Bangladesh: media worker threatened with shooting for reporting on land robbery and land grabbing
Event- Country
- Bangladesh
- Initial Date
- Feb 13, 2024
- Event Description
Channel S and Daily Ganakantha's Doha Correspondent and Acting Editor of Weekly Asia Barta Kazi Jobair Ahmed were pressured to remove all the news after publishing news against Amjad Hossain, Chairman of Raipara UP of Dohar Upazila, about land robbery and government land grabbing. He threatened to shoot with his licensed gun if he did not agree. Apart from this, Amjad Hossain asked all the representatives to remove the news if these news were broadcast in multiple media. Journalist Kazi Zobair Ahmed filed a complaint at Doha Police Station seeking security. It is known that no one in the area dares to speak openly against Amzad for fear of him. It is also alleged that he forced several traders to leave their shops in Palamganj market earlier. Zobair Ahmed said, Amjad chairman is threatening to see me in Palamganj market. Apart from this, they are threatening to shoot if the news is not removed. So a written complaint has been made to Doha Police Station seeking security. No one dares to speak because of his fear so the administration should take legal action against him soon.
Investigating officer SI Masud Hossain said that journalist Kazi Zobair Ahmed filed a complaint at the police station seeking security. His safety is being monitored by the police and an investigation into the allegations is underway. Action will be taken subject to investigation.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Online
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- Media Worker
- Perpetrator-State
- Government
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 23.778120854314462
Longitude: 90.40744117340257
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 13 February 2024, media worker Kazi Zobair Ahmed was threatened with being shot by Raipara UP Chairman of Dohar Upazila, Amjad Hossain, for reporting on land robbery and government land grabbing in Dhaka, Bangladesh.