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“When the president [of the Parishad] requested to see the draft, the Press Council refused to provide him with a copy,” said the statement.

“The Parishad believes that as stakeholders it has a right to get details about the draft amendment,” it added.

Also present at the meeting were the Parishad’s Vice-President Shyamol Dutta, editor of daily Bhorer Kagoj, and General Secretary Dewan Hanif Mahmud, editor of daily Bonik Barta, as well as the Press Council’s board member Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul and Secretary Md Shah Alam.

“At the meeting, the Parishad expressed concern about the proposed changes,” said the statement.