Dhaka, Sept 30 (UNB) – Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Monday said objective news run by media can strengthen democracy.
She said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is encouraging online, print and electronic media as it is the age of free flow of information.
“So access to information has increased with availability of ICT,” said the Speaker at a discussion arranged at the media centre of the Jatiya Sangsad marking the second anniversary of online news portal parliamentnewsbd.com.
Dr Shirin said there is no alternative to thriving media for strengthening the democracy as the media plays an important role in forming public opinion.
Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah also spoke at the function presided over by the portal’s editor Shakila Parvin, said a Parliament Secretariat handout.