Articles by Media Watch
Journalists threatened, attacked
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Media Watch press release: Bangladeshi journalists celebrated the New Year faced with threats that they would be killed, abducted or attacked because of their profession 1. Kamal Uddin, Chagalnaiya correspondent for the daily Ittefaq, escaped a kidnapping attempt and took shelter at the local police station. A 1 […]
Journalist receives threatening telephone call
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a 1 January 2002 Media Watch press release: On Monday 31 December 2001, an unidentified person threatened to kill journalist Sakir Ahmed of Dainik Ittefaq over the phone, for writing a series of reports on the movement of luxury coaches in the city. The anonymous caller carried out the […]
Bomb attack on journalist’s home
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a 4 December 2001 Media Watch press release: Bomb attack on journalist’s home On the night of 4 December 2001, a group of assailants hurled three crude bombs at the residence of Shafik Rehman, eminent journalist and editor of the Jai Jai Din, in the Eskaton Garden region. Rehman’s […]
Journalist charged with “involvement in anti-state activities”
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a 24 November 2001 Media Watch press release: Writer, columnist arrested 24 November 2001 On 23 November 2001, after being detained for twenty hours, police confirmed that Sahrior Kabir, an eminent Bangladeshi writer, columnist and filmmaker, was arrested under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code on charges of […]
Attacks against journalists continue in post-election violence
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a 27 October 2001 Media Watch press release: Journalists continue to be the target of post-election violence in Bangladesh. After the parliamentary election held on 1 October 2001, several incidents occurred around the country. In some parts of the country, journalists became the target of terrorist attacks and threats. […]
Journalists continue to be targeted in post-election violence
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Media Watch media release: Post-election violence continues: Journalists still targeted in some parts of Bangladesh. 1. In Chittagong, known terrorist Bidhan Barua threatened the daily Prothom Alo bureau office over the telephone. On Sunday 14 October, the daily Prothom Alo published a report about the terrorist activities of […]
Fundamentalist group’s student wing threatens journalists
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Media Watch press release: Journalists threatened Leaders of the Chattra Shibir, student wing of the fundamentalist group Jamat-e Islami, have threatened journalists in an open statement. They said, “You, the journalists, have written enough against us. Now it is our time. Stop writing.” This open threat was delivered […]
Journalists targeted in post-election violence
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Media Watch press release: Journalists are the target of post-election violence in Bangladesh After the parliamentary election held on 1 October 2001, several incidents occurred around the country. In some parts of the country, journalists became the target of terrorist attacks and threats. 1. Swapan Basu, staff reporter […]