Weekly Blitz
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| Type | National daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Editor | Salah Choudhury[1] |
| Founded | 2003[2] |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
Weekly Blitz is a far-right tabloid newspaper published in Bangladesh every Wednesday since 2003 by Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury.[3]
Description
Weekly Blitz says that it watches, investigates, and focuses on Islamist militancy groups, as well as defending religious minority groups in Bangladesh.[4][better source needed]
In July 2006, the office of this newspaper was bombed by Islamist militants.[5]
In March 2008, members of Rapid Action Battalion raided the office of Weekly Blitz and arrested its editor from the office; the editor was released after several hours.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Freund, Michael (17 October 2006). "Pro-Israeli editor beaten in Bangladesh". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Albrechtsen, Janet (15 November 2006). "No tolerance for love and mercy in Bangladesh". The Australian. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Bracing For The Blitz: The Religious Right Has A New Game Plan To Make America More To Its Liking – And If It's Not Already In Your State, It Will Be Soon
- ^ "Why Forces Intelligence attacked Weekly Blitz office in Bangladesh?". ModernGhana.com. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Press release by Committee to Protect Journalists.
- ^ "Bangladesh on Trial". The Wall Street Journal (Editorial). 27 March 2008.
Further reading
- Stephens, Bret (10 October 2006). "Darkness in Dhaka". The Wall Street Journal.
