Supreme Court lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua has said the arrest of journalist Shamsuzzaman Shams is not only an attack on freedom of expression, but also on press freedom.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly criticised the international media and institutions for their "false and fabricated" coverage of the arrest of Prothom Alo Savar Correspondent Shamsuzzaman Shams. An official press release issued on Saturday (1 April) reads, "It has been brought to the notice of the Government of Bangladesh that few international media and
Amid growing criticism over the arrest of a Prothom Alo reporter under the Digital Security Act, the United Nations Human Rights chief yesterday called upon Bangladesh to immediately suspend the application of the contentious law.
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