Twelve journalists in eight categories of print, digital and television of different media outlets won the best reporting awards given by the Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF) as a recognition of their outstanding reporting capability.
Although investigative journalism around the world has seen a shift thanks to the growth of data journalism, such journalistic endeavours are a challenge in Bangladesh due to the country’s legal framework, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.
A group of lawyers attacked two journalists while they were covering a story at the Chittagong District Judge Court on August 17. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack and calls on the Bangladeshi government to launch an urgent inquiry into the incident and hold those responsible to account.