On September 29, 2025, 24-hour news based satellite television channel News24 terminated three journalists without prior notice. Those dismissed are Chief News Editor Md. Shah Azizur Rahman Kiran, Executive Editor
In Nesarabad, Pirojpur, Asian TV reporter Muhidul Islam Muhid was attacked by miscreants on September 27, 2025. The assault took place while he was gathering information regarding a land dispute.
In Barishal, two journalists were assaulted three times by local Chhatra Dal leaders and activists following an argument over entering a park. One journalist was left bloodied and injured. The
In Bangladesh, the professional life of media workers is becoming increasingly complex. Beyond media house rules and controls, the social surveillance of family members and relatives often creates invisible pressure
On September 23, 2025, Rubel Ahmed Prince, Savar correspondent of Independent Television, came under a terrorist attack in the Kashimpur area of Gazipur. He, along with two others, was seriously
In Rangpur, senior journalist Liaquat Ali Badol, working with Daily Sangbad, Ekushey Television, and Bangla Tribune was forcibly taken into the City Corporation’s CEO office room, where he was beaten,
In journalism, pressure does not only come from the state or political authorities. Many journalists also experience surveillance and restrictions from within their own families and workplaces. Social media, which
Jamuna Television’s Narsingdi staff correspondent, Ayub Khan Sarkar, was attacked while reporting on a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The incident took place on September
In Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj, journalist Mission Ali was publicly threatened by Hasan Ali, the brother of Jamaat leader Billal Hossain, over publishing a report against Billal. The incident took place around
August 2025 emerged as an extremely risky and challenging month for media workers in Bangladesh. Although the interim government pledged to ensure press freedom and the safety of journalists, the