List of journalists killed in Bangladesh

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
Mohammad Quamruzzaman	19 February 1996	m	Neel Sagar	Bangladesh	Nilphamari District	CPJ[2]
Saiful Alam Mukul	30 August 1998	m	Daily Runner	Bangladesh	Jessore District	CPJ[3]
Mir Illias Hossain	15 January 2000	m	Dainik Bir Darpan	Bangladesh	Jhenaidah	CPJ[4]
Shamsur Rahman (age 43)	16 July 2000	m	Janakantha	Bangladesh	Jessore District	CPJ[5]
Nahar Ali	21 April 2001	m	Anirban	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ[6]
Harunur Rashid (journalist)	2 March 2002	m	Dainik Purbanchal	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ[7]
Shukur Hossain	5 July 2002	m	Anirban	Bangladesh	Ula, Bangladesh	CPJ[8]
Syed Farroque Ahmed	3 August 2002	m	Pubali Barta	Bangladesh	Sreemangal Upazila	IFEX[9]
Manik Chandra Saha	15 January 2004	m	New Age & BBC World Service	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ,[10] UNESCO[11][12]
Humayun Kabir Balu (age 58)	27 June 2004	m	Janmabhumi	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ[13]
Kamal Hossain (age 32)	22 August 2004	m	Ajker Kagoj and Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha	Bangladesh	Manikchhari Upazila	CPJ[14][15]
Dipankar Chakrabarty	2 October 2004	m	Durjoy Bangla	Bangladesh	Sherpur	UNESCO[16]
Shahid Anwar (journalist)	24 October 2004	m	Daily Asian Express	Bangladesh	Dhaka	UNESCO[17]
Sheikh Belaluddin Ahmed	11 February 2005	m	Daily Sangram	Bangladesh	Khulna	CPJ[18]
Golam Mahfuz	31 May 2005	m	Comilla Muktakantha	Bangladesh	Comilla	UNESCO[19]
Gautam Das	17 November 2005	m	Samakal	Bangladesh	Faridpur	CPJ[20]
Bellal Hossain Dafadar	14 September 2006	m	Janabani	Bangladesh	Kalaroa Upazila	UNESCO[21]
Golam Mustofa Sarowar	11 February 2012	m	Maasranga TV	Bangladesh	Dhaka	UNESCO[22]
Meherun Runi	11 February 2012	f	ATN Bangla TV	Bangladesh	Dhaka	UNESCO[22]
Jamal Uddin	15 June 2012	m	Gramer Kagoj	Bangladesh	Kashipur	CPJ[23]
Talhad Ahmed Kabid	23 October 2012	m	Dainik Narsingdi Bani	Bangladesh	Narsingdi	RSF[24]
Sadrul Alam Nipul	21 May 2014	m	Dainik Mathabhanga	Bangladesh	Chuadanga	CPJ

Journalists killed during 1971

Name	Date of death	Sex	Media outlet	Country	Place of death	Source/Reference for circumstance
Serajuddin Hossain (or Seraj Uddin Hossain)	10 December 1971	m	Daily Ittefaq	Bangladesh	Unknown place	[25]
Selina Parvin (or Selina Parveen)	14 December 1971	f	Shilalipi	Bangladesh	Rayerbazar Boddhobhumy	[26]
Shahidullah Kaiser	14 December 1971	m	The Sangbad	Bangladesh	Unknown place	[27]

See also

• Political repression of cyber-dissidents

References

1. "13 Journalists Killed in Bangladesh since 1992/Motive Confirmed". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
2. "Mohammad Quamruzzaman". Committee to Protect Journalists. 1996-02-19. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
3. "Saiful Alam Mukul". Committee to Protect Journalists. 1998-08-30. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
4. "Mir Illias Hossain". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2000-01-15. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
5. "Shamsur Rahman". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2000-07-16. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
6. "Nahar Ali". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2001-04-21. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
7. "Harunur Rashid". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2002-03-02. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
8. "Shukur Hossain". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2002-07-05. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
9. "Drug traffickers target provincial newspaper "Andoloner Bazar", journalist found dead". IFEX.org. 2002-08-08. Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
10. "Manik Saha". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2004-01-15. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
11. "Director-General Condemns Murder of Journalist Manik Shaha in Bangladesh". UNESCOPRESS. 2004-01-20. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
12. Duff-Brown, Beth (2004-02-17). "Bangladeshi journalists under constant threat as crime soars, tolerance ebbs". Editor & Publisher.
13. "Humayun Kabir". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2004-06-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
14. "Kamal Hossain". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
15. "Report 2005: Follow up, Murder anniversary of Journalist Kamal". Bangladesh Centre for Development, Journalism and Communication. 2005. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
16. "UNESCO Director-General Condemns Killing Of Bangladeshi Journalist Dipankar Chakrabarty". UNESCOPRESS. 2004-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
17. "UNESCO Condemns Murder of Bangladeshi Journalist Shahid Anwar". UNESCOPRESS. 2004-10-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
18. "Sheikh Belaluddin". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
19. "Director-General Condemns Assassination of Bangladeshi Journalist". UNESCOPRESS. 2005-06-08. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
20. "Gautam Das". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
21. "Director-General condemns murder of Bangladeshi journalist Bellal Hossain Dafadar". UNESCOPRESS. 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
22. "Director-General condemns murder of television journalists Sagar Sarwar and Mehrun Runi in Bangladesh". UNESCOPRESS. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
23. "Jamal Uddin". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
24. "Journalist gunned down in unexplained circumstances". Reporters Without Borders. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
25. "Mojaheed indicted for genocide, crimes against humanity". New Age. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
26. "On Martyred Journalist Selina Parveen". Daily Sun. 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
27. "Shahidullah Kaiser: Writing behind bars". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

External links

• Committee to Protect Journalists
• UNESCO