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Owners becoming editors is ‘not good’ for journalism, PM Hasina says
Journalism suffers when owners become editors of newspapers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
Published : 20 Oct 2016, 10:04 AM
Updated : 20 Oct 2016, 03:19 PM
She was unveiling the plaque of 31-storey Bangabandhu Media Complex at the National Press Club on its 62nd founding anniversary on Thursday.
She spoke about her government’s steps for the welfare of journalists and said the Eighth Wage Board for newspapers was already implemented.
Speaking about the journalists’ demand of a new wage board, Hasina said, “In our country, the owner becomes the editor. That sometimes limits the scope of journalism.”
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu told Parliament in April that
Reacting to allegations about lack of media freedom in Bangladesh, she wondered how the allegations were being published if the media were not enjoying freedom.
According to her, 24 private TV stations are operating in Bangladesh along with 750 dailies. Forty-four more stations have sought licence, she added.
“Many speak at talk shows in these TV channels. Can anyone say that journalists don’t have freedom after hearing them?” Hasina asked.
Stressing the need for a guideline for the media, she said her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had also pitched for it.
The prime minister urged the journalists to work hard and be mindful of their responsibilities for the society and country.
She also spoke about how the media have changed after online journalism arrived.
Bangabandhu Media Complex
The 31-storey Bangabandhu Media Complex will be built on the entire Press Club premises with 19,800 square feet floors.
The Press Club will use the first 10 floors. The 11th to 28th floors will be leased to newspapers, local and foreign news agencies and TV and radio stations.
It will also have health club, swimming pool, gymnasium, guest house, dinning hall and cinema hall on the remaining top floors.
Another four-storey building will house prayer room, union office and meeting room.
An auditorium will also be built.
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