Archive · 24 Dec 2025

Bangladesh Media Faces Threats Amid Political Unrest

Bangladesh Media Faces Threats Amid Political Unrest

In Bangladesh, a group of young men threatened a TV channel called Global TV.

They wanted the channel to remove a journalist named Naznin Munni, saying she supports a political party called the Awami League.

The group said they would burn down the office if she wasn't removed.

The group said they were part of a student movement, but the movement's leader said they didn't approve of this.

This happened just a few days after other news offices were attacked.

The journalist said she wasn't there when the threat was made and that the channel's management said she isn't connected to the Awami League.

The threats are part of a bigger problem where people are trying to silence journalists and independent media.

Sources