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Press Statement Restrictive broadcasting bill endorsed by Bangladesh government17 Oct, 2018 Under the draft legislation, media outlets that publish material deemed to be ‘harmful to the country’s history and image, public interest or law and order’ will be punished with a maximum of seven years’ jail and a fine of BDT 50 million (USD 588,000). Under the draft legislation, a broadcasting commission would also be established to help ‘regulate the electronic media in keeping with the international practices and standard for ensuring objectivity, neutrality and accountability of mass media’. The broadcasting commission would be responsible for licenses for private media outlets, and under the proposed bill, airing materials that may pose threat to national security and sovereignty or may appear satirical to national ideology will be prohibited. During the cabinet meeting, the government also approved the draft Mass Media Employees (Services and Conditions) Bill 2018. Under the proposed bill, a wage board for journalists would be established, and under the bill the working hours for media employees will be 36 hours per week instead of 48 hours and earned leave will be 100 days instead of 60 days in every three years. In addition, festival leave will be 10 days in a year, recreation leave will be one month after every three years, and the maternity leave will be six months in place of the existing eight weeks. The two draft bills come a month after the Bangladeshi Parliament passed the draconian Digital Security Act, which includes several provisions that curtail press freedom and independent journalism in Bangladesh. The IFJ said: “While we welcome the changes to the working conditions and improved entitlements, the restrictive provisions under the draft Broadcasting Bill will only work to further curtail press freedom and independent journalism in Bangladesh. We urge the Bangladesh Government to hold extensive consultations with the media community to ensure the laws do not impede on press freedom and independent journalism.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement पत्रकारलाई धम्की07 Aug, 2017 नागरिक दैनिकका पत्रकार दिलिप पौडेललाई नेपाल आयल निगमका कार्यकारी निर्देशक गोपाल खड्काले दिएको धम्कीको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । शुक्रबार समाचार संकलनको क्रममा आपूर्ती मन्त्रालय पुगेका पौडेललाई निर्देशक खड्काले कार्यालय परिसरमै नागरिक दैनिकमा प्रकाशित समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर धम्की दिनुका साथै दुव्र्यवहार गरेको जानकारी रिपब्लिका शाखाबाट प्राप्त भएको छ । पौडेलले साउन २ गतेको नागरिक र रिपब्लिका दैनिकमा निगमको जग्गा खरिद सम्बन्धी विषयमा समाचार लेखेका थिए । राज्यको जिम्मेवार निकायमा बसेका व्यक्तिले यसखालको अमर्यादित शैलीमा पत्रकारमाथि धम्की दिनु खेदजनक छ । समाचारमा चित्त नबुझे कानूनी उपचारको मार्ग हुँदाहुँदै धम्कीमा ओर्लेर प्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामाथि ठाडो हस्तक्षेप गर्न खोज्ने निर्देशक खड्काको उक्त व्यवहारको भत्र्सना गर्दै स्वतन्त्र पत्रकारिताको भावनाको सम्मान गर्न आग्रह गर्दछौं । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download