Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said that the interim government’s main responsibility is to bring back ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India to put her on trial for alleged mass killings during the student-led protests in July and August.
"If people unite, she will be held accountable and put on trial as she ensured the trial of the killers of her father," he said while addressing a seminar at the Birshrestha Hamidur Rahman Auditorium of the university on Saturday.
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The Islamic University Journalists' Association, in collaboration with the university administration, organised a seminar focusing on public aspirations regarding the July Revolution and the role of media on campus.
He mentioned that they intended to reform the mass media, which had been misused by the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina over the past 15 years.
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He also emphasised the importance of upholding the dignity of journalists.
Chairman of the Department of Communication and Multimedia Journalism Prof M Rashiduzzaman presided over the seminar.
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IU Vice-Chancellor Prof Nakib Mohammad Nasrullah spoke at the event as chief guest, while Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof M Yaqub Ali as a special guest.