Finance Adviser urges media to take positive stance on national issues
Staff Correspondent
Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday urged journalists to adopt a more positive stance on national issues instead of focusing solely on negative aspects like price hike.
“I will ask you to adopt a little more positive stance for the country, as if all are bad in the country and because of negative attitude it seems to me that Bangladesh will be stopped and there is no country named Bangladesh,” he said at a seminar on Sunday.
The seminar was arranged at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) office to mark the World Customs Day.
“The media keeps saying this is not happening or that is not happening. They even report on prices of onions and potatoes falling, but then highlight that the price of rice has skyrocketed as if it has touched Tk 100.”
Dr. Salehuddin, a former Bangladesh Bank governor, said “ I have never seen prices of all items drop simultaneously, nor do I expect all prices to rise together. However, it’s true that many people are feeling the pinch as essential items becoming unaffordable for many.”
He said the government is not raising prices intentionally.
“There are constraints, but we are making efforts to bring down the prices of essentials,” he added.
