Journalists’ training on citizen issues begins in Dhaka

Staff Reporter :
A 3-day training programme for Journalists on citizen issues and reporting begin in Dhaka on Monday stressing the need for practicing good governance to ensure proper development in the country.
News Network, a leading media NGO, organized the programme in cooperation with Counterpart International and USAID in order to enhance the capacity of media people in reporting with a view to promoting advocacy and rights (PAR) issues.
A total of 25 journalists representing various national dailies, public and private TV channels and online news portals attended the workshop held at NGO Forum for Public Health conference room at Lalmatia in Dhaka.
Mainuddin Ahmed, Chief of Party, of Counterpart International formally inaugurated the training programme which was addressed among others by News Network Editor and CEO Shahiduzzaman, Counterpart International senior programme specialist Syed Sultan Chand, DSK’s (Dushtha Shasthya Kendra ) Consortium Coordinator Sanjida Jahan Ashrafi and WKB’s (Waterkeepers Bangladesh ) Project Coordinator Md. Kamruzzaman.
Human rights activist and academic Rezaur Rahman Lenin also attended the programme as a keynote speaker and dwelt on various aspects of good governance and highlighted the urgency for practicing good governance to ensure proper development. He also discussed various social issues including inclusion of marginalized people in the society.