Sunamganj: A training workshop dedicated to preventing the spread of fake news and promoting the production of objective news for district-level journalists took place at the district Circuit House conference room today. Bangladesh Press Council organized the workshop, with its Chairman Justice AKM Abdul Hakim delivering a speech as the chief guest at the event this morning.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the chairman emphasized the importance of presenting objective news, highlighting journalism as a profession that requires honesty and ethics. He remarked that such workshops are crucial in raising awareness and sharing best practices for fact-checking and verification, as fake news can rapidly undermine social stability through digital platforms.
Justice Hakim also noted that the Press Council is actively working to ensure journalists' rights, including aspects such as the Journalist Protection Act, Code of Conduct, Copyright, Disclosure of News Sources, Protection of Confidentiality, Gaining Trust, and Caution in Quotations.
The workshop, presided over by Deputy Commissioner Dr. Mohammad Ilias Mia, featured Press Council Secretary Md. Abdus Sabur as a resource person. Superintendent of Police Md. Tofail Ahmed addressed the participants as a special guest.
Editors Shergul Ahmed of Daily Sunamganj Dak and Pankaj Kanti Dey of the Daily Sunamganjer Khabor, along with journalists Latifur Rahman Raju, Sujan Mizanur Rahman, Khalil Rahman, Muhammad Aminul Haque, and Gias Chowdhury, engaged in a questionnaire session. The event concluded with the distribution of certificates to the participants.