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Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus said that he wants to quickly implement those proposals given by the Media Reform Commission that can be implemented now. He said, “That is why I would like the Reform Commission to quickly submit to us the recommendations that need to be done immediately or can be implemented quickly.”

The Chief Advisor made this comment while handing over the Media Reform Commission report at the State Guest House Jamuna on Saturday. This information was given in a press release from the Chief Advisor’s press wing.

The chief advisor said, “The interim government will take initiatives to implement the reform proposals received from the Media Reform Commission that are immediately implementable.”

After receiving information from the commission that Bangladeshi television channels cannot be viewed from abroad because domestic television channels are forced to use a specific satellite, the chief advisor said, “The government will take necessary measures so that Bangladeshis living abroad and interested foreigners can watch Bangladeshi television channels.”

Describing the work of the Media Reform Commission led by senior journalist Kamal Ahmed as invaluable, he suggested working towards making this report readable by other people, including students of journalism departments of universities.

It is worth noting that the interim government issued a notification on November 18 to form an 11-member Media Reform Commission in order to make the media independent, strong and objective. Senior journalist Kamal Ahmed was appointed as the head of the commission.

The other members of the commission are Professor Giti Ara Nasreen of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka, Shamsul Haque Zahid, Editor of The Financial Express and Representative of the Editors’ Council, Anjan Chowdhury, Managing Director of Maasranga Television, Anjan Chowdhury, Managing Director of the Association of Television Owners (ATCO), Akhtar Hossain Khan, Secretary of the Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB), Syed Abdal Ahmed, Former General Secretary of the National Press Club, Fahim Ahmed, CEO of Jamuna Television and Trustee of the Broadcast Journalist Center, Jimmy Amir, Convener of the Media Support Network, Mostafa Sabuj, Bogra District Representative of the Daily Star, Titu Dutta Gupta, Deputy Editor of Business Standard, and Abdullah Al Mamun, Student Representative.

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