Dhaka, July 6 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, announced on Saturday that the government is preparing to request a United Nations-supervised investigation into media practices during the 15-year rule of the former Awami League government - potentially marking the first international inquiry into Bangladesh's press environment.

Speaking as the chief guest at a report review event hosted by the Broadcast Journalist Center (BJC) at the Daily Star Bhaban in Dhaka, Shafiqul stated that a formal letter is being drafted to invite the UN to send independent experts to assess the state of journalism during the previous administration.

"We are preparing a letter requesting an investigation under United Nations supervision into j...