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PRESS FREEDOM IN BANGLADESH Lessons that must not be forgotten
by Roman Uddin WHEN the newly elected government passed the Cyber Security Bill 2026 on 10 March, it marked a significant step in the advancement of the country’s cyber laws. Within the constitutional deadline of 30 days following the first session of Parliament, the bill transformed the interim government’s Cyber Security Ordinance into law. This development, coming after years of debate over digital regulation, provided an important moment to reflect on the difficult lesson
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FROM DICTATORSHIP TO DIGITAL THREATS New struggle of journalism in Bangladesh
by Kazi Jesin ON AUGUST 5, 2024, a student-led uprising ended nearly 16 years of authoritarian rule in Bangladesh, forcing Sheikh Hasina to flee to India. For a brief moment, hope felt tangible — fear might recede, truth could be spoken freely, and reporting would no longer demand personal sacrifice. Yet transitions are rarely simple. From 2010 to August 4, 2024, journalists faced killings, enforced disappearances, and arrests. Photographer Shahidul Alam was detained for over
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