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Journalists
Journalists
Killed
threatened
attacked
injured
assaulted
Killing
Serious bodily injury
Minor Assaults Threat/Intimidation
Arrest/Police Remand
Abduction
Contempt of Court Defamation Case (Criminal)
Destruction of equipment
Gender based attacks
Torture/Harassment/Threat
Death Threat
Terrorist and unanimous by phone
Case file against published news
Torture by Terrorist/attack/threat/harassment/bomb
thrown
Attack/Torture/ Harassment by Political parties
Journalism in Bangladesh
Safety & Security : Challenges
-Owners of Media houses are centered to their own vested interest
( Multi Business Houses)
- Journalist are biased by self-censorship
- Journalist Association/Union link with Political Party
- Lack of Media literacy increases risk for
Journalist
- Lack of awareness Law Enforcement Agencies
(LEA)
- Incidents of assault of
Community Journalist are
open hard to differentiate
whether these are personal or
professional
- Community Journalist do not
have any coverage in line
with physical and
professional
- Rural media outlets are not
profitable concerns
- Lack of any curriculum /
course for promoting
Community Journalism
- Community Journalist are not
include in wage board declare
by Govt.
Government Response:
The Constitution of Bangladesh guarantees the
freedom of speech and expression under Article
39.
- There is no scope for impunity for the charge of
such killings/attacked
- Meanwhile police have arrested a number of
suspects in the killings
- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has condemned the
attacks.
- High-ranking police officials are saying that the
killers of the journalist will be brought under the
law.