Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said all those involved in the recent attacks on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star offices would be brought to book.
Thirty-one people have so far been arrested in connection with the attacks, seeing videos and other visuals, he told a media briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.
The Press Secretary said cases have been filed under the Penal Code as well as other relevant laws and action would be taken against everyone involved.
Mob attacks on leading media outlets and cultural centres in Bangladesh were widely condemned at home and abroad while a UN expert on Tuesday said these are deeply alarming and must be investigated promptly and effectively by the government and the perpetrators brought to justice without delay.
11 more arrested over attacks on Prothom Alo, The Daily Star offices
“I strongly condemn the targeted killing of an inspiring leader as well as the orchestrated mob violence against independent journalists and artists which followed the announcement of his death,” said Irene Khan, the Special Rapporteur on the freedom of expression and opinion.
“The weaponisation of public anger against journalists and artists is dangerous at any time, and especially now as the country prepares for elections. It could have a chilling effect on media freedom, minority voices and dissenting views with serious consequences for democracy,” Khan said.