Two journalists were physically assaulted by the police while covering a slum eviction drive in Mirpur’s Bauniabadh area, near Kalshi. The incident took place on May 20, 2026. The injured
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
On May 19, 2026, Al-Amin Mia, a member of the Narayanganj Journalists Union and the Rupganj correspondent for Islamic TV, was brutally attacked by criminals. The incident occurred at night
On May 19, 2026, Mahfuzur Rahman Shuvo, a reporter for Banglavision, and his camera team were assaulted and held hostage by officials at the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) headquarters
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,
An allegation has surfaced regarding the physical assault of a journalist following the publication of a news report on irregularities in road construction work in Monohardi, Narsingdi. The incident reportedly
On May 6, 2026, a defamation lawsuit seeking 100 crore BDT in damages was filed against Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman, Senior Reporter Riadul Karim, and Habiganj Correspondent Hafizur Rahman
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
Ataur Rahman, a senior reporter for Dhaka Stream, narrowly escaped an abduction attempt in the Moghbazar area of the capital. The incident occurred around 10:15 PM on April 4, 2026,
Seven leading journalists from Bhola’s Char Fasson were sued under the Cyber Security Act. The case was filed on April 28, 2026, at the Barishal Cyber Crime Tribunal by Motahar