Information and Broadcasting Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan stated that no journalist was imprisoned for expressing opinions during the interim government’s tenure. She made the remarks on Sunday, February 15, in Dhaka while speaking with reporters. Hasan clarified that journalists Anis Alamgir and Manjurul Alam Panna were also not jailed for their expressions, adding that the state machinery might have had different information.

Discussing her role in the interim government, Hasan said that evaluating its 18-month tenure in terms of success or failure was not appropriate. She emphasized that she had done her best and that the final judgment would come from the people.

Regarding the departure of Faiz Ahmad Tayyeb, who served as special assistant to the chief adviser, Hasan explained that he had already been living abroad and returned to his family in the Netherlands after completing his official duties. She dismissed any attempt to misinterpret his departure.