Dhaka, May 5 -- Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam has said the "politicisation" of the media that occurred during the regime of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League is at the core of the "disenfranchisement" of journalists.

The media was, in his words, "used as a tool to generate consent" for the killings, disappearances and murders that took place during the party's 15-year rule, reports bdnews24.com.

Speaking at a seminar, titled "Murder and Persecution of Journalists during the Fascist Regime", on Monday, he said: "The media was the tool to generate consent for Sheikh Hasina's demonic rule. And the politicisation of the media is basically the enemy of journalists."

"Journalists should realise this with importance - the politicisation of...