Kathmandu, August 14 – SAARC journalists from Bangladesh today made a courtesy call on SAARC Secretary General Ambassador Golam Sarwar at his office in Kathmandu, Nepal.
A delegation of journalists from Bangladesh representing the SAARC Journalist Forum paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Ambassador Md. Golam Sarwar, at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu.
During the meeting, the delegation discussed issues relatining to regional media collaboration, press freedom, and the role of journalists in fostering peace, economic growth, and cultural exchange among the South Asian countries.
The delegates stressed the need for practicing responsible journalism to bridge gap among the nations and highlighted the urgency to meet the challenges like climate change, trade and business to foster socio-economic development.
The SAARC Secretary expressed his sincere efforts to support any initiatives aimed at promoting peace, prosperity and developing journalism for the welfare of the people of the region.
He also emphasized on cross-border professional dialogue, and institutional collaboration among journalists of member states.
The delegation included Md Abdur Rahman Secretary General SAARC Journalist Forum and Senior Correspondent of The Bangladesh Post along with Mustaq Ahmed Mubaraqui, Editor:The Daily Bangabani, Md Ziaur Rahman, Special Correspondent The Daily Ajkal, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Editor: Daily Bank Bima Arthority, Md. Abu Bakar Siddique, Senior Correspondent, Daily Ajker Probhat.
