The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The Election Commission (EC) will finalise the code of conduct for the mass media and send it to respective media houses on November 11 to ensure an objective coverage of the upcoming elections.

Joint secretary of the EC NI Khan yesterday said this while speaking at a workshop for journalists on 'Developing Code of Conduct for Mass Media in Election Coverage.

Bangladesh Election Commission and United Nations Education, Social and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) jointly organized the Workshop in the conference room of PIB here.

Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul, Head of News of ATN Bangla, moderated the workshop, while Shamim Ahsan of the UNESCO gave the welcome speech. The workshop dealt with the draft on code of conduct being developed by the EC in cooperation with the UNESCO.

NI khan said the country’s mass media follow some codes of conduct devised on the basis of professional ethics and particular media houses have their own guidelines, but the country does not have any uniform codes in this regard to follow.

Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul described the draft codes of conduct as a guideline for the media professionals and said this will help journalists to perform their duties in an efficient manner.

UNESCO sources said after broad-based consultations with political parties and the media, the draft will be submitted to the EC for finalization.