Bangladeshi folk singer Shariat Sarker was arrested in Tangail because of alleged anti-Islamic remarks.

Counterterrorism police arrested two men accused of plotting to kill Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker Khijir Hayat Khan.

Renowned photographer and activist Shahidul Alam has been released from Dhaka Central Jail on bail, after 107 days behind bars.

PEN International and Freemuse protest the continued detention of award-winning photographer, writer and activist Shahidul Alam.

Freemuse calls for the immediate release of Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam and charges against him to be dropped.

On 11 June 2018, writer and publisher, Shahzahan Bachchu was allegedly murdered by Islamic extremists in his home village of Kakaldi in Bangladesh.

Renowned science fiction and children’s stories author, activist and professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal was stabbed on 3 March 2018 a student at an Islamic school who claimed he attacked the writer because he was "an enemy of Islam".

The literary and artistic community in Bangladesh face significant restrictions in exercising their right to freedom of expression according to new report.

The literary and artistic community in Bangladesh face significant restrictions in exercising their right to freedom of expression according to new report.

Artists around the world face threats & limitations from government and non-state actors; challenges which are also a daily reality for Bangladeshi artists.