Bangladesh media enjoying unprecedented freedom: Dr Yunus

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s media are now enjoying an unprecedented freedom, but misinformation and disinformation have flooded the social media. He made the remarks when a delegation of the Open Society Foundations headed by its chairman, Alex Soros, and President Binaifer Nowrojee, called on him expressing

Challenges of Bangladesh media in transition

Afsan Chowdhury Bangladesh media continues to live in semi-denial as it goes through transition and the so-called professional media faces increasing pressure from many forces particularly social media. This shift of focus from the professional to the individual/social space is historically significant. For the first time, the media has become a