Bangladesh: Press freedom group calls for end to partisan persecution of journalists

CPJ urges Bangladesh PM to end ‘cycle of press repression’ – The Indian Awaaz

Last Updated on June 4, 2026 12:19 am by INDIAN AWAAZ Zakir Hossain from Dhaka The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government to take concrete steps to improve press freedom in Bangladesh, saying journalists continue to face detention, prosecution, surveillance, attacks and intimidation despite political changes. In a statement issued on Monday, as the BNP-led government completed 100 days in offi…

Bangladesh: Press freedom group calls for end to partisan persecution of journalists

New York, June 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A leading international press freedom group on Tuesday urged Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to begin delivering on his electoral promise to protect media freedom in the country, calling for an end to "partisan persecution of journalists” following his government's first 100 days in office. Expressing concern, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) cited a report by Bangladesh’s newspaper The Daily …