Journalists should face consequences for their mistakes, health
minister and presidium member of the ruling Awami League Mohammad Nasim
said today.
“Politicians, doctors, businessmen – all go to jail for mistakes, but
there is a community who can assassinate people’s character, but won’t
go to jail,” he said in an oblique reference.
“They think it is enough to say sorry…,” said Nasim, while addressing
as chief guest of a contract signing between Japan and Bangladesh on
establishing a hospital in Dhaka.
Several times unconstitutional powers came to power, and various
quarters had their roles behind it, he said hinting the reference of the
1/11 caretaker government of 2007-08.
“It is the people who will determine who will form the government.
Why should there be seminar and symposium to facilitate change of a
government?” Nasim said.
Stating that there can be political crisis in democratic
institutions, “but that doesn’t mean the unconstitutional powers will be
brought to power”, he said.
