Articles by Media Watch
Journalists threatened in two district towns
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Media Watch press release: In two separate incidents, terrorist groups threatened two journalists in two district towns of the country. 1. A terrorist group threatened to cut off the legs of Qamruzzaman Sohel, Faridpur district correspondent for the daily Manavjamin. Manavjamin recently serialised an investigative report on Faridpur’s […]
News editor stabbed
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Media Watch press release: A terrorist group stabbed Rashed Anwar, news editor of the daily Prothom Rajdhani, published in the southwestern district town Chuadanga. He was immediately admitted to a local hospital in critical condition. The incident happened yesterday (May 13, 2001) afternoon when Anwar was on his […]
Four correspondents threatened
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a 12 May 2001 Media Watch press release: Four correspondents of the daily Prothom Alo were recently threatened after reporting on various activities. Police were informed of the situation, but the journalists still do not feel safe to carry out their professional work normally. On its front page today, […]
Photojournalist briefly abducted
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Media Watch press release: A photojournalist was kidnapped by terrorists and finally released two hours later, after the journalist agreed to their conditions. The incident took place in the Eastern divisional town of Sylhet on Monday, May 7, 2001. Photojournalist Iqbal Mansoor, who works for the local daily […]
Journalist escapes kidnapping attempt
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Media Watch press release: Another journalist escaped a kidnapped attempt last night (6 May 2001) in the South Western district of Kushtia. The kidnappers targeted Nazmul Imam, district correspondent for Manavjamin, as he was returning from the office of the local daily Kushtia to his courtpapra’s home. At […]
Attacks against journalists continue
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a 5 May 2001 Media Watch press release: While media around the world, including in Bangladesh, observed World Press Freedom Day, a journalist in Feni (a district town of Bangladesh) was attacked by a local politician’s henchmen, who broke one of his arms. A few weeks ago, Shaidul Alam […]
Review of press freedom violations in Bangladesh
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Media Watch press release: FREEDOM OF PRESS: BANGLADESH UPDATE Media Watch Press Release on May 3, 2001 Since 1996, six journalists have been killed in Bangladesh and one was kidnapped and is still missing. No final judgement has been made in any of the killings. On 28 April, […]
Journalist shot
(Media Watch/IFEX) – The following is a 20 April 2001 Media Watch press release: Journalist Shot Gunmen shot the Faridpur district correspondent of the Daily Janakantha, Prabir Sikder, in a deadly attack yesterday (20 April) morning, leaving him critically injured. He was first rushed to Faridpur Medical College Hospital and then shifted to Suhrawardy Hospital […]