Press accreditation for 20 senior journalists revoked

The government has revoked the permanent and temporary press accreditation cards of 20 senior journalists, including Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Farzana Rupa, and Farida Yasmin.

A gazette notification regarding this decision was issued by Md Nizamul Kabir, the chief information officer of the Press Information Department under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. According to the gazette, the accreditation was canceled under sections 6.9, 6.10, 9.5, and 9.6 of the Press Accreditation Principle-2022.

Among those affected are former Director General of the Press Institute of Bangladesh Jafar Wazed, former press minister Shaban Mahmud, Ekattor Television's former chief editor Mozzamel Haque, Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta, Bangladesh Pratidin editor Naem Nizam, ABCnews24.com chief editor Subhash Chandra Singha Roy, Munni Saha, and Amadershomoy.com editor Naimul Islam Khan, among others.