Online Desk:  Information and Broadcasting Minister Mohammad Ali Arafat said on Monday that efforts will be made to bring more cleanliness and accountability under each ministry’s jurisdiction in every field.

He said he does not want to be personally involved in the decision-making process in every instance. If a committee is formed in a professional capacity and decisions are made with cleanliness, then there is no reason for him to interfere as the head of the ministry.

He was speaking at the end of a discussion with the leadership of the National Press Club at the conference hall of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday.

Arafat stated that his ministry deals with both technical and administrative aspects of information. If he is busy with administrative matters, he will think about technical issues and find ways to address them when necessary.

He said that to think about political matters, sometimes needs to be allocated. Thinking is also a task. If he is involved in every committee, every task, and every decision-making process, it will not be easy to find solutions to fundamental issues.

As much media freedom as necessary should be maintained, but misinformation needs to be controlled. He emphasized that there should be no dual standards in this matter. “If these are true, then we need to find ways to control misinformation.”

In response to a question, the junior minister said, “There are some commercial issues, and some go beyond personal interests. Socially, no one should prioritise personal interests. We cannot make everyone happy with every decision. The effort will be to protect balance and make the right decisions, considering broader interests in the end.”

National Press Club President Farida Yasmin led the view exchange meeting where the vice-president Rezwanul Haque Raja, joint secretary Ayub Bhuiya, and Ashraf Ali, treasurer Shahed Choudhury, committee member and UNB editor Farid Hossain, Shahnaz Siddiqui Soma, Kalyan Saha, Julhas Alam, and Mohammad Momin Hossain, took part.