From The Guardian article of 8/9/24 by Redwan Ahmed and Kaamil Ahmed.
Headline: “Bangladeshi journalists hopeful of press freedom as Hasina era ends”
Recently the authoritarian leader Sheikh Hasina fled the country after protesters forced her out. This followed years of oppressive rule and censorship of the press.
“Arrests, abuse and forced disappearances at the hands of Bangladesh’s security forces have loomed over journalists for most of Hasina’s 15-year rule, preventing them from routine reporting for fear of writing anything that could be perceived as embarrassing for the government.”