Journalists urged to stop attack on media.

By Bangladesh Media;  The daily star published a report, urging about to stop attacks on Media. In a heading "Stop attacks on Media" the daily star wrote that -"Condemning the recent attacks on newsmen and desecration of the national flag and Shaheed Minars by religious fanatics, journalist leaders yesterday demanded exemplary punishment to the attackers."

"If there is any further attack on journalists and media from the defeated forces of 1971, they [attackers] will be resisted with full strength," Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, president of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), told a rally before the Jatiya Press Club, the daily star wrote.

One year after Sagor and Runi Murdered.

Journalists Call for 24 hours Strike 

By Anwar Hossain; Journalists of all print, electronic and online media will go on a 24-hour strike from 6:00am on March 11 demanding trials for the killing of all journalists including Sagor-Runi, safety for the news media people and a free press in the country. President of Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury announced the programme from a grand rally of journalists held in front of the National Press Club on Monday.

The journalist community will also observe a hunger strike on the National Press Club premises on the same day. Family members of the slain journalists including Sagor Sarwar, Meherun Runi and Balu will also join the journalists in their hunger strike, Chowdhury said.

Journalist Slaughtered in Bangladesh.

By Anwar Hossain, An elderly journalist and his wife were found dead with throats slit at their Naya Paltan residence in the capital of Bangladesh yesterday. Farhad Khan, 60, senior assistant editor of the daily Janata, his wife and Rahima, 55, had been residing on the first floor of a three-storey building on Masjid Road over the past 12 years.

The journalists murdered figure have taken place the number 33 including this journalist killing in Bangladesh since 1990. Despite this there is no report about the situation of press in Bangladesh. Reporters Without Boarder didn’t show up to express the international concern. I don’t know why? Probly they are not informed?!? Is that so? I don’t believe that ….

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Torture on Journalists: Part-2

By S. M. Anwar Hossain, FM Masum, working in the Daily New Age in Bangladesh was tortured by the Rapid Action Battalion. He was brutally beaten and sued by this notorious elite force as a drug peddler. Earlier my readers have seen that Journalist Jahangir Alam Akash was arrested and tortured by this force.

RAB is well known for its torture on Journalist those who are writing against their extra judicial killing. 1673 people have died since Rapid Action Battalion was formed in the year of 2004. Before coming to power in 2009, it was the election manifesto of present ruling government political party Bangladesh Awami League will stop the extra judicial killing in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Awami League wanted to change the days in our life like US president Barak H. Obama urged before the election. But in case of Bangladesh - nothing has "change".

Golden Deer and Press Freedom context Bangladesh.

Dear Readers

This is an open letter! Why it is an open letter? I don't know the basic reason of why! But what i felt is that - i will write this article as an open letter format. So that every body knows about the situation and feels to do something for the new threats that have emerged in Bangladesh.

Before describing the situation i would like to focus on some events that took place in this year 2010.

Dated on 01 June
Government closed the national daily Amar Desh and arrested the editor Mahmudur Rahman. He was arrested during a pre-dawn raid on the newspaper office despite the protests of the journalists present. Rahman has been charged with fraud and violence against police officers. The newspaper’s printing press has also been closed. It is notable police couldn't show any warrant during his arrest. He was taken into remand for 12 days. Had been tortured brutally.

Web Site On Extra Judicial Killing In Bangladesh

By Anwar Hossain; In absence of the proper media initiative (both Print and Electronic) other electronic media that is New Media started campaign against the Extra Judicial Killing in Bangladesh. Despite the continuous death threat from Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), journalist are reporting against the Extra Judicial killing in Bangladesh in a 'self censored' way. which is not sufficient to create public awareness. In absence of the media freedom in Bangladesh and fear of being tortured now journalists have started creating websites and photo exhibitions and creating awareness through social networking sites.

It could be mentioned that several journalists were tortured by the RAB in Bangladesh. Since then the Journalists in Bangladesh are in danger and facing problem of being sued by the government or Indirect death threats by the Rapid Action Battalion. Recently two of the editor of the national daily news paper were threatened. Hiding their Name and ID the journalists in Bangladesh have started to blogging and campaigning. Journalist Jahangir alam akash was tortured by the RAB, FM Masum, the journalist of New Age tortured by the RAB. Two editors of different news paper were threatened by them. All these caused a fear of death and being tortured among the journalist in Bangladesh. since then they have started a new website on that name www.extrajuducialkilling.info.
to know more about the extra judicial killing in Bangladesh Visit www.extrajudicialkilling.info