Staff Reporter:
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat yesterday urged all concerned including artistes in the film industry as well as civil society and creative industry members to take stance against those who are spreading “falsehood and misinformation” against the government.
“If the government makes any mistake and it has any failure, you may highlight, criticize and oppose it…but you should unmask and protest against those who mislead people by telling lies and half-truths in a bid to push the country into a suicidal stage,” he said.
The state minister made the remarks while distributing government grants for making films at the Tathya Bhaban here with Senior Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Ministry Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker in the chair.
Additional Secretary (film) of the ministry Kawser Ahammed delivered welcome address while Bangla-desh Film Development Corporation (FDC) Managing Director Nuzhat Yasmin spoke at the function, among others.
Arafat said there are some vested quarters in the country who mislead people by spreading misinfor-mation against the government.
“Anyone can oppose the government’s decisions and can give different opinions, but, if anyone misleads people by spreading falsehoods and misinformation, artistes and creative industry members have a re-sponsibility to stand against the propagandists,” he added.
