With every arrest and vigilante attack, Bangladesh’s culture of repression deepens. ‘You can’t paint, act, or write while ...

Bangladeshi actor Meher Afroz Shaon was arrested on February 6 and has been detained for questioning by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DMP - DB) for allegedly “conspiring ...

Meher Afroz Shaon, popular Bangladeshi actress and wife of writer Humayun Ahmed, was arrested by Dhaka police on Thursday, February 6. Her arrest happened hours later, her native house in Jamalpur ...

New Delhi: Hours after she wrote a series of posts on Facebook critical of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, prominent Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker Meher Afroz Shaon was detained for ...

Last week, Bangladeshi actress Meher Afroz Shaon was arrested on charges of conspiring against the state because she criticised the Yunus administration. Shaon’s arrest is not an isolated example.

The recent arrest of actress Meher Afroz Shaon on charges of “conspiring against the state" has added another layer of suspicion to the government’s actions. Shaon, the daughter of a former Awami ...

In February, actors Meher Afroz Shaon and Sohana Saba were detained and interrogated for anti-state conspiracy. There’s now a climate of fear among artists. The artist who was attacked online had ...