Dhaka, Friday, Jul 17, 2026
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged urgent attention from Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof. Yunus regarding the plight of journalists imprisoned in the country ahead of International Human Rights Day on December 10.In a letter sent on Monday, CPJ highlighted that four journalists — Farzana Rupa, Shakil Ahmed, Mozammel Babu, and Shyamal Dutta — are currently held in prison on murder charges that “lack credible evidence and appear to be in retaliation for their reporting and perceived political affiliations.”The conditions at Kashimpur Prison were described as dire, with inmates confined to 36-square-foot cells with metal bars instead of doors, exposed to cold and mosquito infestations.The letter stated that prisoners are forced to sleep on concrete floors without mattresses, food supplied is “insufficient and often inedible,” and medical care is “severely inadequate,” with no permanent doctor on site and serious health conditions untreated for months.CPJ reminded that, while a committee ...
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