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==Press intimidation== |
==Press intimidation== |
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On 10 July 2004, an ''Ajker Kagoj'' reporter received a death threat describing him and the newspaper as an "enemy of Islam" and warning that he would be "killed within a month."<ref>{{cite news |title=2004 News Alert |url=http://www.cpj.org/news/2004/Bangla13july04na.html |accessdate=2007-12-12 |date=2004-07-13 |work=Committee to Protect Journalists}}</ref> On 22 August 2004, Kamal Hossain, another reporter from the newspaper, was murdered while collecting data for a story on organized crime in the south-eastern town of [[Manikchhari Upazila|Manikchhari]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Hossain|publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists |date=2004-08-22 |accessdate=2013-04-07 |url=http://cpj.org/killed/2004/kamal-hossain.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| |
On 10 July 2004, an ''Ajker Kagoj'' reporter received a death threat describing him and the newspaper as an "enemy of Islam" and warning that he would be "killed within a month."<ref>{{cite news |title=2004 News Alert |url=http://www.cpj.org/news/2004/Bangla13july04na.html |accessdate=2007-12-12 |date=2004-07-13 |work=Committee to Protect Journalists}}</ref> On 22 August 2004, Kamal Hossain, another reporter from the newspaper, was murdered while collecting data for a story on organized crime in the south-eastern town of [[Manikchhari Upazila|Manikchhari]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Hossain|publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists |date=2004-08-22 |accessdate=2013-04-07 |url=http://cpj.org/killed/2004/kamal-hossain.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh:Annual Report 2005 |publisher=Reporters Without Borders |date=January 2005 |url=http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=13423 |accessdate=2007-12-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030154042/http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=13423 |archivedate=30 October 2007 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> |
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==Closed== |
==Closed== |
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''Ajker Kagoj'' was shut down on 20 September 2007 as a result of continued financial difficulties.<ref name="AsiaMedia">{{cite news |
''Ajker Kagoj'' was shut down on 20 September 2007 as a result of continued financial difficulties.<ref name="AsiaMedia">{{cite news|title=Ajker Kagoj shut down |url=http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southasia.asp?parentid=78280 |accessdate=2007-12-12 |date=2007-09-20 |publisher=The Asia Institute, University of California |work=AsiaMedia |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024141202/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southasia.asp?parentid=78280 |archivedate=2007-10-24 }}</ref> In a statement, editor Kazi Sahed Ahmad promised that all 225 staff and journalists would receive their pay and entitlements.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangla daily Ajker Kagoj shut down |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=11791 |accessdate=2007-12-12 |date=2007-09-20 |work=The Financial Express}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 23:42, 28 June 2017
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Ceased publication | 2007 |
Ajker Kagoj (Bengali: আজকের কাগজ, lit. 'Today's Paper') was a daily Bengali-language newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The newspaper was launched in 1991 under the editorship of Naimul Islam Khan. The newspaper established the modern Bengali-language newspaper. It was closed in 2007.
Press intimidation
On 10 July 2004, an Ajker Kagoj reporter received a death threat describing him and the newspaper as an "enemy of Islam" and warning that he would be "killed within a month."[1] On 22 August 2004, Kamal Hossain, another reporter from the newspaper, was murdered while collecting data for a story on organized crime in the south-eastern town of Manikchhari.[2][3]
Closed
Ajker Kagoj was shut down on 20 September 2007 as a result of continued financial difficulties.[4] In a statement, editor Kazi Sahed Ahmad promised that all 225 staff and journalists would receive their pay and entitlements.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "2004 News Alert". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2004-07-13. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "Kamal Hossain". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Bangladesh:Annual Report 2005". Reporters Without Borders. January 2005. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ajker Kagoj shut down". AsiaMedia. The Asia Institute, University of California. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bangla daily Ajker Kagoj shut down". The Financial Express. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
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