A top level opinion will possible be created for a Media Commission after consulting all stakeholders, said Recordsdata and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam.
“An initiative has been taken to make a reform commission to lift forth the entire points in one place of dwelling and get a resolution for the restrictive regulations that exist for newspapers, digital media and social media,” said the adviser for the length of a digital seminar on reforming media and verbal change policy of Bangladesh organised by “The Bangladeshi Communique Students in North The United States” final night (29 September).
Also shroud on the tournament were Bangladeshi teachers from diverse universities primarily primarily based thoroughly within the US and main figures in Bangladesh journalism were shroud within the seminar.
Terming diverse groups connected to the media contradictory, the adviser said, “Once we’re discussing the commission with the media, many are in favour of this commission. However, many are in opposition to it pondering whether there is a necessity for a commission for the complications and barriers in opposition to free media. Many are questioning whether the commission will lift more law. Whether or no longer or no longer this can place of dwelling off more disruption. Many other folks comprise that apprehension. We are able to also simply be in a spot of dwelling to approach back up with a top level opinion by bringing the entire stakeholders together in one place of dwelling.”
The realizing adviser furthermore said that the meantime authorities needs to set aside a Media Commission in accordance with the overall democratic aspirations. He said the authorities needs to stare the regulations as guidelines as a replacement of regulations.
Nurul Kabir, the editor of the nationwide on each day basis Recent Age, identified the close relationship between journalism and politics, alleging that authorities advertising is at threat of manipulate expert-democracy journalism.
He instructed the authorities to reform undemocratic affirm regulations and regulations to arrangement a favourable atmosphere for the media.
He said, “A unusual Bangladesh is on its formula to turning into a possibility, a possibility that has approach all over again after a long time thru a talented-democracy student uprising. A unusual favor has been created.”
Within the seminar, Fahmidul Haque, a outdated trainer at Dhaka University and on the moment a college member at Bard College, said that verbal change policy can comprise to be launched no longer to manipulate nonetheless to abet the media sector.
“Past governments comprise enacted many policies and regulations for the media sector, nonetheless all out of a want to manipulate. Subsequently, regulatory clauses from all existing policies/regulations can comprise to be sophisticated as powerful as that you simply could perchance per chance imagine in affirm that the media can aim independently,” he added.
Fahim Ahmed, CEO of Jamuna TV, said that the phobia that the authorities can shut down any tv at any time is a grand instrument of withhold watch over. Mentioning that there are media commissions in developed countries, he said that there is a possibility to arrangement the sort of sturdy media commission in Bangladesh.
No longer too prolonged within the past, a 5-member search committee changed into once formed under the Ministry of Recordsdata and Broadcasting. The convener, Al Amin Raqib Tanay, said that the committee would per chance perchance no longer get qualified other folks to make a committee for the vogue and reform of the film industry. At the present, Fahmidul Haque proposed quite loads of names.
Earlier on 18 September, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus announced that the authorities is actively pondering the formation of a media commission to make certain the media can aim freely and with out hindrance.
All over that time, he emphasised that the authorities is committed to supporting the swift investigation and trial of 5 high-profile execute cases, including the killings of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
