Being a journalist in a country ranking 163 out of 180 on Reporters Without Borders 2023 Press Freedom Index is challenging. In Bangladesh, male and female reporters face threats, kidnappings, and even killings. Self-censorship is a common strategy used by journalists to avoid being persecuted or threatened. Yet, the country is home to a large group of very skilled professionals who tirelessly produce articles and stories to inform citizens and hold people in power to account.
Since 2016, Fojo has worked together with the local organisation Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) to improve the quality of local journalism and supported hundreds of journalists in producing some of Bangladesh’s most important investigative stories.