India, March 31 -- An exiled Bangladeshi journalist has claimed the current interim government of the country has systematically stifled the free press in Bangladesh since reports of attacks on Hindu minorities, Awami League members and supporters started to draw international attention following the collapse of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5, 2024.

Bangladeshi journalist Sumi Khan, who is currently staying in the US after escaping Bangladesh amid threat to her life in February, told The Print: "The Yunus administration has systematically stifled the free press in Bangladesh since news reports on attacks on minorities and Awami League leaders, workers and supporters were drawing international attention. And now, h...