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Journalists will be able to practise freer and more independent journalism if BNP comes power, said BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday at Jatiya Press Club.
”The party has always stood for media freedom.”
Speaking at a discussion at the press club Khosru said that BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman is also a strong advocate of independent journalism.
BNP plans and ensures a question-answer session for journalists at every programme because the party wants politicians to always face accountability, he added.
“The party has the mindset to accept any form of criticism. After August 5, a cartoon was drawn about Tarique Rahman. His response was that such freedom of journalists is the very reason we fought to end authoritarianism. That small statement is enough to understand BNP’s position on press freedom.”
Amir Khosru said, “Ziaur Rahman broke the idea of Baksal’s four-state media outlets and created the first environment for journalists to work independently. Today’s journalism in Bangladesh stands on that foundation.”
