Editors slate campaign against 3 journalists

Editors' Council yesterday strongly condemned declaring three journalists, including two editors, persona non grata at the Central Shaheed Minar by some organisations.

The platform of editors of leading national dailies in a meeting at The Daily Star centre adopted a proposal, said a press release.

The council, added the release, has witnessed with grave concern that some organisations have declared Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, editor of Daily Manabzamin; and Nurul Kabir of the New Age unwanted at the Central Shaheed Minar.

The two editors express their opinions in their respective newspapers and television talk shows independently and with responsibility, it mentioned.

The council believes that any attempt to obstruct freedom of expression is an obstacle to democratic practice, said the release, signed by Golam Sarwar, president of Editors' Council.

It hoped that none would take any such step in future.