Chattogram, May 2 -- Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder on Friday reaffirmed the interim government's commitment to press freedom, saying that they always wanted journalists to practise truthfully and independently, free from influence by the state, businesspeople, or any other powerful groups.

"We believe that if the Media Reform Commission's recommendations are implemented, journalists and the media will be able to operate more freely," he said while delivering the keynote speech at an event marking World Press Freedom Day that falls on May 3.

The programme was organised by the Chittagong Press Club and Chittagong Metropolitan Journalists Union.

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam attended the p...