Dhaka, May 3 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has announced that the government will seek the assistance of the United Nations (UN) to independently prepare a report on the role of media in Bangladesh over the past 15 years.

Speaking at a discussion titled "Bangladesh after the July Revolution: Challenges of the Media", jointly organised by the Chattogram Press Club and Chattogram Metropolitan Journalists Union, Alam praised the UN's recent report on the mass killings during the July-August uprising as "transparent and excellent".

He said Bangladesh would formally request the UN to establish an expert panel to investigate the media's involvement in key national events.

"We aim to commission a report that comprehensively...