The government’s initiative to get the online versions of the country’s print newspapers registered is unnecessary and illogical, said leaders of Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab).
In a press statement issued yesterday, Noab’s Editors’ Council President Golam Sarwar and General Secretary Mahfuz Anam said the print newspapers are already registered under the Printing Presses and Publications (Declaration and Registration) Act, 1973 and are being run following the regulations defined by the law.
As the newspapers are already being regulated under the law, registering their online versions again is simply unnecessary and will be a hassle for everyone concerned, the statement said.