Press freedom

Press freedom

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Govts changed, but fight for press freedom remains: Matiur Rahman

Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman says successive governments have failed to ensure meaningful media reform and protect press freedom despite repeated commitments.

MS NOW White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard reports from a street corner just outside the White House after US President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets (CNN, MS NOW and Politico) from the White House, in Washington, DC, US, 21 September, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

News outlets will ask judge to end Trump's White House ban at hearing

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh attend a plenary session as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, 31 August, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

US irks G20 ministers by bringing back Russia, barring journalists

Information and Broadcasting minister Zahir Uddin Swapon addressed an event at the Information Bhaban in the capital. Photo: BSS

Media enjoying highest freedom: Information minister

A picture taken by Yalda Moaiery, who received a 15 year prison sentence for her work as a journalist in Iran, shows rescuers carrying a body at the site of a strike carried out during the 40-day US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March-April 2026. Photo:Reuters.

Iranian photojournalist faces 15 years in prison over images, reporting

Jahir Uddin Swapon addresses the inaugural meeting of the Press Accreditation Committee. Photo:BSS

Swapon stresses need for authority to determine journalist status

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon addresses a workshop at a hotel in the capital on 18 June 2026. Photo: BSS

Govt committed to ensuring press freedom: Swapon

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon addresses a workshop at a hotel in Dhaka on 18 June 2026. Photo: BSS

Govt committed to ensuring press freedom: Swapon

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CPJ urges PM to stop the cycle of press repression and political retaliation

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Why Bangladesh's ailing economy needs a free press

Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK). Photo: Collected

Free, independent media essential for democracy and rights: ASK

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Press Freedom Index: Bangladesh slips 3 notches to 152nd

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman poses for a photo with Noab members at the Secretariat today, 21 April 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Don't want to make media hostile: PM Tarique tells Noab