Rajshahi Correspondent: Dhaka, Sept-24,

Authentic journalism helps taking country forward: Food Minister

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, MP, said authentic and objective journalism always helps take the country forward successfully.

He said journalists are the conscience of the nation and they can open the eyes of the society and the state as well through their objective reporting.

The minister came up with the observation while addressing the closing and certificate-giving ceremony of a three-day-long journalists training course in Naogaon district today as the chief guest.

Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) organized the training at Technical Training Centre (TTC) in Naogaon town. A total of 35 journalists of both print and electronic media joined the course.

Food Minister Sadhan Majumder said there will be competition among the journalists in terms of who will collect news first and will broadcast or print first.

He also expected the local journalists will play a vital role in publishing development reports of Naogaon district for taking it forward.

The minister said the journalists are working as frontline fighters amid the Covid-19 pandemic besides they are motivating the public in general towards following health rules which is absolutely laudable.

Minister Sadhan Majumder urged the journalists to play an effective role to make the Naogaon town free from drug addiction.

Deputy Commissioner Harun-Or-Rashid, PIB Director (Administration) Afrajur Rahman, Trainer Parveen Sultana, TTC Principal Ohidul Islam and Journalist Anwar Hossain also spoke.

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