I was shocked to know about the law enforcing agency members picking up the chairman of ETV, Abdus Salam in the middle of the night and indeed it is going to create a fear in the media that will think twice before publishing or broadcasting any news or programme which might remotely offend the ruling party. Free media is an essential prerequisite for democracy without which we cannot expect democratic values to survive or flourish. For the sake of democracy and human rights we must protect our media.
I hope the government will release the ETV chairman immediately and make sure that such incidents will not be repeated in future. The incident of ETV Chairman's arrest will harm the government in the long run and isolate them from the common people. I hope good sense will prevail and Mr. Salam will be released in no time, otherwise the whole media will feel threatened.
Mohammed Fardeen
Badda, Dhaka.
Arrest of ETV Chairman
FE Team | Published: January 07, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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