US EditionJournalists in Bangladesh demand protection amid rising attacks
Journalists and media owners accuse the interim government of failing to prevent mob attacks on major newspapers amid political tensions before February elections.
- On Saturday, the Editors Council and the Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh held a conference where journalists, editors and newspaper owners demanded authorities protect them.
- In recent months, Islamist protesters organized protests outside the dailies accusing them of links with India, while critics link the unrest to the Yunus-led regime and rising radicals.
- Angry mobs stormed the newspapers in December, setting fires and trapping staff inside the two newspapers, while liberal cultural centers in Dhaka were also attacked and a leader of the Editors Council was manhandled.
- A United Nations expert called for immediate investigations into the mob attacks, while newspaper authorities blamed the interim government for failing to prevent assaults on the Daily Star and Prothom Alo.
- Legal actions and political turnover have intensified risks to press independence as several journalists linked with Sheikh Hasina have been arrested and dozens face murder charges under the Yunus-led interim government.
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Independent EspañolBy JULHAS ALAM DACA, Bangladesh (AP) — Journalists, editors and media owners in Bangladesh demanded on Saturday that the authorities protect them after the recent attacks on two of the leading national newspapers by mobs. They claimed that the media industry in South Asia is being systematically attacked under the interim government led by the Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus. They noted that the government failed to prevent attacks on the co…
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Media representatives urge unity to defend independent - The New Nation
Staff Reporter : Senior media figures have called for unity across the profession to defend independent, responsible and courageous journalism, warning that attacks on news organisations threaten not just journalists but the democratic rights of society as a whole. Speaking at the opening of a media convention at the Krishibid Institution in the capital, Nurul Kabir, president of the Editors’ Council and editor of the English daily New Age, said…
Bangladesh journalists demand protection after mob attacks on media – The Indian Awaaz
Last Updated on January 17, 2026 9:36 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ Zakir Hossain from Dhaka Journalists, editors and media owners in Bangladesh on Saturday demanded protection from authorities after mob attacks on two leading newspapers, warning of growing threats to press freedom under the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. In December, mobs attacked the Dhaka offices of the Daily Star and Prothom Alo, setting parts of the buildings…
Bangladesh: Journalists demand protection after attacks on national dailies; slam Yunus-led government – The Times of India
File photo: A girl rescues books from a shop near the Prothom Alo daily newspaper, which was set on fire by protesters after news reached the country from Singapore of the death of a prominent activist, Sharif Osman Hadi, in Dhaka (Picture credit: AP) Journalists, editors, and media owners in Bangladesh on Saturday urged authorities to ensure their safety following recent attacks on two major newspapers in Dhaka.The attacks, which targeted the D…
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