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Bangladesh has been ranked 151st out of 180 countries in this year’s World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) by Reporters Without Borders, also known as Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF).
In the chapter for Bangladesh, RSF says, “Bangladeshi journalists have been among the leading collateral victims of the tougher methods adopted by the ruling party and its leader.”
It also informed that reporters for the two dailies, Prothom Alo and Daily Star, are not allowed to attend government press conferences.
It also mentioned, “Ten journalists were attacked and badly beaten by supporters of the Awami League and its student wing, the Chhatra League, while covering municipal elections in Dhaka in early 2020.”
Meanwhile, "radical Islamist militants" harass and even murder journalists and bloggers who dare to defend an overly secular vision of society in Bangladesh, the index says.
Norway topped the Index for the fourth year in a row in 2020, while Finland is again the runner-up.
India ranked 142nd this year.
WPFI is an evaluation of the situation for journalists each year in 180 countries and territories.
(Source: UNB)
