In the month of March-April expedition of present government against corruption, illegal position eviction, expedition against corruption, terrorist activities, market price, development news, political, violence, democracy, education, fire, decline of law and order, women torture, rescue arms, stealing-robbery, meeting-seminar, expedition of joint forces, agriculture problem, extortion and other different reports have published in 2007.Journalists were stopped up to publish reports due to on weakness of law enforcement agency for the emergency ordinance, feeling to relatives and legal forbidden conditions. To collect information journalists faced troubles from different offices and organizations. Some offices and organizations are avoiding by showing an excuse of emergency ordinance and official secrets act. After publishing a report on Char area outside of Bhola, district primary education officer didn’t agree to give an interview cause of official secrets act, our Noakhali corresponded told.Chitto Ranjon Sheel, District correspondent of Sangbad, Mushfiqul Islam Arif, District correspondent of RTV were harassed by a police constable and District judge, when they tried to collect information on the verdict of jangi (military) at district judge court in Barguna in the month of March.

But journalists of Feni, Pirojpur and Jhalokati didn’t face any troubles from anywhere. There was no problem to collect information especially for the caretaker government and develop of law enforcement situation, said journalists of these districts. Many journalists told that some negative impact was found after publishing reports but most of the reports were positive in this two months. Law enforcement agencies have taken newspaper as main source of assistance to take their initiatives. A women who didn’t agree willingly to be prostitute, was rescued by a non-government organization named Rupantor. Rehabilitation for the losers of the project of Muhuri-Kahua damp inhabitation, proper action against authority for low quality work of Sonapur high school, rescue a widow’s dead body, to stop loot of centre fee of SSC and Dakhil examination all these activities completed.

Some journalists expressed deep anxiety that some musclemen and political parties have taken their own advantages from journalists for the lack of unity of among the journalists community. Though journalists and press club have no unity but they have good relation with local and police administration and businessmen. No extremist activities on journalists in the local area were found. An extremist named Shoeb tortured on a woman and organized a press conference with the help of journalists to dishonor her. TIB, Sacheton Nagorik Comittee, Mass-line Media Centre (MMC) and other non-government organizations caried out some promotional activities for professional development of journalists and develop of newspaper in this time except Feni district. They organized meeting, seminars, training, exchange opinion meeting and rally. PIB organized three-day workshop for concern on bird flow at Noakhali. Some districts have celebrated World Press Freedom Day. Full report as PDF ( Bangla & English )