Govt forms 11-member media reform commission

The government has recommended the formation of an 11-member media reform commission, appointing senior journalist Kamal Ahmed as its head.
The commission is tasked with submitting its report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus within the next 90 days, as per a summary document issued yesterday to the Chief Adviser’s Officer from the cabinet division.
The other members in the commission are Gitiara Nasreen, professor at Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka; Shamsul Haque Zahid, editor of The Financial Express; Akhtar Hossain Khan, secretary of the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB); Syed Abdal Ahmed, former general secretary of the National Press Club; Fahim Ahmed, chief executive officer of Jamuna TV; Jimi Amir, journalist; Mostafa Shabuj, Bogura correspondent for The Daily Star; Titu Datta, deputy editor at The Business Standard; a representative from the Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO); Abdullah Al Mamun, a student representative.