{"id":33963,"date":"2026-05-03T13:24:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=33963"},"modified":"2026-05-03T13:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:24:31","slug":"world-press-freedom-day-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=33963","title":{"rendered":"World Press Freedom Day today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>World Press Freedom Day is being observed across the country as else where in the world today with the theme \u201cShaping a Future at Peace: Promoting Press Freedom for Human Rights, Development, and Security\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, May 3 is observed as the World Press Freedom Day to evaluate press freedom around the world to defend the media from attacks on their independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day is also observed to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in discharging their professional duties, according to the website of UNESCO.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 following a Recommendation adopted at the twenty-sixth session of UNESCO's General Conference in 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marking the 'World Press Freedom Day 2026', the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting brough out a rally and organized a discussion in the capital this morning aiming to highlight the role of media in ensuring transparency and accountability in the digital era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme began with a rally at 9:00 am, starting from the Officers\u2019 Club premises and ending at the Tathya Bhaban complex in Dhaka, according to an official handout here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, a discussion was held at 9:30 am at the conference room of the Department of Films and Publications in \u201cTathya Bhaban\u201d (Information Building) complex on Circuit House Road here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon attended the programme as the chief guest while State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury was present as special guest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Press Freedom Day is being observed across the country as else where in the world today with the theme \u201cShaping a Future at Peace: Promoting Press Freedom for Human Rights, Development, and Security\u201d. 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