Journos, JS must work together to advance country: Speaker

FE Team | Published: June 05, 2026 00:15:15

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has said journalists serve as an important link between the people and the Jatiya Sangsad (JS), stressing that close cooperation between the media and the legislature is essential for strengthening democracy and promoting national development, reports BSS.
He made the remarks while exchanging views with members of the executive committee of Bangladesh Parliament Journalists Association (BPJA) at the Speaker's conference room in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Thursday.
The BPJA delegation, led by its President Harun Jamil and General Secretary Shawkat Ali Khan Litho, met with the Speaker.
The delegation included Joint General Secretary Mizanur Rahman, Office Secretary Nazmul Islam (Tanim Ahmed), and executive committee members Mashiur Rahman, Monirul Islam, Habibur Rahman Panchayet, among others. Senior officials of the Parliament Secretariat were also present, said a press release.
The Speaker said public expectations from the current parliament are very high. He noted that due to long-standing mismanagement and decline in standards in various sectors, many state institutions have been weakened.
The current parliament has been established through significant sacrifice, struggle, and loss of life, and therefore, it must play an effective role in meeting public expectations, he said.
Stressing that parliament must maintain close engagement with the people, he said journalists have an important responsibility in developing people-oriented politics and fulfilling public aspirations.
On press freedom, the Speaker observed that past political decisions had negatively affected the media sector and its impacts still persist. However, he said, the media in Bangladesh now enjoys greater freedom to operate.
Referring to the post-independence aspirations of Bangladesh, he said that many of the hopes the people had in 1971 have been eroded over time.