Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam
Broken criminal justice system needs to be fixed: CA's Press Secretary
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said Bangladesh needs to fix a lot of things, including its "broken" criminal justice system so that they can ensure justice to every suspect.
"The biggest thing we need is to fix our broken criminal justice system so that we can ensure justice to every suspect," he said.
In a Facebook post from his verified account on Monday, Alam said that for decades, justice has been hijacked by "custodial threats and tortures" and by a corrupt and largely politically influenced police investigation system.
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The bigger issue here is custodial torture and forcible extraction of confessions to prove charges against suspects, he observed.
"Unless we fix this dangerously inept system, no one is safe in Bangladesh," Alam said.
The Press Secretary said anyone can be framed for any murder charges here and can be hanged with massive clippings by an easily manipulated mob.
Fight Indian media's misformation campaign with truth: CA's Press Secretary
He said they need to amend or rewrite the constitution and fix the "easily rigged and flawed" voting system.
"We need to fix our extremely inefficient and partisan bureaucracy," Alam added.
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Fight Indian media's misformation campaign with truth: CA's Press Secretary
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has encouraged more journalists including woman reporters and editors to talk to the Indian media to confront misinformation campaign coming from some of the Indian media outlets and their social media platforms.
"We must tell our stories our way. Else, they will set our narrative according to their liking," he said, highlighting the importance of getting empowered by the truth to fight against misinformation campaign.
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Alam, in Facebook post from his verified account, said Indians should know that smarter people also live in its Eastern border and a few months back these people have ousted a "brutal dictatorship" in one of the finest revolutions in human history.
The press secretary said he is happy to see some of the journalist friends are speaking to the Indian media, especially their cacophonous TV stations.
"Many of us were afraid that we would struggle against the verbal onslaught of their TV hosts," Alam observed.
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He said some have defied fears and they are "boldly telling our side of the story."
Alam said they have realised that it is time to confront an "industrial scale misinformation campaign" coming from some of the Indian media outlets and their social media platforms.
The press secretary said he knows they will make mistakes and they will also be intimidated.
"Some may get the impression that the Indians are smarter people. But believe me if you are empowered by truth, no misinformation campaign can stop you," Alam said.
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