Bangladesh

ARTICLE 19, Sushashoner Jonno Pracharavijan (SUPRO) and its network organisations have launched a major mass awareness campaign on the right to information

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 5 March 2009 IPI press release: IPI Calls for Full Reckoning of Past Crimes against Journalists in Bangladesh VIENNA, 5 March 2009 – In a letter to Bangladesh’s new president, Zillur Rahman, IPI Director David Dadge expressed concern about the pressure placed on news organisations by the weak rule […]

(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.” Blamed by JMB for the death sentence imposed on its leader, Alam fled the country […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 20 January 2009 IPI press release: Vienna, 20 January 2009 ‘Justice Denied’ Journalist Atiqullah Khan Released from Prison Mohammad Atiqullah Khan Masud, editor of the daily Janakantha (The People’s Voice) and a prominent campaigner for press freedom in Bangladesh, was released today after spending more than 22 months in […]

World Report 2009: Bangladesh

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: IPI Preliminary Mission Report Demonstrates the Need for Dialogue with Politicians and Amongst the Media Vienna, 17 December 2008 IPI today issued its preliminary report on the press freedom mission conducted in Bangladesh from 27 November to 2 December, in advance of national elections, currently slated […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 2 December 2008 IPI press release: Main Bangladeshi Political Parties, Interim Government and Election Commission Give Commitment to an Open Media Environment During Elections, Says IPI Press Freedom Mission Although Bangladeshi press freedom has improved, concerns remain over pressure from politicians, intelligence services, law enforcement agencies and other groups, […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Expresses Concerns about Trial of Bangladeshi Journalist The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expressed grave concern at the seeming denial of due process in the trial against Bangladesh journalist Jahangir Alam Akash, in two cases of alleged extortion. Local sources have informed the IFJ that […]

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 24 October 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release: Bangladesh: Right to Information Law Welcomed ARTICLE 19 very much welcomes the publication, in the official “Bangladesh Gazette” on Wednesday, 20 October, of the Right to Information Ordinance, No. 50 of 2008. This is a progressive and much-needed piece of legislation […]

(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. The worldwide press freedom organisation was reacting to a just-released investigative report by the human rights organization Odhikar, revealing that the journalist was arrested and […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Welcomes Right to Information Action in Bangladesh The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the approval granted to a “right to information” (RTI) law by the council of advisers to the “emergency” administration in Bangladesh. The decision was taken on September 20, but the special […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 23 September 2008 IPI press release: Vienna, 23 September 2008 IPI Calls for Immediate Release of Bangladeshi Editor The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, supports the demand put forward on 19 September by the editors of […]

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 15 September 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release: Bangladesh: ARTICLE 19 and Partners Urge the Government to Approve Strong Right to Information Ordinance ARTICLE 19, Mass Line media Centre, Shuproshashoner Jonno Pracharivijan and Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication urge the government to release the final draft of […]

(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 30 June 2008 Human Rights Watch press release: Bangladesh: Repeal New Terror Law Adopted Secretly, Counterterrorism Ordinance Violates Rights (New York, June 30, 2008) – Bangladesh’s new counterterrorism ordinance violates fundamental freedoms and basic fair trial rights and should be repealed or amended to meet international standards, Human Rights […]

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 23 June 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release: ARTICLE 19 and partners welcome the government’s decision to approve Right to Information Ordinance 2008 ARTICLE 19, Mass Line Media Centre, Shuproshashoner Jonno Pracharivijan and Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication welcome the government’s decision to approve in principle the […]

(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 […]