Dhaka, April 27 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed grave concern over the recent restriction on journalists' access to Bangladesh Bank (BB), labelling it as a troubling example of arbitrary secrecy.

In a statement issued on Friday, TIB called for the immediate withdrawal of these measures, highlighting the unprecedented barriers hindering the media's ability to fulfil its professional duty of disclosing vital banking and financial sector information in the public interest.

Earlier on Thursday, a delegation from the economic reporters' apex body - ERF - demanded hassle-free and unrestricted entry into the BB headquarters.

The Economic Reporters' Forum placed the demand during a meeting with the BB Governor rega...