AL does not believe in media gagging: Hanif
Tuesday, 5 August 2014
Amid criticisms by BNP over ‘The National Broadcasting Policy, 2014’, Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said Awami League (AL) does not believe in media gagging. “Awami League doesn’t believe in gagging the media. There has been massive development of media in the country due to the contribution of Sheikh Hasina. Had AL not believed in the freedom of media, there wouldn’t have been any scope for the media to flourish in such a way,” he said. The Awami League leader came up with the remarks at a press conference at his Kawran Bazar office in the city in the wake of BNP’s criticisms over the ‘The National Broadcasting Policy approved by the cabinet on Monday, according to a news agency.