

Government challenged over torture of editor in Sylhet

(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.

Bangladesh

IFJ welcomes right to information action in Bangladesh

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Bangladesh

IPI calls for immediate release of editor imprisoned since March 2007

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 23 September 2008 IPI press release:

Bangladesh

Government urged to move on pending legislation, approve strong Right to Information Ordinance

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 15 September 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release:

Bangladesh

Human Rights Watch calls for repeal of new counterterrorism ordinance, warns of danger to free expression

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a 30 June 2008 Human Rights Watch press release:

Bangladesh

ARTICLE 19 and partners welcome government's decision to approve Right to Information Ordinance 2008

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 23 June 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release:

Bangladesh

Newspaper reporter brutally beaten by guards for photographing prison

(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.

Bangladesh

Critical journalist arrested without warrant, detained on spurious robbery complaint

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Bangladesh

Further improvements needed in draft Right to Information Law, says ARTICLE 19

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release:

India / Bangladesh

Threatened Bangladeshi feminist writer leaves India for Europe

(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.

Bangladesh

Cartoonist released after six months in prison

(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.

India / Bangladesh

Growing concerns for the health and safety of controversial feminist Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin in Delhi

(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.

Bangladesh

Journalist Tasneem Khalil released after brutal torture by military; government not addressing endemic torture, warns Human Rights Watch

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is an abridged Human Rights Watch press release:

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