Govt won’t do anything that goes against journalists: Quader
PBC News: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the government will not do anything that goes against the interests of journalists.
“The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government is journalist-friendly one. It is very sympathetic to any issue of media. Keep trust in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he told a press conference at his official residence in Dhaka.Quader, also the Awami League General Secretary, said the premier always stay beside journalists in following the path of constructive
journalism.
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Calling upon the country’s journalist community to be patient, he said journalists collect information in various ways for professional reasons.
Except unpublished information, Quader said, they have opportunities to gather information applying proper procedures of the Right to
Information Act but it must be considered whether the processes, followed by an experienced journalist, is accurate or not.
He also urged journalists to think whether it is logical to take side of journalist Rozina Islam before the truth comes out through a probe.
The road transport minister said journalists perform their professional duties every day at the Secretariat and gather
information but no one secretly takes photos of files or takes away documents.
“The concerned reporter admitted her mistakes too,” he added.
Mentioning that nobody is above the law, Quader said, “Since the issue is under investigation, I don’t want to make any comment on it.”
The Detective Branch (DB) of police has already been given the responsibility to conduct an investigation into the matter and the government will not interfere to this end, he said.
The AL general secretary said although BNP has been raising imaginary allegations, the government in fact does not believe in repression.
The BNP leaders are deliberately doing criticism against the government and the prime minister every day, but no BNP leader is harassed or arrested, he said.
