STAFF CORRESPONDENT

The Committee to Protect Journalists in a statement issued yesterday urged Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to act on his government’s press freedom pledge by ending the cycle of partisan persecution of journalists and protecting newsrooms from mob attacks.

The New York-based rights body also asked the government to release detained journalists, drop politically motivated cases, and reform laws used against the press.

In the statement, the CPJ said meaningful progress remained limited

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