All media to be included in proposed bill for journalists' job protection: Arafat

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat said on Tuesday that all media, including electronic, print, and digital, will be included in the proposed Mass Media Employee Bill to ensure job protection for journalists.

The state minister made these remarks during a views-exchange meeting with leaders of the Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) in the meeting room of the Information Ministry at the Secretariat this afternoon, according to a press release.

Arafat said the government wants the media to stand on a solid foundation and highlight the government's mistakes and failures. 

"Genuine criticism helps the government correct its mistakes. We don't fear constructive criticism but hate misleading people with lies," he added.