Blog Live Blog: Bangladesh Protests 2024 The live updates from reporters on the ground in Dhaka covering Bangladesh’s deadly student protests Netra News July 20th 2024
Blog The satirical article Dhaka’s mayor has tried to ban The mayor of Bangladesh’s capital city and a powerful member of the ruling party attacks media freedom. Netra News June 23rd 2023
Blog Is the UN alive to Bangladesh government’s charm offensive? As the government continues to seek pre-election legitimacy, the UN's peace-keeping chief stands out as the only senior UN official accepting an invitation to visit Bangladesh. Netra News June 21st 2023
Blog US visa sanctions: An election game changer? The new threats of visa sanctions could well make a free and fair election more likely in Bangladesh. David Bergman May 26th 2023
Blog Paying the media for good news A sponsored article, written by an Israeli lobbyist in a right-wing UK news website raises questions about the Bangladesh government’s strategy. Netra News May 18th 2023
Blog UK-Bangladesh “bilateral meeting” claims untrue False claims of formal meeting with UK prime minister likely to further tarnish the reputation of Sheikh Hasina's authoritarian government. Netra News May 12th 2023
Blog Hasina’s new attack on Bangladesh’s limited independent media The government will now attack anyone or any institution standing against rigged elections, the Awami League’s widespread corruption and human rights abuses. David Bergman April 13th 2023
Blog International pressure builds on Bangladesh government to suspend Digital Security Act UN human rights chief says law is being used across country to “arrest, harass and intimidate journalists and human rights defenders, and to muzzle critical voices online” Netra News March 31st 2023
Blog The jailing of Samsuzzaman Shams The circumstances of the Prothom Alo journalist’s arrest suggests the last vestiges of democratic culture in Bangladesh are slipping away. Netra News March 30th 2023
Blog Bangladesh’s public relations problem The Awami League government should be concerned about The Economist’s description of Sheikh Hasina as a prime minister seeking to make the country a “one-party state”. Netra News March 13th 2023
Blog Bangladesh’s expensive power deal An analysis by the Washington Post shows how the government signed a far from favourable energy deal with an Indian businessman Netra News December 12th 2022
Blog Twitter correspondence with users reveals Bangladesh government attempts to remove tweets Social media continues to be key terrain of Bangladesh government's attempts to silence alternative views. Netra News December 3rd 2022
Blog Bangladesh targeting pro-opposition UK-based media, again A pro-opposition newspaper in the UK is targeted in cyber attack, causing the paper to go offline, while Bangladesh police detain the British-Bangladeshi editor's brother. David Bergman September 23rd 2022
Blog Assessing Bachelet’s visit What can we conclude from the visit to Bangladesh of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights? David Bergman August 19th 2022
Blog OC Pradeep: Sacrificial lamb? The conviction of the infamous Cox’s Bazar cop reflects how the systems of accountability in Bangladesh are politically corrupt. David Bergman July 30th 2022
Blog Deepto TV owners’ imprisonment shows how defamation laws are abused in Bangladesh The criminal law should not be used to deal with claims of defamation David Bergman July 20th 2022
Blog Stopping the opposition opposing Bangladesh government continues to prevent opposition parties from holding meetings and rallies. David Bergman June 17th 2022
Blog Dunking Yunus Sheikh Hasina hopes people will forget the real reason behind the cancellation of the World Bank Padma Bridge loan. David Bergman May 19th 2022