Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- ARTICLE 19 has expressed concern over the interim government's 'abrupt release' of draft ordinances to establish a National Media Commission and a Broadcasting Commission, allowing only three days for public feedback.

This last-minute initiative, taken at the end of the interim government's tenure, lacks transparency and due process and risks undermining freedom of expression in Bangladesh, it says in a statement.

ARTICLE 19, an international human rights organisation headquartered in London, called on the government of Bangladesh to stop the enactment of the draft ordinances and defer all decisions to the next elected government.

With Bangladesh set to form a new elected government after the 12 February national elect...