Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI)

Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI)

Kamal Ahmed, Consulting Editor of The Daily Star, speaking at a plenary session titled “Politico-Governance Ecosystem and Free Media” on the second day of the Bangladesh Journalism Conference 2026 on 9 May. Photo: TBS

Experts warn politicised governance, majoritarianism undermining press freedom

Zaffar Abbas, editor of the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, noted that the crisis facing media freedom is a shared struggle across South Asia

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Bangladesh Journalism Conference 2026 set for May, delegates from over 10 countries to join

From Left, Ananya Raihan, chairperson at iSocial; Hasibur Rahman, executive director at MRDI; Sharf Uddin Ahmed Choudhury, Dhaka divisional commissioner; Md Daud Miah, director general, NGO Affairs Bureau; Shish Haider Chowdhury, secretary at ICT Division; Md Mahmudul Hossain Khan, secretary at Chief Advisers Officer; Md Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan, additional secretary pose for a photo with the ‘Bangladesh E-Participation Policy Framework - Proposed’ at Bangladesh Computer Council Auditorium in Dhaka on 27 November 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Draft e-participation policy framework unveiled to boost citizen engagement

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Media stakeholders call for urgent, industry-led self-regulation to safeguard press freedom, accountability