Staff Correspondent

The Bangladesh Press Council organized a seminar and workshop at its conference room located at its office in Topkhana in  the capital on Wednesday to raise awareness of professional responsibilities and enhance the standard of objective journalism adhering to ethical guidelines.

Bangladesh Press Council Chairman Justice A K M Abdul Hakim attended the event as the chief guest and keynote speaker. The program commenced with recitation from holy scriptures.

The seminar, themed "Journalistic Responsibilities and Duties in Delivering Objective News through the Observance of Journalistic Ethics," featured speeches by Press Council members Akhtar Hossain Khan and Professor Mohammad Azam, alongside Press Council Secretary (Joint Secretary) Md. Abdus Sobur.

Journalists and media personnel from various print, electronic, and online media outlets based in Dhaka and other regions participated in the workshop. Among the regional participants were Sohel Sarkar, correspondent for Daily Bhorer Dak, and Halima Khanom, correspondent for Daily Notun Kagoj, representing Brahmanbaria.

Discussions at the seminar focused on professional excellence, editorial impartiality, verification of facts, responsible news reporting, professional integrity, and the strict adherence to journalistic ethics. Speakers underscored the vital balance between freedom of the press and institutional responsibility, safeguarding public interest, and maintaining truthfulness in news publishing.

Participants and organizers noted that such workshops play a crucial role in sharpening professional skills and fostering responsible, objective, and public-interest journalism across the national media landscape.