Dhaka, June 17 -- Journalists, media workers, and press freedom advocates across the country observed the 'Black Day for Newspapers' on Sunday, commemorating a dark chapter in Bangladesh's media history. The day marks the government-imposed shutdown of several prominent newspapers and the curtailment of press freedom.
BNP Standing Committee member Prof Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain has said it's a wrong for media only to praise the government they favour and never point out their faults.
"You (Journalist) all are eager to praise, but none of you dare to criticize," he said at a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) here on Monday.
Pointing out the pacts signed between Bangladesh and India during Awami League regime, he said, "Ten agreements...