Media stakeholders seek industry-led ethics code to safeguard press freedom
The Business Standard (National) · ৮ নভে, ২০২৬
Rangpur consultation urges urgent implementation of Media Reform Commission recommendations.
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The Business Standard (National)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- Stakeholders across Bangladesh's news media industry have called for a unified Code of Ethics to promote a free, accountable and responsible media environment, emphasising that it must be developed collectively by journalists, editors and professional organisations rather than imposed by the government.
- Participants also urged the government to prioritise implementation of the Media Reform Commission's recommendations, arguing that comprehensive structural reforms were essential to safeguard editorial independence, ensure journalists' financial and professional security, and rebuild public confidence in the media.
- The Rangpur consultation was the fifth in MRDI's divisional series, following similar discussions in Khulna, Barishal, Sylhet and Chattogram.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.
“The call came at a divisional consultation in Rangpur today (8 November), organised by the Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) as part of a nationwide series of discussions aimed at strengthening professional and ethical standards in journalism and establishing an effective framework for media self-regulation, according to a press release.”
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
Synonyms: amenable, answerable, liable, responsible
“Stakeholders across Bangladesh's news media industry have called for a unified Code of Ethics to promote a free, accountable and responsible media environment, emphasising that it must be developed collectively by journalists, editors and professional organisations rather than imposed by the government.”
(followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
“Stakeholders across Bangladesh's news media industry have called for a unified Code of Ethics to promote a free, accountable and responsible media environment, emphasising that it must be developed collectively by journalists, editors and professional organisations rather than imposed by the government.”
Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
Synonyms: efficacious
“The call came at a divisional consultation in Rangpur today (8 November), organised by the Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) as part of a nationwide series of discussions aimed at strengthening professional and ethical standards in journalism and establishing an effective framework for media self-regulation, according to a press release.”
To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
“The call came at a divisional consultation in Rangpur today (8 November), organised by the Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) as part of a nationwide series of discussions aimed at strengthening professional and ethical standards in journalism and establishing an effective framework for media self-regulation, according to a press release.”
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Stakeholders across Bangladesh's news media industry have called for a unified Code of Ethics to promote a free, accountable and responsible media environment, emphasising that it must be developed collectively by journalists, editors and professional organisations rather than imposed by the government.
The call came at a divisional consultation in Rangpur today (8 November), organised by the Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) as part of a nationwide series of discussions aimed at strengthening professional and ethical standards in journalism and establishing an effective framework for media self-regulation, according to a press release.
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1.Stakeholders across Bangladesh's news media _____ have called for a unified Code of Ethics to promote a free, accountable and responsible media environment, emphasising that it must be developed collectively by journalists, editors and professional organisations rather than imposed by the government.
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