Mass media should present all achievements, says Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said it is the ethical responsibility of the mass media to present the real scenario of achievements, development and progress along with mistakes of the government, reports BSS.

"It is the responsibility of the mass media to present the development and progress

along with the mistakes. But, in many cases it does not happen and this doesn't benefit the country and society," he said, joining the inaugural function of the daily Natun Asha at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital. Gazi Mohammad Shahnewaj, MP, Ahsan Adelur Rahman, MP, Begum Aporajita Haque, MP, journalist Firoz Alam Milan and managing editor of the daily Professor Momena Mannan, among others, addressed the function with Parliamentary Standing Committee on Road Transport and Bridges Ministry chairman and the daily Natun Asha editor Principal Rowshan Ara Mannan, MP, in the chair.

Hasan said the country left behind India, as per a report of IMF, in the per capita income in 2021 despite the COVID-19 situation while Bangladesh left behind Pakistan long ago. The report was published in their respective media and they praised the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he added.