Desk Report: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that freedom of the media is essential in a democratic state. But for the past 16-17 years, fascist rule has been established in the country and voices of dissent have been suppressed. Those media outlets that have brokered fascism and justified disappearances and murders have no right to survive. He said these things as the chief guest at the multimedia inauguration ceremony of Dainik Barta at the National Press Club in the capital today, Saturday. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said,…
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Why aren’t the army officers who opened fire in Rampura-Badda being arrested? – Nahid in tribunal
Desk Report: National Citizens Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam said, “The media has not been reformed as expected. The way the DGFI used to control it before, that practice still exists. The media is under the control of political parties, various corporate institutions. When I was in charge, I formed the media reform commission. Their responsibility was to propose reforms and implement the whole issue through the government. It was the responsibility of the law and home ministries to bring media workers who are allies of fascism to justice.” Nahid…
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