BSS, Dhaka :
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said that the government would ensure security of media personnel.
If needed, the relevant laws would be amended for this, he said this on Tuesday while speaking at the closing session of a training workshop for journalists on ‘Right to Information Act 2009’ at Sagar-Runi auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in the city.
Presided over by DRU President Shahed Chowdhury, the function was also addressed by Chief Information Commissioner Mohammad Faruque, Information Commissioner Nepal Chandra Sarkar, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) President Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul and DRU Training and Research Secretary M Sajjad Hossain.
The minister said it is natural that the journalists would criticize the government and the politicians.
But that should be based on facts, he added.
The government will take the responsibility, if security of any journalist is endangered because of revealing the truth, he said, adding that the government is even ready to enact a new law in this regard.
The minister urged the journalists to come up with specific recommendations of amendment, if they feel that they are being harassed through any law.
He called upon the journalists to play a responsible role to stop distortion of history, falsifying and propaganda. The journalists would to be cautious about the spread of falsehood using the information technology, he said.
Mohammad Faruque urged the journalists to create awareness among the people about Right to Information Act. Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul called for stopping wholesale use of the information technology law against the journalists.
The present government has taken many good initiatives for the welfare of journalists, he said.
