The allegations of repression of Bangladeshi opposition political activists and the press featured prominently in the submission made to the United Nations Human Rights Council by three international rights organisations.
As I weigh the risks and uncertainties involved in this field against other seemingly “safe” career options, the constant questions about my chosen journalism major haunt me every day.
Writer Mushtaq Ahmed paid the ultimate price for his freedom of expression, and it’s a matter of shame for us all that it happened in the year of the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.
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