However, growing global scrutiny and an upcoming visit to the U.S. could be forcing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to go slow on cracking down on the media.
March 2023 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of a reporter for Bangladesh’s leading daily newspaper, who is facing a possible 14-year jail sentence on spurious charges in reprisal for his reporting, while his newspaper’s editor and publisher is himself being prosecuted on the same charges. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must end her government’s increasingly authoritarian response to criticism in the media, RSF says.