Law (Bangladesh)
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13 May 2020Bangladesh: Daily newspaper staff charged under Digital Security Act
Country Bangladesh State Khulna Violation Type Law Target Media Staff
Maqbool Hossain’s nephew, Sabuj Hossain filed a case at Gangni Police Station in Gangni Upazila against Meherpur Pratidin publisher Emon Ahmed, editor Yadul Momin, and joint editor Al Amin on May 13 for the newspaper’s report on a property dispute.
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22 Apr 2020Bangladesh: Politician charges media under Digital Security Act
Country Bangladesh State Rangpur Violation Type Law Target Media Staff
A politician has accused media workers who shared a story on the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 relief rice in Bangladesh of breaching the Digital Security Act.
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16 May 2014David Bergman
Country Bangladesh State Dhaka Violation Type Law Target Journalist
David Bergman, who is the editor of special reports at local English-language daily New Age, is facing contempt charges for questioning the number of deaths during Bangladesh’s liberation from Pakistan in his personal blog posts on the court proceedings written between 2011 and 2013.