Media Reform Commission

Media Reform Commission

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ARTICLE 19 warns of threat to media freedom over 'rushed' ordinances

"The [interim] government’s sudden urgency after months of inaction [about the media commission’s reform recommendations] raises serious questions about motive and legitimacy"

Media Reform Commission chief Kamal Ahmed addresses a press briefing outside the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on 22 March 2025. Photo: Screengrab from video

Over 100 recommendations, not one implemented by govt: Media Reform Commission chief Kamal

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BNP committed to building independent media if voted to power: Fakhrul

File photo of Mahfuj Alam, adviser to the interim government. Photo: Collected

'Journalist Protection Act' to be enacted soon: Mahfuj

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Kamal Ahmed criticises arrests of Latif Siddique and others, questions if 'old order' still in place

Information ministry to draft ordinance to protect journalists' rights

Information ministry to draft ordinance to protect journalists' rights

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Committee formed to ensure autonomy of BTV, Bangladesh Betar

Members of Media Reform Commission during submission of their report to Chief Adviser prof Muhammad Yunus on 22 March 2025. Photo: TBS

Media Reform Recommendations: Better pay and ownership control sound good on paper. But how do you implement it?

Media Reform Commission chief Kamal Ahmed addresses a press briefing outside the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on 22 March 2025. Photo: Screengrab from video

Media licences were issued considering political identity: Reform commission chief

The adviser at a Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust event at the Information Building in Dhaka on 22 Mar. Photo: UNB

Media Reform Commission's recommendations to be implemented for journalists' benefit: Adviser Mahfuj

CA receives Media Reform Commission's report at the State Guest House Jamuna on 22 Mar. Photo: Chief Adviser GOB/ Facebook

Govt to act on immediate media reforms: CA Yunus

Members of Media Reform Commission during submission of their report to Chief Adviser prof Muhammad Yunus on 22 March 2025. Photo: TBS

Nat'l media commission, new laws recommended to protect journo rights

The 12-member Media Reform Commission, led by its chief Kamal Ahmed, submits its report to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on 22 March 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Media Reform Commission submits report to chief adviser