Home adviser warns to close media outlets for spreading misinformation

The interim government’s home affairs Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain warned that media outlets would face closure if they provided misleading news.

The home adviser made this statement during his visit to injured policemen at Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital on Sunday.

The adviser criticized the media for not presenting the truth, adding: "A country deteriorates when the media fails to report honestly."

He argued that had the media accurately reported events, the current situation involving the police might have been avoided.

"The media often ignored the truth, but I saw the reality on the BBC. There is a lack of substantive discussion on talk shows, and the media fails to provide accurate information," the adviser said, adding: "A nation falters when the media does not uphold the truth."

The home adviser also criticized the former information state minister for calling students miscreants, calling for judicial scrutiny of such statements.

Pointing to the journalist, he questioned the relevance of certain questions posed to the prime minister, adding that these questions were irrelevant and not constructive.