Why no coverage for opposition leader?
It was a good day for parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh to have the leader of the house and the opposition leader facing each other. I was dismayed to see that BTV, which is the national television network, did not allow the country to listen to the opposition leader's speech. It was a dark cloud on what could have been a bright day. This is a gross violation of our right to information and I think someone should file a lawsuit against them. Do we, the people of the nation, not have the right to hear our leaders speak?
The government must have instructed BTV to censor the opposition leader. How could this government talk about democracy and censor on such vital issues? Today, not only people in Bangladesh but people all over the world watch ntv and ATN Bangla.
I urge people of good conscience to give it a thought and speak out.
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