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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) yesterday urged the government to fulfil its election pledge to withdraw politically motivated cases against journalists, and to drop charges and release Farzana Rupa, Shakil Ahmed, Mozammel Haq Babu, and Shyamal Dutta.

“All four journalists have been held for more than 18 months accused of murder which, based on our documentation, testimony from their families, and review by international counsel, no credible evidence has been presented and no charge sheet has been served,” it said in a letter to Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman.

It added that the pattern of cases appeared closely tied to their

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