Netra News controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Digital Security Act case
A lawyer accused Netra News of disseminating anti-state propaganda and claimed that its activities caused major economic damage.
2022
Aynaghar secret detention allegations
Netra News reported allegations that Bangladesh’s military intelligence maintained a secret detention facility where people were forcibly disappeared and tortured.
2021
Anti-terrorism case against Tasneem Khalil
Bangladesh’s anti-terrorism unit charged Khalil and others over alleged rumor-spreading and anti-government activities.
2020
Alleged harassment of the editor’s mother
Rights organizations cited allegations that Bangladeshi security officials questioned and threatened Tasneem Khalil’s mother in connection with his journalism.
2019
Website blocking and alleged state pressure
Netra News was blocked in Bangladesh shortly after launch. The editor alleged that military intelligence organized the restriction. A subsequent mirror-site dispute also resulted in repeated blocking.