Farzana Rupa

Farzana Rupa is a Bangladeshi journalist and former principal correspondent of Ekattor TV. On August 21, 2024, she was detained at Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport in connection with a murder case filed at Uttara East Police Station. On March 5, 2025, during a court appearance, she stated, "I am a journalist. One murder case is enough to hang me," and expressed the desire to represent herself for bail, citing a lack of legal representation. Her detention sparked concern from organizations including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Bangladeshi Journalists in International Media (BJIM), and The Editors' Council.