The BNP has accused the government of plotting to muzzle media in the guise of promoting responsibility and accountability.
Published : 04 Aug 2014, 04:36 PM
“The government is planning to enact several laws and regulations to bring the newspapers, news agencies, online news portals, television, radio and all other branches of media within the purview of accountability and responsibility,” BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said at press briefing at the party’s Naya Paltan office on Monday.
“We believe they are actually trying to use laws to put the entire media inside the government’s cage.”
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the National Broadcast Policy 2014, which prohibits airing news that can tarnish the image of the armed forces or police or create communal discord.
Meanwhile, the BNP has rushed a news conference at the party chief’s Gulshan office at 4pm on Tuesday to give its reaction to the broadcast policy.