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State secrets, price of vaccine and Rozina’s crime

- Afsan Chowdhury - June 10, 2021December 28, 2021

If anyone still remembers, a journalist by the name of Rozina was intercepted by half of the Health Ministry officials, police and anyone else at the secretariat who was keen because she had done something wrong. Physical violence was exerted on her and she was first kept hostage, sent to

Is media accountable to itself?

- Afsan Chowdhury - May 30, 2021December 28, 2021

It’s a common refrain that media makes, that the Government is not accountable. In fact media survives to some extent by raising such a question. But what the recent Rozina episode did was to pose a big question on the return server: Is media accountable? Are those people working in

Press freedom is only just one freedom

- Afsan Chowdhury - May 3, 2021December 28, 2021

Press freedom day is being observed when the Bangladesh media is facing some of the toughest questions about its role. This issue center around the murder /suicide of a young girl who was reportedly in a relationship with a married boss of a major corporate house. The person concerned has

Press Freedom: Does the Western model apply?

- Afsan Chowdhury - April 23, 2021December 28, 2021

That Bangladesh lacks press freedom is no secret. That all developed countries do is no secret either barring a few maybe. That all rich countries show greater levels of press freedom is also a fact. That such wealth making was/is largely based on exploitation of the poorer countries is now

Why more media outlets in Bangladesh doesn’t mean more media freedom

- Ali Riaz - April 15, 2021December 29, 2021

Bangladesh’s media ecosystem paints a contradictory picture. On the one hand, the country’s media sector has witnessed significant growth in the past two decades. On the other hand, media freedom in the country is steadily declining. In 2020, Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index ranked Bangladesh 151 out of 180

Bangladesh media: Pre and post-Covid-19 realities and opportunities

- Syed Ishtiaque Reza - September 16, 2020December 29, 2021

The impact of Covid-19 pandemic is visible in every sector of the economy and has also disrupted the media industry largely. A new survey found that journalists from all over the country are taking the greatest personal financial impact of this pandemic. The Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) surveyed 20