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PRESS FREEDOM Beyond rhetoric, towards responsibility and reform
by Monwarul Islam PRESS freedom is often invoked as a badge of democratic legitimacy and governments routinely affirm their commitment to a free press, placing it at the centre of constitutional guarantees and international pledges. Yet the lived reality of journalism frequently tells a different story. Across the world — and acutely in countries like Bangladesh — press freedom is less a product of official assurances and more the outcome of the courage, persistence and colle
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