Staff Correspondent

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam today declared a work plan for the next 100 days to speed up the works of the ministry and departments and organizations under it.

The adviser made3 public the work plan at a press briefing at the meeting room of the ministry at the Secretariat here this afternoon.

Under the work plan, the adviser said, Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) and Department of Films and Publications (DFP) will work jointly to make documentaries on all corruption, injustice and crimes against humanity, including the recent killings, committed by the ousted Awami League government from 2009 to 2024.

Besides, he presented the works done by the ministry and its departments in the last one month.

As per the work plan for the next 100 days, initiatives would be taken to make Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television pro-people, documentaries will be made on the martyrs who sacrificed their lives and those who were injured during the mass upsurge and their families.

The documentaries will be telecast by Bangladesh Television, the adviser said, adding that initiatives would be taken to form an independent mass media commission and to make Mass Media Employees Act (Services Condition).

Nahid said that steps would be taken to make broadcasting act, carry out legal reform of the organizational structures of Bangladesh Betar, BTV and other departments.

Necessary reform of law and policy would be done for independent mass media. Initiatives would be taken for logical reform of the salary structure of journalists, involving young generation in making films, digitalizing cable TV network and modernize the licensing policy of online news portals, he added.

The adviser said reform initiatives will be taken for appropriate implementation of ongoing projects and modernization of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation Act, 1957.

He said steps will be taken to formulate policies regarding the participation of irregular artistes of Bangladesh Betar. An informative programme will be aired on Bangladesh Television highlighting wall writing, songs and graffiti across the country, including Dhaka, he added.

Nahid said the news portal of news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) will be updated along with publishing 200 features about the families of the students and people who were martyred and injure during the recent revolution.

He said the main goals and objectives of the anti-discrimination student movement will be promoted at the grassroots level.