The Committee formed for this purpose has already submitted its Report. An implementation committee has also been formed which is examining different aspects of the Report. The government of Sheikh Hasina believes in freedom of the press. The newspapers are now publishing news and views in a completely free atmosphere. The government has ensured proper and equitable distribution of advertisements, subject to fulfillment of requisite conditions.
Advertisements are no more used for controlling the media as was done in the past.
The rates for advertisements have been raised for helping the newspaper industry. By privatizing the newspapers belonging to the government trust, effort has been made to free the print media from state control. As per the directive of the Prime Minister, all outstanding dues of the journalists and press workers of those newspapers have been paid. The government has brought the national news agency BSS under computer technology network and is fast modernising it for prompt transmission of news items throughout the country. A modernisation project is being implemented at the Film Development Corporation at a cost of Taka 230 million and a Film City is being set up at Kabirpur near Dhaka on 105 acres of land.