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President asks media to give priority to national interest
DHAKA, Feb 18, 2019 (BSS) – President M Abdul Hamid today asked mass media
to play a responsible role by giving priority to the national interest.
“Play a responsible role by giving priority to the national interest and
abiding by the journalistic ethics,” the President said while addressing a
function on the occasion of 45th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Press
Council Day and Press Council award-giving ceremony at a city hotel here.
A total of seven awards were given to five personalities and two
institutions for their outstanding contributions to journalism.
Late editor of Samakal Golam Sarwar (lifetime achievement award), Jasim
Uddin Harun from The Financial Express (development journalism), Md Murshid
Alam from Dainik Mukta Barta based in Bogura (rural journalism), Sony Ramani
from Daily New Age (photography), Ayesha Siddika Akashi from Madaripur based
newspaper daily Subarnogram (women journalism).
Daily Ittefaq and Dainik Azadi have been awarded in the ‘institution
category’.
Press Council Chairman Justice Mohammed Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed, Information
Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing
Committee on the Information Ministry Hasanul Haq Inu, Information Secretary
Abdul Malek, Press Council Member Manzurul Ahsan Bulbul, among others, spoke
on the occasion.
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