Media role vital to build "Smart Bangladesh" thru resisting rumours

 
Proactive role of the mass-media, both print and electronic, can be the best way of building smart Bangladesh through preventing all sorts of rumours. Mass-media should play its due role towards resisting the rumours as there is no way but to combat it to build smart Bangladesh to take the country to a new height.

Administrative officials and media personalities made the observation while addressing a view-sharing meeting styled "Smart Bangladesh and Prevention of Rumours" in Rajshahi on Wednesday.

The Regional office of the Press Information Department (PID) organized the meeting at the office conference hall of the Divisional Commissioner largely attended by journalists working in print and electronic media.  Commissioner of Rajshahi division GSM Jafarullah addressed the meeting as chief guest with Deputy Principal Information Officer (DPIO) Muhammad Touhiduzzaman in the chair.  Additional Commissioners Imtiaz Hossain, ANM Moinul Islam and Dr Moksed Ali, Director of Local Government Enamul Haque, Editor of Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan Millat and President of Rajshahi Press Club Saidur Rahman also spoke.

Commissioner Jafarullah said the conspirator circles are continuously spreading rumours which are detrimental to the country's non-stop development and urged the media workers to depict the real scenario of the development against the rumours.

He said there is no chance of food shortage as there are sufficient amounts of food grains in warehouses in the country and time has come to bring those who are spreading rumours on different issues under disciplinary action.

Divisional Commissioner Jafarullah said the present government under the prudent and farsighted leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly to build the country as smart, prosperous and happy one by 2041. All quarters should supplement the government endeavors through discharging duties with utmost sincerity, honesty and patriotic zeal.

DPIO Touhiduzzaman portrayed the multifarious achievements and progress in different fields, including ICT, automation, digitization, attained during the last 14-year period of the government.