'Saptahik Industry' warned
Bangladesh Press Council has rebuked and cautioned the Saptahik Industry, a weekly magazine, for publishing some fabricated and false reports against Basic Bank Limited and its Deputy Manager Shahabuddoza.
The council in a verdict on May 19 said that Saptahik Industry has done yellow journalism and tarnished the image of the bank and its deputy manger before the public by publishing some one sided reports without collecting information.
It came up with the verdict in response to an application filed by Sheikh Manzur Morshed, acting managing director of Basic Bank Limited, against Enayet Karim, the editor of Saptahik Industry, which is published from 62/1, Purana Paltan, Dhaka.
The petition said that the weekly has published a series of false and fabricated reports on different dates last year bringing financial irregularities and corruption against the bank and its deputy manger.
The five-member council headed by its Chairman BK Das also directed the Saptahik Industry authorities to publish the full text of the verdict on the weekly within 14 days after receiving it.
None was present on behalf of the weekly magazine during hearing of the petition.
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