An investigative journalist was publicly harassed, verbally abused, and threatened with bodily harm by a local political figure demanding the immediate deletion of a published news report. The confrontation broke
Sobuj Shahriar, the Harinakundu upazila correspondent for the national daily Daily Kalbela, was brutally beaten with hammers and iron rods. The targeted attack occurred at around 9:00 PM on June
Kabir Hossain, the Chief Feature Photographer for the country’s leading national daily Daily Prothom Alo, was hacked with sharp weapons in Munshiganj. The brutal attack occurred in broad daylight at
On May 30, 2026, Channel S Gazipur correspondent Zakaria Shikder was abducted, assaulted, and subjected to a targeted blackmail scheme in the Gacha area. The ordeal began when Shikder was
Several journalists were attacked and injured at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka on May 30, 2026. The violence erupted shortly after Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bokul inspected the
A formal legal notice has been served to the editor and a reporter of the multimedia news portal Asia Post. The notice was sent on May 23, 2026, on behalf
Dr Nayema Tasnim is the Health Media Analyst of Bangladesh Media Monitor. • • • Recently, inconsistencies have been observed in the behavior of the media and, in some cases, hospital
Two journalists from the private channel Desh TV were severely injured while investigating illicit activities in Savar. The incident occurred on May 22, 2026, in the Aicha Noadda area. The
In a severe escalation of violence against the press, two journalists from Chattogram Pratidin, Nobel Hasan and Mamun Abdullah, were shot and critically injured while performing their professional duties on
The targeted attack occurred on the night of May 20, 2026, in retaliation for an investigative report published by Abdul Kuddus Sarkar, the Pirgachha Correspondent for Daily Sangbad and General