Dhaka, May 9 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman has alleged that the December 18 attacks on the offices of prominent Bangladeshi media outlets Prothom Alo, and The Daily Star last year had help from within the media community, alleging that some "well known journalists" were involved in instigating the attacks.
Speaking at the inaugural session of the Bangladesh Journalism Conference 2026, organised by MRDI at the Radisson Blu Water Garden hotel, he said, "Enemies within the media, alongside external forces, also worked behind these attacks.
"There is documentary evidence that some well known media personnel were among the instigators, and certain quarters expressed glee over the incidents...