One is stagnant without the other," President Abdul Hamid said. He was speaking at an award-giving ceremony arranged on the occasion of Bangladesh Press Council Day at Hotel Intercontinental in the city on Monday. "Media can give an institutional shape to democracy if done according to rules and regulations," the President said. Pointing out that the big media houses being owned by many business groups,he said, "this is undoubtedly contributing to the media's development". Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, president of the standing committee on Information Ministry, Hasanul Huq Inu, spoke at the program, held with Bangladesh Press Council Chairman, Justice Md Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, in the chair.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 18, 2019 15:33 UTC