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Hasan urges media to shape young mind for positive thoughts
DHAKA, Jan 8, 2019 (BSS) – Newly appointed Information Minister Dr Hasan
Mahmud today urged the mainstream media to play their role in shaping the
minds of particularly younger generations for positive and pro-active
thoughts as he assumed office a day after his swearing in as a cabinet
member.
“The media has a big influence . . . I urge you to shape particularly the
young mind to think positively for nation building,” he said in his first
interaction with newsmen at his office at Bangladesh Secretariat.
He said since media was acknowledged to be the fourth state organ beyond
the executive, legislative and judiciary branches “I expect you to play your
role in guiding society towards the right track (as well)”.
Hasan recalled his personal link with newsmen as ruling Awami League’s
publicity secretary and expected their cooperation in discharging his duty in
his new position in information ministry, which he described to be a major
conduit in government relations with the media.
“The country must progress, if a better understanding between the
government and the media exists,” he said at the ministry’s conference room.
Information secretary Abdul Malek, Managing Director and Chief Editor of
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Abul Kalam Azad, Principal Information
Officer (PIO) Kamrun Nahar, BTV’s director general harunur Rashid and other
senior officials were present on the occasion.
Hasan said by now he was aware of different issues and problems of the
journalist community and assured them of putting in his efforts for their
early solution.
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s media friendly attitude yielded
several private TV channels and paved ways for a vibrant social media.
But he also stressed responsible journalism saying steps would be taken if
media was used to propagate misleading or false information or for someone’s
character assassination.
Earlier, Hasan along with other members of the council of ministers
accompanied the premier in paying tributes to Father of the Nation
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait at Dhanmondi and homage to
Liberation War martyrs at the National Memorial at Savar.
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