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| Probe body examining TV coverage |
| 2009-04-24 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The national committee formed to probe the BDR carnage is now examining the electronic media coverage of the BDR mutiny and conversing to senior journalists of private TV channels about it. The committee has already held talks with heads of news of several satellite TV channels in the last two days at Pilkhana and discussed the role of media coverage during the mutiny. It also discussed how the electronic media could play their role more responsibly and professionally in future if such an incident occurred. The committee will sit with the heads of news of different satellite TV channels on April 25 at the same place to discuss how the electronic media can cover such events more professionally. It also had talks with the chief senior newsmen separately. Head of News of ATN Bangla Manzurul Ahsan Bulbul who attended the meeting said, "Coverage of the February 25-26 mutiny by the electronic media came up in the discussion in a congenial environment. The committee said the first two days' coverage helped BDR draw public sympathy as the demands of BDR jawans were telecast unilaterally. The newsmen, however, said it would have been better if we had received comments from the government and the army but no statements were available from the government or the Inter Services Public Relations. Meanwhile, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday arrested 50 more BDR members from the Pilkhana headquarters while three more people including a civilian confessed to their involvement in the mutiny before magistrates. Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abdul Kahar Akand of CID, also the investigation officer of the mutiny case, told The Daily Star that they arrested 50 BDR jawans after analysing video footages and other information from various sources. With yesterday's arrests the investigators had so far arrested 1,159 people including 20 civilians. Our court correspondent said civilian Hafizur Rahman confessed to his involvement in the mutiny before metropolitan magistrate Tofayel Hasan while sepoy Shariful Islam before magistrate Rashed Kabir and sepoy Zikrul Huq before magistrate Mominul Hasan. With the three persons a total of 42 people have so far confessed to their involvement in the Pilkhana massacre. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 They prefer to call it the Fairness Doctrine. |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2009-04-24 18:18 |
| #1 It also discussed how the electronic media could play their role more responsibly and professionally in future if such an incident occurred. Other countries call that "Censorship". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-04-24 14:00 |