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Democracy in darkness: Attacks on journalists silence pre-election Bangladesh

  • Zakir Hossain Chowdhury--The New Humanitarian
  • published date: 2026-02-11 14:33:55 UTC

Without coverage, victims remain invisible, aid groups cannot respond, and humanitarian crises vanish in the fog of mob violence.

On the evening of 18 December 2025, panic rippled through the newsrooms of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, two of Bangladeshs most popular media outlets. Mobs armed with sticks and petrol torches for… [+9999 chars]