Bangladesh, May 6 -- Zahed Ur Rahman, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, has said that filing specific murder cases against journalists arrested in connection with the July uprising was a wrong decision.
The adviser, who holds the rank of a state minister, made the remarks during a weekly press briefing at the Secretariat's Press Information Department (PID)
on Tuesday.
Principal Information Officer Syed Abdal Ahmed was also present. He also outlined recent initiatives taken by various ministries and departments.
However, he said he personally believes that some of the detained journalists may bear partial responsibility for crimes against humanity, which he described as a far more serious offence than murder....