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'Hawks driving doves away from politics'

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Noted journalist Obaidul Huq yesterday said the Jatiya Sangsad should take lessons of unity and solidarity from the National Press Club.
"If we (journalists) can sit together in the press club despite our differences, then why couldn't our politicians do the same in parliament?" said the country's most senior journalist while launching two books at the National Press Club yesterday.
Of the books, one is titled 'Fifty years of journalism and Jatiya Press Club', while the other one is a compilation of biographical sketches of some journalists of the country.
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Obaidul Huq, former editor of the Bangladesh Observer, said the hawks are driving the doves away from the political landscape of the country.
"If hundreds of tigers could live together in the Sundarbans, then why shouldn't our politicians?" he said.
Referring to the killings of journalists in recent years, Huq said, "It's a pity that journalists are coming under attacks while discharging professional responsibilities."
Huq said the National Press Club could play an effective role in combating violence against journalists. He also recalled the press club's contributions to all democratic movements.
Enayetullah Khan, editor of the New Age, described the publication of the two books as a milestone in the history of our journalism.
"When Holiday was banned in 1973 under press and publication act, journalists regardless of their political views, stood united by me," the New Age editor said.
The former president of the National Press Club called on the journalists to maintain unity and solidarity in the days to come.
Eminent journalist Faiz Ahmed stressing the need for compiling the entire history of the National Press Club, said, "The history of the country would be incomplete without the history of the National Press Club."
Presided over by the National Press Club President Reazuddin Ahmed, the function was addressed, among others, by senior journalist Hasanuzzaman Khan, Editor of the daily Sangram Abul Asad, General Secretary of National Press Club Shawkat Mahmod, Advisory Editor of the daily Janakantha Toab Khan, Prof Shakhawat Ali Khan of Mass Communication and Journalism department of Dhaka University and Media Manager of GrameenPhone Moin Tareq. Hasan Hafiz, convenor of the publication subcommittee, conducted the ceremony.