Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam stated that the government has initiated a range of multifaceted measures to strengthen the operational capacity of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC).

Adviser to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Mahfuj Alam has expressed his intention to turn the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) into a fully-fledged composite film city. Highlighting its central location and existing infrastructure, he said BFDC holds immense potential to house all aspects of filmmaking—ranging from shooting and editing to dubbing and post-production—under one roof.

Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam yesterday said the government will not make any unilateral decision regarding the ban on the Awami League; rather, the decision will be taken following consultation with political parties, development partners, and other stakeholders.

The adviser made the remarks while exchanging views with the families of the victims of enforced disappearances

The Gono Odhikar Parishad yesterday called for the resignation of interim government advisers Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan and Mahfuj Alam within 15 days, accusing them of compromising the government's neutrality.

Now, the youngsters have embarked on a campaign to reach out to the people in preparation for forming a new political party.

Issuing a strong warning against any sort of mob violence, Mahfuj Alam, adviser to the interim government, said the government would handle such issues with an iron hand from now on.

Adviser Mahfuj Alam yesterday said that those who oppose the Liberation War have historically been defeated for standing against the oppressed people of Bangladesh and are destined to face the same fate in future.

The government will sit with political parties and other stakeholders next week to discuss what should be in the proclamation of the July uprising, Adviser Mahfuj Alam said yesterday.

"The 2024 uprising as an opportunity to return to the original desires of the deprived and persecuted masses of 1971."

The July uprising is too seismic to be credited to any individual