BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticized divisions within the journalist community, claiming that internal fragmentation has led some journalists to align themselves with political parties. Speaking at a seminar organized by the Broadcast Journalist Center (BJC) in Dhaka on November 24, he said that multiple journalist unions and their political affiliations have weakened media independence. Fakhrul reiterated BNP’s commitment to ensuring a free and independent press, referencing the party’s 31-point reform agenda that includes forming a media reform commission. He emphasized that if BNP forms the next government through public mandate, it will prioritize media freedom and reform. The seminar, part of a series of consultations by BJC, also featured discussions on past media bias and the need for structural reforms to strengthen journalistic integrity and independence in Bangladesh’s political landscape.