Bangladesh
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1 May 2020Bangladesh: Journalists arrested in Narsingdi under Digital Security Act
Country Bangladesh State Dhaka Violation Type Arrest/Detainment Target Media Staff
Dainik Grameen Darpan’s news editor Ramzan Ali Pramanik, staff reporter Shanta Banik and publisher and editor of online news portal Narsingdi Pratidin, Khandaker Shahin, were arrested over their news report that allegedly quoted a police official who claims that he had never spoken to the journalists, implying that the quotes were fabricated. The news report covered the incident of a young man who was allegedly beaten to death by the Ghorashal police.
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23 Apr 2020Bangladesh: Journalist assaulted reporting on Covid-19 relief embezzlement
Country Bangladesh State Dhaka Violation Type Attack Target Journalist
Sajal was brutally assaulted while investigating Amirganj Union Parishad chairman, Nasir Uddin Khan’s alleged embezzlement of rice in Narsingdi, 50km north-east of Dhaka on April 23.
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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.