DHAKA, Dec 19, 2024 (BSS)- The Press Information Department (PID) has taken a decision to review the decision regarding cancelation of accreditation cards of a number of journalists.

PID will review the decision in the applicable cases, according to an official handout.

The handout said, PID has cancelled accreditation cards of a few journalists as per rules after necessary verification.

It said, issuance of accreditation card is an ongoing process for to facilitate the working journalists to perform their professional duties.

In fact, those accreditation cards were cancelled due to various reasons which include- non renewal of card for a long time, taking excess card by some organizations, yellow Journalism, using the card in self interest and serve as the political weapon of the ousted fascist, criminal charge against card holders, arrest and imprisonment of the card holders on various charges, taking card by non-professionals using political influence, leaking public information, misuse of the press accreditation card, playing negative role and give instigation in the anti-discriminatory student-people movement, working as cohorts of the fascist and finally spreading remours, the handout said.

PID has asked the aggrieved professional journalists to inform the authority in written if he/she considers the card cancellation decision was unfair.

PID will take necessary action later after verifying those applications, it said.