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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka in 2008
In a letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the rights group expressed concern about the incident, saying it "cast doubt" on the government’s desire to ensure a favourable media environment.
"We urge you to order an exhaustive investigation into Foteh Osmani’s murder in order to establish the identity and motives of those responsible and bring them to justice," the group's secretary-general Jean-François Julliard said.
Osmani's "assailants clearly set an ambush for him even if their motives are not yet known," Julliard said in the letter.
Shaptahik 2000 is the South Asian country's highest-circulation Bengali weekly and is known for its hard-hitting investigative reports on corruption and social problems.
Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said it was also troubled by the government's "sudden decision" to close down privately-owned Channel 1 television station after it violated the country's telecommunications laws.
The telecommunications regulator shut down the channel earlier in the week after it was found guilty of using broadcast equipment as collateral for loans.
The media group's secretary general said while it seemed clear that the channel did "bend the rules," the action by the regulator was "a violation of media freedom."
The media watchdog urged Hasina to allow the Bangladeshi channel to continue broadcasting while it sorted out its situation.
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"We urge you to order an exhaustive investigation into Foteh Osmani’s murder in order to establish the identity and motives of those responsible and bring them to justice," the group's secretary-general Jean-François Julliard said.
Osmani's "assailants clearly set an ambush for him even if their motives are not yet known," Julliard said in the letter.
Shaptahik 2000 is the South Asian country's highest-circulation Bengali weekly and is known for its hard-hitting investigative reports on corruption and social problems.
Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said it was also troubled by the government's "sudden decision" to close down privately-owned Channel 1 television station after it violated the country's telecommunications laws.
The telecommunications regulator shut down the channel earlier in the week after it was found guilty of using broadcast equipment as collateral for loans.
The media group's secretary general said while it seemed clear that the channel did "bend the rules," the action by the regulator was "a violation of media freedom."
The media watchdog urged Hasina to allow the Bangladeshi channel to continue broadcasting while it sorted out its situation.
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