Expression of opinion during the interim government Freedom was limited
Freedom of expression, association and assembly was limited during the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus. During this period, journalists and human rights activists were subjected to arbitrary arrest and harassment due to their expression. The offices of Prothom Alo and Daily Star were also vandalized and set on fire.
This was stated in the annual report of the international human rights organization Amnesty International. The organization published this report on its website on April 21 under the title ‘World Human Rights Situation’.
On freedom of expression, the Cyber Security Act of 2023 was used until it was promulgated as the Cyber Security Ordinance in 2025, the report said. Many human rights activists, journalists, writers, bloggers, poets and others have been subjected to harassment, violence and arrests due to free expression. This trend continues throughout the year.
Reportedly, in December last year, journalist Anis Alamgir was arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act. He was accused of writing on his social media account in support of the banned Awami League.
According to Amnesty’s annual report, violent protests began on December 18 following the news of the death of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, the well-known face of the July uprising, who was wounded by gunfire. On that day, the offices of two newspapers – Prathom Alo and The Daily Star were attacked and set on fire. Another media outlet, New Age editor Nurul Kabir was harassed. Apart from this, cultural institution Chayanot Bhavan was also attacked.
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