It is a huge mistake and not appropriate to make Awami League leader Mojibur Rahman, the owner of five per cent of BM container depot in Sitakunda, the owner of the whole depot, "said Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud.
Responding to a question from reporters at the secretariat on Wednesday, the minister said, "Awami League leader Mojibur Rahman owns only five per cent of the BM container depot and 95 per cent belongs to others. About 80 percent of them are from Netherlands, only 5 percent are from Mujibur Rahman and the rest belong to someone else. It is a big mistake to make Mujibur Rahman the owner of the depot on the basis of this 5 percent ownership.”
Hassan said, "The first mistake was made in the media by those who misrepresented this thing. The BNP has started lying based on that. When journalists ask misleading questions, society often gets wrong information. Moreover, those political parties that run politics based on rumors and lies get a chance. Therefore, it is not appropriate to show the owner of only 5 percent as the owner of the company.
Asked about the rumors about the inauguration of the Padma Bridge, Hasan Mahmud said, "The inauguration of the Padma Bridge will definitely take place on June 25. No one should listen to rumors. The Padma Bridge is not only the bridge of our dreams, but also a symbol of Bangladesh's potential. The Padma Bridge is the symbol of the great sacrifice that Sheikh Hasina can solve by showing the thumbs up of the world.
Dr Hasan Mahmud exchanged views with the leaders of the Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO) at the meeting room of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon. Ministry Secretary Maqbool Hossain, ATCOR Senior Vice President Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury and Directors Abdul Haq, Kazi Jahedul Hasan, Liaquat Ali Khan Mukul, Ahmed Jubayer, Navidul Haque, Ashfaq Uddin Ahmed, Abdus Samad Labu, Additional Secretary Khadija Begum And ministry officials were present at the time.
Hasan Mahmood said that if such lies and rumors are to be spread from the responsible place, then there should be an exemplary trial, then these will be stopped.
When asked about the case against a journalist in Rangamati under the Digital Security Act, the Broadcasting Minister said, "Many journalists have also filed cases under this Act at different times. I do not know the details of the case in Rangamati, but a person has filed a case and the accused journalist has also been granted bail. If someone commits a crime, there needs to be a trial. But we must see to it that journalists or anyone else is not subjected to unnecessary harassment. "
The Information Minister said, "In the light of previous discussions with ATCO, Bangabandhu Satellite Company will soon start the work of calculating the TRP of TV and radio." Legal action will be taken against anyone who is found to be serving foreign channels without clean feed, only operator license will be revoked if necessary, we will do that and we are monitoring it from the field level, mobile court is going on. In addition, in the declaration of the newspaper, they were not allowed to do 'talk show' or show video. Broadcasting news on IP TV is also against the policy of the government. We will take immediate action against them. "
Regarding the special tax levied on making and broadcasting advertisements with foreign artists, Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said, "We have taken this decision in the interest of the country's artists in the interest of the country." You are working in the interest of the country. I think we did it out of a shared sense of responsibility to save both art and the artist. It will be effective from July, we have written for that.
