Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- 48-Hour Ultimatum to Withdraw Case and Take Action Against Banani Biswas

Journalists have strongly protested a general diary (GD) filed against senior reporter Shamsul Islam of Daily Naya Diganta by Banani Biswas, a former Deputy Commissioner of Netrokona and currently a Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Science and Technology. The GD, which journalists described as "harassment and intimidation," was lodged at Ramna Model Police Station on November 5, allegedly in retaliation for a corruption report published against the official.

At a protest rally held on Sunday (November 9) in front of the National Press Club, organized by the Anti-Persecution Journalists Alliance, journalist leaders demanded that the "false and vi...