Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Bangladesh Editors' Council has called for the withdrawl of false and harassment cases filed against journalists across the country, as per a statement on behalf of the Editors' Council, its President Nurul Kabir and General Secretary Dewan Hanif Mahmud.

The statement noted that since August 5, 2024, numerous false murder cases and many other harassing cases have been filed against journalists in different parts of the country due to which several journalists are continue to face harassment and are being forced to appear regularly before the courts. The statement noted that this has disrupted their normal professional activities and undermined the independence of the media.

"If there are specific and evidence-based all...