CPJ raises concern over revocation of press accreditation cards of 29 journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concern over the interim government's decision to scrap the permanent and temporary press accreditation cards of 29 more journalists including Imdadul Haq Milon, Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul, and Ahmed Zobayer.

The international organization, which works globally to protect journalists' rights, issued this concern through its Asia branch (CPJ Asia) in a statement released on Tuesday.

The statement was shared on CPJ Asia's verified Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) accounts.

The CPJ has stated that the interim authorities should not use press accreditation as a weapon to target journalists for their work.

Such actions, the organization warned, could lead to increased risks of media censorship.

A gazette notification was issued on November 3 regarding the scrapping of the press accreditation cards of 29 journalists.

Earlier, on October 29, the accreditation cards of 20 journalists were also revoked.

The CPJ had expressed concern over the revocation of the 20 journalists' cards as well.