Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Vice President Sadiq Kayem has called on the government, the information and broadcasting minister, and media heads to guarantee journalists’ freedom and democratic rights. In a social media post on Wednesday night, February 19, 2026, he urged authorities not to oppress anyone and to uphold press freedom in Bangladesh.
Kayem described the day as a dark one for the country’s media, alleging that five journalists, including Mahbub Morshed of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and several from Ekhon Television, were forcibly dismissed or barred from entering their offices. He claimed the move came on the first working day of the BNP government and linked the dismissals to the journalists’ support for the “July movement.”
He condemned the reported incidents, calling them acts of harassment against journalists who had played key roles in promoting the nine-point agenda of the July revolution, and demanded that their professional rights be protected.
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