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Govt ensures freedom of media: PM

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Published: 14:00, 16 June 2021   Update: 14:50, 16 June 2021
Govt ensures freedom of media: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her government has taken various steps to ensure freedom of media in the country.

The Prime Minister said this in responding to a written question of Shahiduzzaman Sarkar, MP, in the Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday.

With the support of the media-friendly policy of the government, a huge number of newspapers are being published in the country, the Prime Minister said.

There are over 3,222 enlisted newspapers in the country. The government has provided licences to 45 private TV channels, 27 FM radio and 31 community radio stations. Electronic media has taken a big leap forward with lunch of Bangabandhu Satellite-1, she said.

In responding to the question of Begum Sultana Nadira, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said there were 106 tigers in the Sundarbans in 2015 and its number reached 114 in 2018. The government has taken various steps to increase the area of Sundarbans.
 

 

 

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