Dhaka, July 19 -- Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has said a section of newspaper readers has become "radical and aggressive", posing a new challenge to journalism in Bangladesh.

He calls the readers the "new adversaries" to journalism and encourages reflection on how they will engage with the media in the future.

He made these remarks at a publication event at the University Press Limited head office in Dhaka on Saturday.

The event was organised to mark the release of the book "The Economy of Scandals" by journalist Shawkat Hossain Masum.

Debapriya said, "Journalists specialising in economics have played a crucial role in shedding light on important issues during the authoritari...