, Feb. 17 -- The Bangladesh Parliament Journalists Association (BPJA) on Tuesday strongly condemned the 'restriction on journalists' access' to the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected members of the 13th Parliament.

In a statement, the BPJA President Harun Jamil and General Secretary Shawkat Ali Khan Litho expressed deep concern over what they described as a sudden and unexplained decision to limit media entry to the swearing-in event.

According to the BPJA leaders, journalists have been allowed access to parliamentary proceedings, including oath-taking ceremonies, in all of the previous 12 parliaments.

The statement alleged that the situation arose due to the inefficiency, inexperience and arbitrary decisions of a senior official at...