Call to cancel National Broadcasting Policy

Speakers at a roundtable discussion in Dhaka on Thursday demanded cancellation of the National Broadcasting Policy, 2014 saying it is contradictory to the constitution. They feared that the government would use the policy as a weapon to gag the media if it is implemented. The speakers also warned that the government has to face dire consequences if it tries with mere a policy to snatch the freedom of speech which is recognised by the constitution. Nagorik Oikya organised the roundtable, titled ‘People won’t accept the broadcast policy formulate to control media’, at the Jatiya Press Club, according to anews agency.