Action against Al Jazeera if HC directs govt
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has said the government will take action against Al Jazeera if the High Court directs it to this end.
He said the present government is media-friendly and it firmly believes in freedom of press.
The minister was responding to queries from journalists during a briefing on current affairs at his residence in the port city yesterday evening.
"We could have shut down Al Jazeera in our country if we wanted it. Even in India it was closed for a while. The telecast of Al Jazeera is still closed in six to seven countries in the world. But the government, led by Sheikh Hasina, did not take such initiatives as it believes in freedom of press," he added.
Hasan said independence is needed for any organisation, but it also needs such responsibility. "Freedom does not mean airing wrong, false, biased and motivated news items which deprive others of freedom."
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