C T Online Desk: Mar 5, 2023 – Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today urged the media personnel to present the successes of the government along with mistakes, if there is any.
“There may be some mistakes along with success while running the state as no government in the world can do its job cent percent perfectly… So, not only the mistakes, the successes also have to be highlighted,” he said.
The minister said this while exchanging views with editors and chief news editors of country’s electronic media at an auditorium of Tathya Bhaban in the city.
Hasan said the opposition party does not admit that country is marching ahead amid COVID-19 pandemic. Even after crossing the Padma Bridge, they say that ‘no development has taken place in the country’, he added.
He said those statements are being aired exclusively by all televisions. Everyone’s statements could be broadcast, but the real incident must also be aired so that the people could reach a right conclusion, said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.
Information and Broadcasting Secretary Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker and editors and chief news editors of private TV channels took part in the meeting.
The minister said though media have to comply with owners’ opinions, news is published at the decision of news heads or editors. They decide which news will be aired or not, how much will be aired and which bytes will be on air and the control is in their hands, he added.
He said the journey of the country’s private television was started by Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The journeys of ETV, ATN Bangla and Channel-i had been launched after Awami League took the office in 1996, he added.
So far, 36 private TV channels are on air while some channels will be on air soon, he said.
He said an exponential growth has taken place in all sectors including private TV channels, radios, newspapers and online news portals in the last 14 years and talented persons get the opportunity of works. There are now 36 TV channels, about 1,250 newspapers and hundreds of online news portals in the country, he continued.
