Press freedom

Press freedom

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

He said the government will only play the role of a coordinator in successfully advancing the great and independent objective of the media on behalf of the state.

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

Illustration: TBS

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

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

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

Photo: Bing Ai

Prolonged detention of journalists raises press freedom concerns

Contrary to Rizwana's claim, press was terrified during Yunus regime

Contrary to Rizwana's claim, press was terrified during Yunus regime

Illustration: TBS

Press freedom key to restoring democracy in Bangladesh, warn global media watchdogs

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Free media… Déjà vu?

'When mobs rule, press freedom falls'

'When mobs rule, press freedom falls'

How press freedom was built over centuries, how Bangladesh is watching it unravel

How press freedom was built over centuries, how Bangladesh is watching it unravel