CNN, BBC and Bangladesh
As a regular viewer of both CNN and BBC news, I am getting just a little bit weary of their negative attitude towards Bangladesh. CNN has reported that there is shortage of food in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I am sure there is, as there is worldwide. But did CNN not think it worthwhile to perhaps report the bumper Boro crop, the bumper potato, the maize and wheat crops, which have also been good this year? Or does that not meet its agenda on Bangladesh? Where do they get their news from? As for BBC, the less said about them, the better. It seems as though they are disappointed when they do not have anything bad to report from Bangladesh. How about reporting the ban on plastic bags in this country, in effect for years now? How about reporting the use of CNG for public transport and how environmentally friendly it is? Or again, do they not meet their goals, i.e. only the negative about this country?
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