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Govt urged to free radio, TV

By Staff Correspondent
Speakers at a discussion yesterday called upon the government either io open separate private channel to ensure people's rights to information or give up control over the electronic media.
The former information minister Nazmul Huda, said unless radio and television personnel became neutral, withdrawal ol control could not make these independent and neutral.
Hie Coordination Council for Human Rights in Bangla desk (CCHRB) organised the discussion on "Democracy. Human Rights and Mass Me dia" to mark the World Press Freedom Day at the Jatiya Press Club.
Noted journalist Santosh Gupta ciiaired the discussfon while Dr Golam Rahman of Mas-. < oiiunuiiH alien and Jo-
urnalism Department. Dhaka University, presented a key note paper.
Taking part in the discussion Editor of the weekly Ho-’ liday. Enayet (Jllah Khan said radio and television must be freed to ensure free flow of information.
"If government could sell time to BBC or CNN why not to other, he said.
Editor ol The Daily Star Mahfuz Anani said in a democratic country, democracy and free press were inseparable One can not go without the other, he added and called for independent growth of the mass media
For the growth of mass me dia. the radio and television must be taken away from the control of the government The way these are being con trolled is deplorable, he added
Anam also called for more professional training for Journalists so that they could rise above petty
interest and project an event objectively to help readers reach a fair conclusion.
In his keynote paper. Dr Golam Rahman said right to information and access to in formation were pre-requlsi-tes for a democratic society. Side by side, journalists would have to be committed to their profession and society he added
Santosh Gupta said in some cases, newspaper Itself created obstacle to free flow of information by giving confusing news. He stressed the need for practicing norms of democ racy for the freedom of press
CCHRB chairman Brother Jarlath D'Souza also spoke on the occasion