Eati Akter :
On Saturday (May 9), more than two hundred journalists from the country’s divisional districts and upazilas participated in the training workshop of Dainik Swadesh Bichitra at Tropicana Tower in Purana Paltan in the capital. The trainers in the training workshop were Professor Robayet Ferdous of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University, former Chairperson of the Department of Journalism and Media Communication of Green University of Bangladesh Dr. Md. Oliur Rahman, former Director of Press Institute Bangladesh Mizanur Rahman Gramsi.
In the second phase, a discussion meeting was held under the chairmanship of Babu Ashok Dhar, Editor and Publisher of Dainik Swadesh Bichitra, and certificates of appreciation were given to the trained journalists. The program began with the recitation of the Holy Quran and the reading of the Gita.
Engineer Ishraq Hossain, State Minister for Freedom Fighters’ Affairs and MP of Dhaka-06, was the chief guest at the program. The special guests were Syed Margub Morshed, former Secretary, Ministry of Information, Md. Omar Faruk Jalal, Secretary General of Bangladesh Editors’ Forum and Chief Editor of Daily Present Times, Ahmed Abu Zafar, President of Bangladesh Mofussal Journalists Forum, Sabbir Ahmed Rony, Founding Chairman of Bangladesh Journalists’ Unity Council (BJUS) and Advisory Editor of Dainik Swadesh Bichitra, Raju Alim, President of BJUC and Editor-in-Chief of Dainik Swadesh Bichitra, Sayeed Mahmud, President of Media Journalists Forum of Bangladesh, Md. Bashiruzzaman, Permanent Member of Bangladesh Journalists’ Unity Council (BJUC), Md. Riaz Uddin, Editor and Publisher of Human Rights News, Md. Manjur Hossain Isa, Chairman of Bangladesh National Human Rights Association, and others.
The Executive Editor of the Daily Swadesh Bichitra and Convener of the Organizing Committee Nasiruddin Milon moderated the event. Senior Journalist Dilip Kumar, Associate Editor Azgar Hossain, Amjad Hossain, Saiful Islam Miron and journalists from various levels of the newspaper were present at the event. The names of the Khulna Divisional Committee of Bangladesh Journalists Union (BJUS) were announced at the event. Special Guest Md. Omar Faruk Jalal in his speech congratulated the representatives of Swadesh Bichitra and the guests present and called on the representatives to strengthen the hand of Babu Ashok Dhar from their respective places and asked the Honorable Minister to present the happiness and sorrow of journalists in the National Parliament on behalf of the journalists and take them to the place of discussion so that journalists do not accept cases and attacks and tyranny. In order for the government, private sector and political parties to By supporting journalists in disseminating accurate information. Chief guest Ishraq Hossain, at the beginning of his speech, deeply remembered the brave freedom fighters and martyrs who participated in the great war of independence in 1971 and sought their forgiveness. He also paid tribute to those who were killed, injured and maimed in the bloody mass uprising of the students and the people in 2024. In the past 17 years, a ‘steam roller’ was run on journalism. The media was used as a tool to destroy independent journalism and sustain a ‘fascist dictatorial government’ through pressure from the government and government intelligence agencies. We have been freed from that. ‘We want and the people also expect that in the coming days, you will highlight the inconsistencies of the country and the problems of the people through journalism with impartiality and sincerity, so that those who will be in charge of running the state can resolve those problems. Referring to the media as the fourth pillar of the state, the State Minister said, ‘Through this, checks and balances will be created in the state. It is possible. At the same time, a connection is built between the people and those responsible for running the state. Through this media, we can exchange our messages. We hear the people, the people also hear the politicians. Therefore, it is very necessary. The role of free media in any independent, sovereign and democratic country is immense and very important.
Addressing the media workers, he said, “In the coming days, you will continue to work to fulfill the expectations of the people and we are determined that no pressure should be put on those who reveal the truth.”
A cultural program was organized at the end of the event.
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