{"id":6173,"date":"2026-02-08T15:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=6173"},"modified":"2026-02-08T15:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:09:27","slug":"criticisms-grow-as-army-detains-21-journalists-staff-members-of-bangladesh-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=6173","title":{"rendered":"Criticisms grow as army detains 21 journalists, staff members of Bangladesh Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a brazen act of fascist thuggery, the Jamaat-controlled Yunus regime\u2014those spineless puppets who&#8217;ve cowered in silence while Jamaat, NCP, and AB mob leaders brazenly threatened the Bangladesh Army countless times since August 2024\u2014has unleashed its bootlicking military goons on innocent journalists daring to expose the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 9:30pm on Saturday, army thugs stormed the Nikunjo office of the online news portal Bangladesh Times, rounding up 21 people, including reporters, staff, security guards, and office assistants like common criminals, all for the &#8220;crime&#8221; of publishing a video that captured some protester&#8217;s anti-army remarks during the Inqilab Moncho rally demanding justice for Osman Hadi&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u098f\u0995\u09b8\u09be\u09a5\u09c7 \u09e8\u09e7 \u09b8\u0982\u09ac\u09be\u09a6\u0995\u09b0\u09cd\u09ae\u09c0\u0995\u09c7 \u09a8\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u0997\u09c7\u09b2 \u09b8\u09c7\u09a8\u09be\u09ac\u09be\u09b9\u09bf\u09a8\u09c0! \u0997\u09a3\u09ae\u09be\u09a7\u09cd\u09af\u09ae \u0995\u09c7\u09a8 \u099a\u09c1\u09aa? | Monjurul Alam Panna | Manchitro\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zW7AXl3z6BA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This cowardly abduction amid the absence of press freedom reeks of the regime&#8217;s hypocritical double standards: while Jamaat&#8217;s violent fanatics and their NCP-AB allies have repeatedly spewed threats against the army without a single arrest or even a slap on the wrist\u2014emboldened by Yunus&#8217; fascist inaction\u2014these media heroes get hauled off to an Uttara army camp for &#8220;questioning.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=6168\">Ex-minister Nowfel slams British journalist David Bergman for baseless claim<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=6121\">Bangladesh\u2019s 1,675 eminent citizens demand halt to election, referendum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=5976\">Yunus pushes state media takeover while jailing critics and ignoring reform<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No mainstream media, except for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newagebd.net\/post\/country\/290515\/army-picks-up-journalists-staff-members-of-the-bangladesh-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Age<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mzamin.com\/news.php?news=202367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manabzamin<\/a>, reported the abduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Editor-in-Chief Sabbir Ahmed revealed the chilling prelude: a WhatsApp call from a so-called army officer whining that Bangladesh Times shouldn&#8217;t air such &#8220;offensive&#8221; content. How dare these regime lapdogs dictate what the press can report? It&#8217;s straight out of a dictator&#8217;s playbook, silencing dissent while shielding their Islamist mobster allies, who terrorise the nation unchecked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live footage on Bangladesh Times&#8217; Facebook page after 11:30pm showed the detainees being dragged to the camp, only to be &#8220;released&#8221; later in a pathetic attempt to whitewash the ordeal. The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) peddled their laughable lie, claiming it was just a cosy &#8220;invitation&#8221; for tea and snacks to chat about a &#8220;rumour&#8221;\u2014as if anyone believes that garbage from Yunus&#8217; propaganda machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major Fahad from the Haji Camp doubled down on the farce, admitting they snatched &#8220;several&#8221; journalists for interrogation, released some, and were still grilling others, promising phased freedom like it&#8217;s a favour. He stonewalled on details, of course\u2014typical opacity from a regime allergic to accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=6171\">NCT Deal With DP World: Detectives pick up 6 workers\u2019 leaders of Chittagong Port<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=6161\">The Greedy Despot: Sk Bashir Uaddin\u2019s shameless plunder of the aviation sector<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=6155\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=2163\">Complaint filed at ICC against 3 army officers, Yunus-Waker for Gopalganj massacre<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the Khilkhet police inspector, Ashikur Rahman, feigned ignorance about the &#8220;joint forces&#8221; raid, proving how deeply this fascist rot has infected every institution. The real scandal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t isolated; it&#8217;s the Yunus junta&#8217;s pattern of protecting Jamaat&#8217;s street enforcers\u2014who&#8217;ve menaced the army with impunity\u2014while crushing free speech and harassing those who shine a light on their corruption and betrayal. The Bangladesh Times did nothing wrong but uphold journalism&#8217;s duty, yet they&#8217;re targeted because they won&#8217;t bow to this Jamaat-infested tyranny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This outrage must end: the Yunus regime&#8217;s selective &#8220;justice&#8221; exposes them as enablers of extremism, too weak or complicit to touch their mob allies but quick to terrorise the press. The people of Bangladesh deserve better than this fascist charade\u2014rise up against these traitors before they sell out the nation entirely!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a brazen act of fascist thuggery, the Jamaat-controlled Yunus regime\u2014those spineless puppets who&#8217;ve cowered in silence while Jamaat, NCP, and AB mob leaders brazenly threatened the Bangladesh Army countless&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,646,1207,20,42],"tags":[247,117,1557,50,453,65,56,85,272,64],"class_list":["post-6173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-culture","category-emergency","category-news","category-politics","tag-ab-party","tag-bangladesh-army","tag-bangladesh-times","tag-interim-government","tag-journalism","tag-mobocracy","tag-muhammad-yunus","tag-national-citizen-party-ncp","tag-press-freedom","tag-yunus-gang"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6176,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6173\/revisions\/6176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}