List of journalists killed in Bangladesh explained

List of journalists killed in Bangladesh is about journalists killed in Bangladesh while reporting or on account of their journalism.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the organization has confirmed that 13 journalists have been killed in Bangladesh since 1992.^[1]

Journalist killed since 1992

Name	Date of death	Sex	Media outlet	Country	Place of death	Source/Reference for circumstance
		m	Neel Sagar	Bangladesh	Nilphamari District	CPJ^[2]
		m	Daily Runner	Bangladesh	Jessore District	CPJ^[3]
		m	Dainik Bir Darpan	Bangladesh	Jhenaidah	CPJ^[4]
(age 43)		m	Janakantha	Bangladesh	Jessore District	CPJ^[5]
		m	Anirban	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ^[6]
(journalist)		m	Dainik Purbanchal	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ^[7]
		m	Anirban	Bangladesh	Ula, Bangladesh	CPJ^[8]
		m	Pubali Barta	Bangladesh	Sreemangal Upazila	IFEX^[9]
		m	New Age & BBC World Service	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ,^[10] UNESCO^[11] ^[12]
(age 58)		m	Janmabhumi	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ^[13]
(age 32)		m	Ajker Kagoj and Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha	Bangladesh	Manikchhari Upazila	CPJ^[14] ^[15]
		m	Durjoy Bangla	Bangladesh	Sherpur	UNESCO^[16]
(journalist)		m	Daily Asian Express	Bangladesh	Dhaka	UNESCO^[17]
		m	Daily Sangram	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ^[18]
		m	Comilla Muktakantha	Bangladesh	Comilla	UNESCO^[19]
		m	Samakal	Bangladesh	Faridpur	CPJ^[20]
		m	Janabani	Bangladesh	Kalaroa Upazila	UNESCO^[21]
		m	Maasranga TV	Bangladesh	Dhaka	UNESCO^[22]
		f	ATN Bangla TV	Bangladesh	Dhaka	UNESCO
		m	Gramer Kagoj	Bangladesh	Kashipur	CPJ^[23]
		m	Dainik Narsingdi Bani	Bangladesh	Narsingdi	RSF^[24]
Sadrul Alam Nipul	21 May 2014	m	Dainik Mathabhanga	Bangladesh	Chuadanga	CPJ
Julhas Uddin	3 September 2020	m	Bijoy TV	Bangladesh	Dhaka	[<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/115268/bijoy-tv-journalist-stabbed-dead-in-dhamarai |title=Bijoy TV journalist stabbed dead in Dhamarai |publisher=New Age |date=2020-09-03 |accessdate=2021-02-25}}</ref>]
Iliyas Hossain	11 October 2020	m	Dainik Bijoy	Bangladesh		CPJ^[25]
Borhan Uddin Muzakkir	19 February 2021	m	Bartabazar.com	Bangladesh	Companiganj	^[26]
Ashiqul Islam	9 January 2023	m	Brahmanbaria Patrika	Bangladesh		IFJ^[27]
Golam Rabbani Nadim	15 June 2023	m	Banglanews24.com	Bangladesh		IFJ^[28]

Journalists killed during 1971

Name	Date of death	Sex	Media outlet	Country	Place of death	Source/Reference for circumstance
(or Seraj Uddin Hossain)		m	Daily Ittefaq	Bangladesh	Unknown place	^[29]
(or Selina Parveen)		f	Shilalipi	Bangladesh	Rayerbazar Boddhobhumy	^[30]
		m	The Sangbad	Bangladesh	Unknown place	^[31]

See also

• Political repression of cyber-dissidents

External links

• Committee to Protect Journalists
• UNESCO

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13 Journalists Killed in Bangladesh since 1992/Motive Confirmed . Committee to Protect Journalists . 2013-04-07 .
2. Web site: Mohammad Quamruzzaman . Committee to Protect Journalists . 1996-02-19 . 2013-04-07 .
3. Web site: Saiful Alam Mukul. Committee to Protect Journalists . 1998-08-30 . 2013-04-07 .
4. Web site: Mir Illias Hossain. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2000-01-15 . 2013-04-07 .
5. Web site: Shamsur Rahman. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2000-07-16 . 2013-04-07 .
6. Web site: Nahar Ali. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2001-04-21 . 2013-04-07 .
7. Web site: Harunur Rashid. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2002-03-02 . 2013-04-07 .
8. Web site: Shukur Hossain. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2002-07-05 . 2013-04-07 .
9. Web site: Drug traffickers target provincial newspaper "Andoloner Bazar", journalist found dead . IFEX.org . 2002-08-08 . 2013-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120416000836/http://www.ifex.org/bangladesh/2002/08/08/drug_traffickers_target_provincial/ . 2012-04-16 . dead .
10. Web site: Manik Saha. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2004-01-15 . 2013-04-07 .
11. Web site: Director-General Condemns Murder of Journalist Manik Shaha in Bangladesh . UNESCOPRESS . 2004-01-20 . 2013-04-07 .
12. News: Beth . Duff-Brown . Bangladeshi journalists under constant threat as crime soars, tolerance ebbs . Editor & Publisher . 2004-02-17.
13. Web site: Humayun Kabir. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2004-06-27 . 2013-04-07 .
14. Web site: Kamal Hossain. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2004-08-22 . 2013-04-07 .
15. Web site: Report 2005: Follow up, Murder anniversary of Journalist Kamal . Bangladesh Centre for Development, Journalism and Communication . 2005 . 2013-06-05 .
16. Web site: UNESCO Director-General Condemns Killing Of Bangladeshi Journalist Dipankar Chakrabarty . UNESCOPRESS . 2004-10-10 . 2013-04-07 .
17. Web site: UNESCO Condemns Murder of Bangladeshi Journalist Shahid Anwar . UNESCOPRESS . 2004-10-27 . 2013-04-07 .
18. Web site: Sheikh Belaluddin. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2005-02-11 . 2013-04-07 .
19. Web site: Director-General Condemns Assassination of Bangladeshi Journalist . UNESCOPRESS . 2005-06-08 . 2013-04-07 .
20. Web site: Gautam Das. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2005-11-17 . 2013-04-07 .
21. Web site: Director-General condemns murder of Bangladeshi journalist Bellal Hossain Dafadar. UNESCOPRESS . 2006-09-27 . 2013-04-07 .
22. Web site: Director-General condemns murder of television journalists Sagar Sarwar and Mehrun Runi in Bangladesh. UNESCOPRESS . 2012-02-16 . 2013-04-07 .
23. Web site: Jamal Uddin. Committee to Protect Journalists . 2005-11-17 . 2013-04-07 .
24. Web site: Journalist gunned down in unexplained circumstances . Reporters Without Borders . 2012-10-25 . 2013-04-07.
25. Web site: Iliyas Hossain. 2021-03-16. Committee to Protect Journalists. en-US.
26. Web site: Welle (www.dw.com). Deutsche. Bangladeshi journalist killed while covering clashes between ruling party factions DW 23.02.2021. 2021-03-16. DW.COM. en-GB.
27. Web site: Bangladesh: Brahmanbaria Patrika journalist hacked to death. 2023-06-15. International Federation of Journalists. en-US.
28. Web site: 2023-06-16 . Bangladesh: Regional journalist dies after violent attack / IFJ . 2023-06-16 . www.ifj.org . en.
29. News: Mojaheed indicted for genocide, crimes against humanity . New Age . 2012-06-22 . 2013-04-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017182805/http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-06-22&nid=14609 . 2013-10-17 .
30. News: On Martyred Journalist Selina Parveen . Daily Sun . 2011-12-14 . 2013-04-07 .
31. News: Shahidullah Kaiser: Writing behind bars . The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 2013-03-06 . 2013-04-07 .