Mozammel Haque Babu

Mozammel Haque Babu is a Bangladeshi journalist and former CEO and chief editor of Ekattor TV. He was the president of Editors Guild. He was also the vice-president of Association of Television Channel Owners. Babu is currently in jail on charges of abetting genocide, crimes against humanity, and murder during the student protests. Mozammel Babu was detained by local authorities while attempting to illegally cross the Dhobaura border area in Mymensingh district into India.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed banks to freeze Babu's accounts. The Bangladesh Journalists in International Media (BJIM) and The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have expressed serious concerns over his detention.

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