Journalists have staged demonstrations after Bangladesh Bank imposed an unwritten ban on their entrance to the central bank.

They staged a sit-in program at the main gate of the Central Bank in capital’s Motijheel today (April 25).

Earlier, Mezbaul Haque, the Bangladesh Bank spokesperson from now on, journalists will only be able to visit the spokesperson of the bank at its building using a specific permit issued by the bank.

However, journalists will be able to visit other officials of the bank if the officials issue them a permit.  Journalists will no longer be able to freely enter any department of the central bank as before, he said.

In protest of this, Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) President Mohammad Refayet Ullah Mirdha and General Secretary Abul Kasem held a meeting with Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder at 11:00pm and the reporters held a sit-in program at the main gate of the central bank.

After the meeting with the governor, ERF president and general secretary said that the governor will consider the issue of journalists' access after the workshop to be held on May 8.

Meanwhile, journalists claimed that recently, news of irregularities and corruption in some banks has been published in the media. After that, Bangladesh Bank got angry and imposed restrictions on the entry of journalists. The organization has taken this type of decision several times.

BDST: 2005 HRS, April 25, 2024
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