{"id":35622,"date":"2026-07-27T14:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=35622"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:51:20","slug":"pm-seeks-editors-support-in-framing-policy-for-independent-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=35622","title":{"rendered":"PM seeks editors' support in framing policy for independent media\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today sought cooperation of newspaper editors for the government\u2019s ongoing move to formulate a policy for independent media and journalists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He sought the cooperation during a meeting with the leaders of the National Editors' Council at his office in the Cabinet Division at the Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon, said PM\u2019s Deputy Press Secretary Md. 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