Dhaka, May 4 (IANS) Bangladesh has seen growing concerns across various quarters over media freedom, amid reports of oppression and legal cases against journalists, during the 18-month tenure of the previous Yunus-led interim government. Critics have called for ending the deadlock and the immediate release of journalists imprisoned in “false cases”, local media reported.Citing the findings of the Anti-Repression Journalist Front, leading Bangladeshi daily ‘Bangla Tribune’ reported that over 500 …
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Washington, April 28 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group called on the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government to fulfil its election pledge by withdrawing what it described as “politically motivated cases” against four senior journalists arrested during the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government and ensuring their release.In a letter addressed to Bangladesh’s Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Md Asaduzzaman, the Committee t…