CPJ, partners call for probe into attacks on Bangladesh news outlets
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined six civil society organizations in calling for swift, independent, and transparent investigations into violent attacks on news outlets in Bangladesh, warning of escalating threats to freedom of expression and the press ahead of the 2026 national election. The statement issued Monday follows attacks on December 18 against the offices…
Bangladesh arrests veteran journalist Anis Alamgir on terrorism charges
December 17, New Delhi—Bangladeshi authorities must immediately drop terrorism charges against veteran journalist Anis Alamgir, release him unconditionally, and stop targeting the press with national security offenses, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On December 15, police opened an investigation against Alamgir and three other individuals under Bangladesh’s Anti-Terrorism Act, accusing the suspects of…
Human Rights Day 2025: CPJ calls on Asian governments to free imprisoned journalists
December 8, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists has written to heads of government across Asia ahead of International Human Rights Day on December 10, urging them to immediately free reporters imprisoned for their work. As of December 1, Asia holds at least 106 journalists behind bars, with China (50), Myanmar (27), and Vietnam (16) the…
CPJ, partners urge Bangladesh to protect press freedom ahead of 2026 polls
The Committee to Protect Journalists on October 19 joined five civil society organizations in a letter urging Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, to strengthen protection of human rights and press freedom ahead of the 2026 elections. In the joint letter, the groups commended reforms undertaken since the July Revolution that ended…
Bangladeshi journalist hacked to death for filming assault
New Delhi, August 11, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Bangladeshi authorities to swiftly and thoroughly investigate the brutal killing of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin and bring all those responsible to justice. Tuhin, a staff reporter for the Bangla-language daily Protidiner Kagoj in Gazipur, a suburb of Dhaka, was chased and hacked to death by…
A year after new Bangladesh leader vows reform, journalists still behind bars
New York, August 1, 2025—On March 5, in a crowded Dhaka courtroom, journalist Farzana Rupa stood without a lawyer as a judge moved to register yet another murder case against her. Already in jail, she quietly asked for bail. The judge said the hearing was only procedural. “There are already a dozen cases piling up against me,” she said….
CPJ, partners condemn spate of attacks on journalists in Bangladesh
The Committee to Protect Journalists on March 21 joined eight other civil society organizations in expressing alarm over violence against the media and human rights defenders in Bangladesh, with at least 17 journalists attacked in February. An interim government took power in Bangladesh following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August. The…
Bangladesh journalists face threats from attacks, investigations, and looming cyber laws
New York, February 14, 2025— Six months after a mass uprising ousted the increasingly autocratic administration of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi journalists continue to be threatened and attacked for their work, along with facing new fears that planned legislation could undermine press freedom. Bangladesh’s interim government — established amid high hopes of political…
CPJ urges Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus to protect press freedom
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday, November 11, wrote to Professor Muhammad Yunus urging him to protect press freedom in his role as chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh. On November 4, the interim information ministry announced that the Cyber Security Act would be repealed within a week. The law was passed…
Journalists supportive of ousted Bangladesh leader targeted with arrest, criminal cases
New York, September 19, 2024—At least four Bangladeshi journalists who produced coverage seen as supportive of recently ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party remain detained following the establishment of an interim government in August. “CPJ is alarmed by the apparently baseless criminal cases lodged against Bangladeshi journalists in retaliation for their…