Anti-Repression Journalists Front strongly condemns arrest of journalist leader Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, demands immediate release
Staff Correspondent
The Anti-Repression Journalists Front has expressed strong condemnation and deep concern over the arrest of Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, former Information Adviser to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former President of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), Editor of Daily Observer and Chief Editor of DBC News.
In a statement issued on Wednesday (04 November 2026), the Front's Convener Akhtar Hossain and Member Secretary Sheikh Jamal said, detaining a senior journalist from his own office without any specific allegation is sad, unprecedented and a severe blow to media freedom. Such an incident amounts to a violation of fundamental rights and human rights.
It is to be mentioned that today, Wednesday, the Detective Branch (DB) of police took him from the DBC office at Mohakhali in the capital to the DB office on Mintoo Road and later he was shown arrest in a murder case in Jatrabari Police Station in Dhaka City.
In the statement, the leaders said, ensuring the freedom and security of journalists is the responsibility of the state. The leaders demanded the immediate release of Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury.
