Sylhet Protidin
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Atikur Rahman Mahi |
| Publisher | Rafsan Ahmed |
| Editor-in-chief | Akhlas Chowdhury |
| Editor | Rakib Ahmed |
| Language | Bengali |
| Headquarters | Sylhet Bangladesh |
Sylhet Protidin is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Sylhet in the Bengali language. In 2007, the paper's editor, Ahmed Noor, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion and allegedly tortured.[1] A fact finding report by human rights group Odhikar suggests that para-military forces threatened to close the newspaper down in 2007.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Government challenged over torture of editor in Sylhet". Reporters Without Borders/UNHCR. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Journalist Noor Ahmed Tortured and Forced to Stay Away from Profession by RAB in Sylhet" (PDF). The World Movement for Democracy/Odhikar. 9 September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
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