May 14, 2008
Bangladesh editors call for free press
“Regular interference in day-to-day work of the media is not acceptable.”
Senior editors and journalists from more than a dozen leading Bangladesh newspapers and television stations have demanded an end to the country's state of emergency and called for greater press freedom.
The journalists met in Dhaka on Tuesday to discuss threats to the media, said Ataus Samad, a former BBC Bengali service reporter who chaired the meeting.
In a statement, they called for government agencies to stop interfering in the media's work.
A state of emergency was declared in Bangladesh on Jan. 11, 2007, after weeks of street violence over electoral reforms. An interim government backed by the influential military currently runs the country. Read more
Posted by: The Associated Press
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