World Press Freedom Day

World Press Freedom Day

Panellists pose for a photo at an event marking World Press Freedom Day 2026, jointly organised by Unesco and TIB in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, on Sunday, 3 May. Photo: TBS

Govt policy must ensure conducive environment for independent media: Iftekharuzzaman

Iftekharuzzaman said an enabling ecosystem must be developed at the political and institutional levels to ensure genuine media independence. 

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World Press Freedom Day today

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon speaks as the chief guest at a seminar marking the World Press Freedom Day 2026 held at North South University in the capital, 2 May 2026. Photo: BSS

Objective data key to free flow of information: Info minister

Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK). Photo: Collected

Free, independent media essential for democracy and rights: ASK

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World Press Freedom Day: VOICE hosts webinar on AI, future of journalism  

Mourners, including colleagues, carry the bodies of Palestinian journalists Mohammed Soboh and Saeed al-Taweel, who were killed when an Israeli missile hit a building while they were outside reporting, at a hospital in Gaza City, October 10, 2023. File Photo: REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh

World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists

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Journalism is no crime, say foreign diplomats urging greater media freedom

Bangladesh's press freedom lowest in South Asia

Bangladesh's press freedom lowest in South Asia

Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat Editor-in-Chief Antero Mukka presents a secret room within Counter-Strike video game, where his paper has hidden news about Russia's war in Ukraine in Russian, in Helsinki, Finland 2 May, 2023. REUTERS/Anne Kauranen

Finnish daily uses shooter video game to dodge Russia's press restrictions

Bangladesh scores 35.31 out of 100 in Press Freedom Index; ranks 163 out of 180 countries

Bangladesh scores 35.31 out of 100 in Press Freedom Index; ranks 163 out of 180 countries

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3 imprisoned Iranian female journalists win top UN prize

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Stop targeting truth, truth-tellers: UN Chief on World Press Freedom Day

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A model for govt, media and citizens to collaborate on ensuring press freedom