List of journalists killed in Bangladesh

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List of journalists killed in Bangladesh is about journalists killed in Bangladesh, while reporting or on account of their journalism.

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According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the organization has confirmed that 13 journalists have been killed in Bangladesh since 1992. [1]

Journalist killed since 1992

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NameDate of deathSexMedia outletCountryPlace of deathSource/Reference for circumstance
Mohammad Quamruzzaman19 February 1996mNeel SagarBangladeshNilphamari District CPJ [2]
Saiful Alam Mukul30 August 1998mDaily RunnerBangladeshJessore District CPJ [3]
Mir Illias Hossain15 January 2000mDainik Bir DarpanBangladeshJhenaidah CPJ [4]
Shamsur Rahman (age 43)16 July 2000m Janakantha BangladeshJessore District CPJ [5]
Nahar Ali21 April 2001mAnirbanBangladeshKhulna CPJ [6]
Harunur Rashid (journalist)2 March 2002mDainik PurbanchalBangladeshKhulna CPJ [7]
Shukur Hossain5 July 2002mAnirbanBangladeshUla, Bangladesh CPJ [8]
Syed Farroque Ahmed3 August 2002mPubali BartaBangladesh Sreemangal Upazila IFEX [9]
Manik Chandra Saha 15 January 2004m New Age & BBC World Service BangladeshKhulna CPJ, [10] UNESCO [11] [12]
Humayun Kabir Balu (age 58)27 June 2004mJanmabhumiBangladeshKhulna CPJ [13]
Kamal Hossain (age 32)22 August 2004m Ajker Kagoj and Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha BangladeshManikchhari Upazila CPJ [14] [15]
Dipankar Chakrabarty2 October 2004mDurjoy BanglaBangladeshSherpur UNESCO [16]
Shahid Anwar (journalist)24 October 2004mDaily Asian ExpressBangladeshDhaka UNESCO [17]
Sheikh Belaluddin Ahmed11 February 2005m Daily Sangram BangladeshKhulna CPJ [18]
Golam Mahfuz31 May 2005mComilla MuktakanthaBangladeshComilla UNESCO [19]
Gautam Das 17 November 2005m Samakal BangladeshFaridpur CPJ [20]
Bellal Hossain Dafadar14 September 2006mJanabaniBangladeshKalaroa Upazila UNESCO [21]
Golam Mustofa Sarowar 11 February 2012m Maasranga TV BangladeshDhaka UNESCO [22]
Meherun Runi 11 February 2012f ATN Bangla TV BangladeshDhaka UNESCO [22]
Jamal Uddin15 June 2012mGramer KagojBangladeshKashipur CPJ [23]
Talhad Ahmed Kabid23 October 2012mDainik Narsingdi BaniBangladeshNarsingdi RSF [24]
Sadrul Alam Nipul21 May 2014mDainik MathabhangaBangladeshChuadanga CPJ
Julhas Uddin3 September 2020mBijoy TVBangladeshDhaka[ [25] ]
Iliyas Hossain11 October 2020mDainik BijoyBangladesh Narayanganj CPJ [26]
Borhan Uddin Muzakkir19 February 2021mBartabazar.comBangladesh Companiganj [27]
Ashiqul Islam9 January 2023mBrahmanbaria PatrikaBangladesh Brahmanbaria IFJ [28]
Golam Rabbani Nadim15 June 2023m Banglanews24.com Bangladesh Jamalpur District IFJ [29]
Mehedi Hasan Tuhin18 July 2024mDhaka TimesBangladeshDhaka [30]
Shakil Hossain19 July 2024mBhorer AwajBangladeshSylhet [30]
Abu Taher Md. Turab19 July 2024mDaily Naya DigantaBangladeshSylhet [30]
Tahir Zaman Priyo2 August 2024mFreelance JournalistBangladeshDhaka [30]
Pradeep Kumar Bhowmik5 August 2024mDaily KhabarpatraBangladeshSirajganj [30]
Md Asaduzzaman Tuhin07 August 2025mDaily Protidiner KagojBangladeshGazipur [30]

Journalists killed during 1971

NameDate of deathSexMedia outletCountryPlace of deathSource/Reference for circumstance
Serajuddin Hossain (or Seraj Uddin Hossain)10 December 1971m Daily Ittefaq BangladeshUnknown place [31]
Selina Parvin (or Selina Parveen)14 December 1971fShilalipiBangladeshRayerbazar Boddhobhumy [32]
Shahidullah Kaiser 14 December 1971m The Sangbad BangladeshUnknown place [33]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "13 Journalists Killed in Bangladesh since 1992/Motive Confirmed". Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Mohammad Quamruzzaman". Committee to Protect Journalists. 1996-02-19. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  3. ↑ "Saiful Alam Mukul". Committee to Protect Journalists. 1998-08-30. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Mir Illias Hossain". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2000-01-15. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Shamsur Rahman". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2000-07-16. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Nahar Ali". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2001-04-21. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Harunur Rashid". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2002-03-02. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  8. ↑ "Shukur Hossain". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2002-07-05. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Drug traffickers target provincial newspaper "Andoloner Bazar", journalist found dead". IFEX.org. 2002-08-08. Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  10. ↑ "Manik Saha". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2004-01-15. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  11. ↑ "Director-General Condemns Murder of Journalist Manik Shaha in Bangladesh". UNESCOPRESS. 2004-01-20. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  12. ↑ Duff-Brown, Beth (2004-02-17). "Bangladeshi journalists under constant threat as crime soars, tolerance ebbs". Editor & Publisher.
  13. ↑ "Humayun Kabir". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2004-06-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  14. ↑ "Kamal Hossain". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  15. ↑ "Report 2005: Follow up, Murder anniversary of Journalist Kamal". Bangladesh Centre for Development, Journalism and Communication. 2005. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  16. ↑ "UNESCO Director-General Condemns Killing Of Bangladeshi Journalist Dipankar Chakrabarty". UNESCOPRESS. 2004-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  17. ↑ "UNESCO Condemns Murder of Bangladeshi Journalist Shahid Anwar". UNESCOPRESS. 2004-10-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  18. ↑ "Sheikh Belaluddin". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  19. ↑ "Director-General Condemns Assassination of Bangladeshi Journalist". UNESCOPRESS. 2005-06-08. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  20. ↑ "Gautam Das". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  21. ↑ "Director-General condemns murder of Bangladeshi journalist Bellal Hossain Dafadar". UNESCOPRESS. 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  22. 1 2 "Director-General condemns murder of television journalists Sagar Sarwar and Mehrun Runi in Bangladesh". UNESCOPRESS. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  23. ↑ "Jamal Uddin". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  24. ↑ "Journalist gunned down in unexplained circumstances". Reporters Without Borders. 2012-10-25. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  25. ↑ "Bijoy TV journalist stabbed dead in Dhamarai". New Age. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  26. ↑ "Iliyas Hossain". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  27. ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Bangladeshi journalist killed while covering clashes between ruling party factions | DW | 23.02.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  28. ↑ "Bangladesh: Brahmanbaria Patrika journalist hacked to death". International Federation of Journalists. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  29. ↑ "Bangladesh: Regional journalist dies after violent attack / IFJ". www.ifj.org. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "5 journalists killed, dozens injured covering Bangladesh protests". Voice of America. August 21, 2024.
  31. ↑ "Mojaheed indicted for genocide, crimes against humanity". New Age. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  32. ↑ "On Martyred Journalist Selina Parveen". Daily Sun. 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  33. ↑ "Shahidullah Kaiser: Writing behind bars". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
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