At least 20 Journalist injured by Police.

By Anwar Hossain; The marauding activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir and some other Islamist parties clashed with police and pro-ruling party people across the country before and after Juma prayers yesterday, resulting in a large number of casualties and arrests.

The Islamists vandalised and torched Gonojagoron Mancha and Shaheed Minar as they protested the Shahbagh movement, which is to demand death penalty for war criminals.

Apart from deaths, scores of people, including police and journalists, were injured in the violence, report published in daily newspapers in Bangladesh.

Chief photo journalist of the Daily Amardesh, Mir Ahmed Miru was bullet injured by police, while he was performing his duty in the area of Baitul Mokarrom Mosque. His colleague took him to hospital and then he went through a surgery. 

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.

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".

We demand Justice for violation of the constitution

To

The Police Commissioner of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

As per the constitution,

Article 36: Freedom of Movement
Subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the public interest, every citizen shall have the right to move freely throughout Bangladesh, to reside and settle in any place therein and to leave and re-enter Bangladesh.

Article 37. Freedom of assembly
Every citizen shall have the right to assemble and to participate in public meetings and processions peacefully and without arms, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interests of public order health.

Drik Gallery shut over exhibition on 'crossfire'

By Anwar Hossain, Police on Monday shut down Drik Gallery in Dhanmondi just before the start of a photo exhibition on extra judicial killings by the Rapid Action Battalion, saying the exhibition would create ‘unrest.’ Drik Gallery officials told The Daily Star that the gallery was closed around 3:30pm, which was set to start the exhibition of photos by Shahidul Alam styled 'Crossfire' at 4:00pm. 

The organisers said a police team led by Dhanmondi police chief Shah Alam entered the premises of Drik

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