Senior Deputy Chief Information Officer (Press) of PID M Javed Iqbal spoke at a discussion meeting organized by PID at the Deputy Commissioner's conference room today. Photo : BSS

RANGPUR, May 23, 2025 (BSS) - A discussion on 'July Uprising 2024 and Role of Media in Establishing Democracy' organised by the Press Information Department (PID) was held at the Deputy Commissioner's conference room here today. 
 
Senior Deputy Chief Information Officer (Press) of PID M Javed Iqbal was present as the chief guest in the discussion. 
 
Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) of Rangpur Md Ramiz Alam presided over the program. 

Addressing the event, the chief guest said that the roles of the media in the July 2024 uprising were immense. 
 
"The media played an active role in reaching information to the people, forming public opinion and increasing public support for the movement at that time," he said. 
 
Addressing the journalists, he said that such a journalism field must be created in the country where the accountability of all governments is ensured.
 
He said that the PID has created a photo album of the bloody July uprising on the PID website to commemorate the July uprising. Soft copies of various newspapers from June 5 to August 7 have been stored there. This will be useful for journalists' research. 
 
Regarding the establishment of democracy, he said that democracy ensures the fundamental rights of the people. At different times, people have struggled for democracy. But it has not been possible to fully establish the rights of the people. 
 
"Media workers must play a leading role in establishing democracy," he said. 
 
For this, he called on media workers to play their role from their respective positions in establishing democracy. 

The additional deputy commissioner said that the role of free and creative media in building society and the state is undeniable. This media accelerated the anti-discrimination student-public movement to eliminate discrimination from society. 
 
He called on everyone to work together in the development of the media, forgetting all differences. 
 
Taking part in the open discussion session, local journalists said that new rumors are constantly being spread on social media. For this, the Rumor Prevention Cell needs to be strengthened further. 
 
At the beginning of the programme, Deputy Chief Information Officer of PID Mohammad Ali Sarkar presented the keynote speech. 

PID Information Officer at Rangpur regional office Md Farhad Ahmed moderated the program.

Deputy Chief Information Officers of PID Nasrine Jahan Lipi, Md Kamruzzaman Bhuiyan and Hasina Akhter, Information Officers Sanjida Amin and Afsana Mimi and journalists from various media of Rangpur division attended the program.