Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- Information and Broadcasting Secretary MahbubaFarjana has said journalists can play a crucial role in delivering accurate information to members of the public for combating misinformation. The information secretary made the remark on Tuesday while inaugurating a workshop titled "Digital Journalism" held at Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) in the capital.

MahbubaFarjana said journalists had played a valiant role during the July uprising in disseminating the news of the mass movement.

She said, "Apart from making supreme sacrifices by 1600 people in the mass upsurge, a huge number of protesters have suffered grievous injuries losing their limbs and even eyesight. Time has come to repay their debts. We have no party, no ...