Bangladeshi cartoonist Kabir Kishore arrested in May 2020 under a cyber security law was released March 4. Kishore says he was tortured.
Bangladesh articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for better democracy in Bangladesh. According to Freedom House, the latest elections were "deemed free and fair by European Union observers and other monitoring groups but serious problems remain in the election system and in ensuring human rights". Also check out our section on World Democracy.
Bangladeshi Children Arrested for Political Facebook Posts
Bangladesh authorities have arrested hundreds, including children, for using social media to express displeasure with government.
Bangladesh: Backtracking On The Aspirations For Democracy
Bangladesh’s democratic hopes are unfulfilled 50 years after independence. In fact, a few years after gaining self-rule, the dreams faded.
Report: India Now As Autocratic As Pakistan, Worse Than Bangladesh
New report shows India is now as autocratic as Pakistan in terms of censorship, and worse than both Bangladesh and Nepal.
World Must Respond To Bangladesh’s Crackdown On Free Speech
Authorities in Bangladesh must end escalating crackdown on human rights and respect and protect people’s right to freedom of expression.
Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act is Muzzling Free Speech
Following the death of a writer in a high-security prison on February 25, protesters took to the streets of Bangladesh’s capital.
Bangladesh Protests Erupt Over Satirical Writer’s Death In Prison
Protests erupted in Bangladesh over the death of Mushtaq Ahmed, a crocodile farmer and satirical writer, detained in May 2020.
Bangladesh Charges 3 Journalists Under New Digital Security Act
Years in prison for the charges of publishing false or offensive information and transmitting defamatory information.
Bangladesh: Mass Arrests Over Cartoons, Posts
Some critics of government’s response to COVID-19 in Bangladesh are facing the law over charges of spreading rumours and misinformation on facebook.
Bangladesh: Internet Blackout on Rohingya Refugees
New telecommunications and internet restrictions on Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh will disrupt critical humanitarian and emergency services, HRW.