Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud speaking at 'Meet the OCAB with Dr Hasan Mahmud, M.P, Minister' at the National Press Club in the city Wednesday — Focus Bangla Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday came down heavily on the organisations like Amnesty International, RSF and TIB for what he said their biased reporting on human rights, press freedom and corruption in Bangladesh, reports UNB.
"These organisations have lost their credibility because of their partiality against Bangladesh," Hasan told the members of Overseas Correspondents Association Bangladesh (OCAB) in reply to a question.
He said that the Bangladesh branch of Transparency International (TIB) issues statements like a political party instead of any research on an issue.
In support of his criticism the minister cited a couple of recent examples such as TIB's statement against the railway minister on the ticketless travel by three of his relatives and allegation of corruption in the treatment of Covid-19 patients in Bangladesh.
Hasan said TIB's allegation of plundering about Tk 23,000 crore on Covid vaccines was baseless and a misreporting of what the health minister said.
Turning to the Amnesty International (AI) the minister said it was silent when BNP launched the petrol bomb campaign against the government in the name of agitation. It, however, was vocal against the trial of the war criminals in Bangladesh.
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