Blind – Shafiqul Islam Kajol: Photographing Bangladesh Through Turbulent Times

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Shafiqul Islam Kajol: Photographing Bangladesh Through Turbulent Times

Last year, after an almost 30-year career as a photojournalist and editor, Shafiqul Islam Kajol has been charged under Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act for social media posts that are critical of his government. The price he has paid to reveal the truth

Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/1323/Shafiqul-Islam-Kajol-Photographing-Bangladesh-Through-Turbulent-Times-1

On May 3, 2020, Shafiqul Islam Kajol surfaced. He was found by Bangladeshi border guards along the country’s border with India near the town of Benapole, just over 200 kilometers from where he had last been seen. He was handed over to the police by the border guards and then taken quickly to court. At his court appearance the judge ruled he be detained and he was placed in jail.