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
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Name Date of death Sex Media outlet Country Place of death Source/Reference for circumstance
Mohammad Quamruzzaman19 February 1996mNeel SagarBangladeshNilphamari DistrictCPJ[2]
Saiful Alam Mukul30 August 1998mDaily RunnerBangladeshJessore DistrictCPJ[3]
Mir Illias Hossain15 January 2000mDainik Bir DarpanBangladeshJhenaidahCPJ[4]
Shamsur Rahman (age 43)16 July 2000mJanakanthaBangladeshJessore DistrictCPJ[5]
Nahar Ali21 April 2001mAnirbanBangladeshKhulnaCPJ[6]
Harunur Rashid (journalist)2 March 2002mDainik PurbanchalBangladeshKhulnaCPJ[7]
Shukur Hossain5 July 2002mAnirbanBangladeshUla, BangladeshCPJ[8]
Syed Farroque Ahmed3 August 2002mPubali BartaBangladeshSreemangal UpazilaIFEX[9]
Manik Chandra Saha15 January 2004mNew Age & BBC World ServiceBangladeshKhulnaCPJ,[10] UNESCO[11][12]
Humayun Kabir Balu (age 58)27 June 2004mJanmabhumiBangladeshKhulnaCPJ[13]
Kamal Hossain (age 32)22 August 2004mAjker Kagoj and Daily Bir Chattagram ManchaBangladeshManikchhari UpazilaCPJ[14][15]
Dipankar Chakrabarty2 October 2004mDurjoy BanglaBangladeshSherpurUNESCO[16]
Shahid Anwar (journalist)24 October 2004mDaily Asian ExpressBangladeshDhakaUNESCO[17]
Sheikh Belaluddin Ahmed11 February 2005mDaily SangramBangladeshKhulnaCPJ[18]
Golam Mahfuz31 May 2005mComilla MuktakanthaBangladeshComillaUNESCO[19]
Gautam Das17 November 2005mSamakalBangladeshFaridpurCPJ[20]
Bellal Hossain Dafadar14 September 2006mJanabaniBangladeshKalaroa UpazilaUNESCO[21]
Golam Mustofa Sarowar11 February 2012mMaasranga TVBangladeshDhakaUNESCO[22]
Meherun Runi11 February 2012fATN Bangla TVBangladeshDhakaUNESCO[22]
Jamal Uddin15 June 2012mGramer KagojBangladeshKashipurCPJ[23]
Talhad Ahmed Kabid23 October 2012mDainik Narsingdi BaniBangladeshNarsingdiRSF[24]
Sadrul Alam Nipul 21 May 2014 m Dainik Mathabhanga Bangladesh Chuadanga CPJ

Journalists killed during 1971
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Name Date of death Sex Media outlet Country Place of death Source/Reference for circumstance
Serajuddin Hossain (or Seraj Uddin Hossain)10 December 1971mDaily IttefaqBangladeshUnknown place[25]
Selina Parvin (or Selina Parveen)14 December 1971fShilalipiBangladeshRayerbazar Boddhobhumy[26]
Shahidullah Kaiser14 December 1971mThe SangbadBangladeshUnknown place[27]

See also

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.
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