Committee to Protect Journalists - Bangladesh tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2013-05-08T19:12:06Z Movable Type 4.38 Journalists caught in political turmoil in Bangladesh tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21669 2013-05-08T18:33:01Z 2013-05-08T19:12:06Z New York, May 8, 2012--The safety of journalists covering political turmoil in Bangladesh must be respected by all parties, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after at least 11 journalists were reported injured while covering demonstrations by Islamists earlier this week in Dhaka.... Committee to Protect Journalists Hifazat-e-Islam protesters set fire to wood and tires during demonstrations earlier this week. (Reuters)

New York, May 8, 2012--The safety of journalists covering political turmoil in Bangladesh must be respected by all parties, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after at least 11 journalists were reported injured while covering demonstrations by Islamists earlier this week in Dhaka.

]]> Bangladeshi journalists attacked while covering extortion tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21606 2013-04-25T20:23:45Z 2013-04-25T20:29:58Z At least five journalists reported being attacked on April 13, 2013, while covering alleged extortion by students at Dhaka University in the capital. News accounts said the students had been extorting money from drivers of vehicles in the surrounding area, but did not offer further details.... Committee to Protect Journalists At least five journalists reported being attacked on April 13, 2013, while covering alleged extortion by students at Dhaka University in the capital. News accounts said the students had been extorting money from drivers of vehicles in the surrounding area, but did not offer further details.

]]> Bangladesh harasses staff, press affiliated with Amar Desh tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21562 2013-04-16T19:47:31Z 2013-04-16T20:05:52Z New York, April 16, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the official harassment of a pro-opposition daily in Dhaka and calls on all parties to ensure a free and vibrant press is allowed to function amid ongoing political turmoil.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 16, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the official harassment of a pro-opposition daily in Dhaka and calls on all parties to ensure a free and vibrant press is allowed to function amid ongoing political turmoil.

]]> Editor of pro-opposition daily arrested in Bangladesh tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21548 2013-04-12T21:14:23Z 2013-04-12T21:14:15Z New York, April 12, 2013--Amid growing political conflict that threatens even more violence in Bangladesh, an editor of a pro-opposition newspaper in Dhaka has been arrested on accusations of inciting religious tension, according to news reports. The editor faces earlier charges of sedition as well, the reports said.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 12, 2013--Amid growing political conflict that threatens even more violence in Bangladesh, an editor of a pro-opposition newspaper in Dhaka has been arrested on accusations of inciting religious tension, according to news reports. The editor faces earlier charges of sedition as well, the reports said.

]]> Four bloggers arrested amid crackdown in Bangladesh tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21511 2013-04-04T19:23:37Z 2013-04-04T21:36:51Z New York, April 4, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the recent arrests of four Bangladeshi bloggers in Dhaka in connection with their Internet posts that police said hurt the religious beliefs of people.... Committee to Protect Journalists Bangladeshi bloggers form a human chain to protest the detention of their colleagues. (AFP/Munir uz Zaman)

New York, April 4, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the recent arrests of four Bangladeshi bloggers in Dhaka in connection with their Internet posts that police said hurt the religious beliefs of people.

]]> In Bangladesh, press attacked with explosives tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21408 2013-03-13T19:31:03Z 2013-04-02T19:40:14Z New York, March 13, 2013--Authorities in Bangladesh must immediately investigate attacks on a journalist's car and a local press club that occurred within a day of each other, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The attacks took place amid massive politicized strikes and demonstrations that have swept the country.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, March 13, 2013--Authorities in Bangladesh must immediately investigate attacks on a journalist's car and a local press club that occurred within a day of each other, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The attacks took place amid massive politicized strikes and demonstrations that have swept the country.

]]> Attacks against journalists reported in Bangladesh protests tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21326 2013-02-28T19:33:31Z 2013-02-28T19:36:50Z News accounts reported that several journalists were injured in February 2013 protests that swept the country following a prison term handed to a senior leader of an Islamist opposition party.... Committee to Protect Journalists News accounts reported that several journalists were injured in February 2013 protests that swept the country following a prison term handed to a senior leader of an Islamist opposition party.

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2012: Bangladesh tag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.20524 2013-02-14T05:05:05Z 2013-02-04T21:18:57Z Committee to Protect Journalists Long-standing antagonism between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed's Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh National Party—what critics call “zero-sum politics”—set off street violence that threatened the safety of journalists. A constitutional amendment eliminated the creation of caretaker governments to oversee general elections, a step likely to intensify political passions surrounding the scheduled 2013 vote. The Bangladesh National Party called for political agitation and suggested it may boycott the election. The amendment also criminalized criticism of the constitution itself, labeling such dissent as sedition. A group of machete-wielding assailants killed Jamal Uddin, a reporter who covered the drug trade for a Bengali-language newspaper in Jessore district. The June slaying ended a nearly seven-year period in which no Bangladeshi journalist had been killed in direct relation to journalism. Mystery surrounded the double murder of married journalists Meherun Runi and Golam Mustofa Sarowar. The authorities made arrests in the case but disclosed no motive. CPJ is investigating to determine whether the double slaying was work-related.

]]> Attacks on the Press: Killed in 2012: A Worldwide Roundup tag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.20487 2013-02-14T05:04:35Z 2013-03-13T21:41:13Z Committee to Protect Journalists Bangladeshi blogger hospitalized after being stabbed tag:cpj.org,2013://1.20912 2013-01-15T19:14:04Z 2013-01-15T19:24:39Z New York, January 15, 2013--Authorities in Bangladesh must immediately investigate Monday's stabbing of a blogger in Dhaka, determine the motive, and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, January 15, 2013--Authorities in Bangladesh must immediately investigate Monday's stabbing of a blogger in Dhaka, determine the motive, and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Two photographers beaten, detained in Bangladesh tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20835 2012-12-21T17:52:54Z 2012-12-21T17:56:44Z Several police officers in Dhaka, the capital, beat and briefly detained two photographers on December 11, 2012, as they covered clashes between police and supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, according to news reports.... Committee to Protect Journalists Several police officers in Dhaka, the capital, beat and briefly detained two photographers on December 11, 2012, as they covered clashes between police and supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, according to news reports.

]]> Editor, publisher charged with sedition in Bangladesh tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20831 2012-12-19T20:49:17Z 2012-12-19T20:50:23Z New York, December 19, 2012--CPJ is deeply concerned by sedition charges leveled against Mahmudur Rahman, the acting editor and majority owner of the Bengali-language pro-opposition daily Amar Desh and the paper's publisher, Alhaj Hasmat Ali. The two were charged after publishing news stories based on leaked transcripts of conversations between... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, December 19, 2012--CPJ is deeply concerned by sedition charges leveled against Mahmudur Rahman, the acting editor and majority owner of the Bengali-language pro-opposition daily Amar Desh and the paper's publisher, Alhaj Hasmat Ali. The two were charged after publishing news stories based on leaked transcripts of conversations between a lawyer and the lead judge of Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal.

]]> Bangladeshi journalist brutally stabbed, killed tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20025 2012-06-18T18:11:08Z 2012-06-18T18:13:42Z New York, June 18, 2012--Bangladeshi authorities must immediately investigate the murder of a journalist on late Friday night and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 18, 2012--Bangladeshi authorities must immediately investigate the murder of a journalist on late Friday night and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Journalists wounded in newsroom attack in Bangladesh tag:cpj.org,2012://1.19927 2012-05-29T17:53:32Z 2012-05-29T18:08:26Z New York, May 29, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday night's attack on the offices of an Internet news outlet in Dhaka in which at least nine journalists were wounded.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 29, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday night's attack on the offices of an Internet news outlet in Dhaka in which at least nine journalists were wounded.

]]> In Bangladesh, no motive, arrests in double murder tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18466 2012-02-13T20:51:33Z 2012-02-13T23:27:13Z New York, February 13, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists mourns the death of two TV journalists in Dhaka and calls on Bangladeshi authorities to act speedily to bring the perpetrators to justice.... Committee to Protect Journalists A relative mourns the killing of two journalists in Dhaka. (AP/Sazid Hossain)

New York, February 13, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists mourns the death of two TV journalists in Dhaka and calls on Bangladeshi authorities to act speedily to bring the perpetrators to justice.

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