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BD shuts down main opposition newspaper

AFP report, Feb 21, 2023DHAKA: The only newspaper of Bangladesh´s main opposition party halted printing on Monday after a government suspension order was upheld, stoking fears about media freedom in the South Asian nation. Campaigners and foreign governments including the United States have long expressed worries about efforts by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to silence criticism and what they see as creeping authoritarianism. The Dainik Dinkal, a broadsheet Bengali-language newspaper, has been a vital voice…