Twenty-one media personnel, including the office assistant of ‘Bangladesh Times’, were picked up by the army this evening for broadcasting content critical of Army Chief Waker-uz-Zaman. On February 7, 2026, they were taken to a temporary army camp in the Airport area, where all their personal devices were confiscated. Following protests from fellow journalists, they were released after approximately one and a half hours, with the army citing a “misunderstanding” without providing any valid reason. A journalist, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to Bangladesh Media Monitor that the outlet had already removed the controversial content from their social media platforms earlier that morning due to military pressure.
