# CPJ Calls on Tareq Rahman to Fulfill Election Promise and End Media Repression in Bangladesh

*The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Prime Minister Tareq Rahman to fulfill his election promise to break the cycle of repression against journalists in Bangladesh.*

June 13, 2026 · Politics

## At a glance

- CPJ urges Tareq Rahman to fulfill election promise to break media repression cycle.
- CPJ recommends 10 steps to ensure media freedom in Bangladesh.
- Journalists have faced arrests, trials, surveillance, attacks, and defamation during each government transition in Bangladesh.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Prime Minister Tareq Rahman to fulfill his election promise to break the cycle of repression against journalists in Bangladesh. CPJ made the call as the current government completed 100 days in office. The international organization published a report on its website on Tuesday (June 2) regarding the matter. CPJ noted that journalists have been subjected to arrests, trials, surveillance, attacks, and defamation during each government transition in Bangladesh. The organization highlighted that the current government has made little meaningful progress despite Tareq Rahman's promise of change. CPJ recommended 10 steps to ensure media freedom in Bangladesh, including stopping cases and arrests against journalists, ensuring accountability for crimes against journalists, protecting media from violence, and reforming repressive laws.

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Source: https://pulsetoday.com.bd/en/politics/cpj-urges-tareq-rahman-to-end-media-repression-in-bangladesh