Press Club of India condemns remarks against journalists by Bangladesh Chief Advisor’s spokesperson

The Press Club of India (PCI) connected Tuesday (November 11, 2025) condemned the remarks of Shafiqul Alam, authoritative spokesperson of the Chief Advisor of the Bangladesh government, against journalists who interviewed erstwhile Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently.

“The authoritative spokesperson of the Chief Advisor of the Bangladesh government, Shafiqul Alam, has, successful a Facebook station connected November 11, 2025, referred to reporters from respective outlets successful India and overseas who precocious interviewed erstwhile Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arsenic ‘Western journalists and their Indian bootlicking counterparts’,” the PCI connection said.

“Such comments are particularly reprehensible arsenic Mr. Alam is himself a erstwhile journalist. To picture professionals from liable media outlets pursuing a genuine quality communicative arsenic ‘bootlicking’ journalists is surely not expected from a idiosyncratic successful a liable position. The Press Club of India condemns specified remarks and seeks an apology from Mr. Alam,” the PCI said.