Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman Partha said democracy is not a mechanical system but a matter of mindset, speaking at a regular briefing at the Department of Information conference centre in the Secretariat on Tuesday. He said the country had lacked a willingness to hear criticism over the past 17 years and television channels had been compelled to speak in support of the government.
The minister said the current government has pledged to change that mindset and has clearly stated that it will not control anyone or silence anyone. He urged the media to play a responsible role as Bangladesh passes through what he described as the most difficult period in its history and attempts to repair a broken system.
Asked whether the government was taking new steps to bring former fugitive prime minister Sheikh Hasina back from India, Partha said the effort was continuing. Referring to a report by The Indian Express, he said India might leave the matter to its courts, adding that the situation would not be pleasant if it reached an Indian court. He also claimed there had been no malign influence on media in the past six months, no intelligence-agency calls about publishing news, and no government-backed disappearances or extrajudicial killings.
গণতন্ত্র কোনো যান্ত্রিক ব্যবস্থা নয়, বরং এটি একটি মানসিকতার বিষয় বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন তথ্য ও সম্প্রচার মন্ত্রী আন্দালিভ রহমান পার্থ। তিনি বলেন, গত ১৭ বছর দেশে সমালোচনার শোনার মতো মানসিকতা ছিল না এবং টিভি চ্যানেলগুলোকে সরকারের পক্ষে কথা বলতে বাধ্য করা হ
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