STAR DESK

An overriding fear now shapes journalism in Bangladesh, where even a slight deviation from dominant narratives can invite attack, said Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star.

Speaking to The Listening Post on Al Jazeera, he said, “Today, we have far more free mainstream media, more investigative stories. Independent thinking is definitely much more prominent than before. But that overriding fear -- that if I slightly deviate from the present popular narrative, I might be attacked -- also exists.

“To tell you frankly, we sometimes think very carefully, should I use this word or that word? This sort of thinking, which is against the culture of independent media, also exists, now.”

Reflecting on the attack on He

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