In a direct attack on election reporting, Shahnawaz Riton, Chattogram Bureau Chief for Channel One, and camera person Amit Das were assaulted by BNP-backed lawyers on May 21, 2026. The
On May 19, 2026, Akkas Al Mahmud (Hridoy), the Burichang-Brahmanpara Upazila Correspondent for Daily Kaler Kantho, and Md. Shariful Islam (Suman), Chief Editor of Cumilla Protidin, were violently assaulted in
Jiten Barua, the Khagrachhari district correspondent for the national news agency BSS and Somoy TV, was arrested by the police. The arrest took place around 7:00 PM on May 7,
Omar Faruk, a staff reporter for the news portal Bangladhara, was forcibly confined and harassed by a high-ranking official at the Chattogram City Corporation. The incident took place on May
Habibur Rahman Habib, the Teknaf upazila correspondent for the national daily Daily Inqilab, was sued on May 1, 2026. The lawsuit was filed by a local resident, Hasina Begum, from
Musaddeq Al Akib, Chandpur correspondent for Bangla Edition, was brutally assaulted by 10–12 miscreants on April 28, 2026. The attack occurred inside the office of Municipal Administrator Ershad Uddin while
Several journalists were assaulted in Chattogram while covering a violent clash between activists of Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Shibir over graffiti at Chittagong Government City College. The incident occurred on
In Lakshmipur, Ahadul Islam Akash, a camera person for Somoy Television, was brutally assaulted and his professional equipment was destroyed while documenting irregularities at a local fuel station. The incident
Jahin Sarkar Abir, the Chittagong University correspondent for Somoy Television, was brutally assaulted and his mobile phone was snatched by local thugs while he was performing his professional duties. The
Three journalists were locked inside the Nabinagar Upazila Land Office in Brahmanbaria after questioning officials about alleged bribery. The incident occurred around 11:00 AM on April 16, 2026. The victims,