Abstract:
Abstract: Attack, intimidation and oppression on the minority communities
are significant socio-political phenomenon in Bangladesh. Media reports
and experience show that the minority communities face harassment and
oppressions by the religious fundamentalists, terrorists and the vested
interest groups around different national parliamentary elections. Due to
perceived disobedience of the religious minorities to particular political
parties, they reportedly come under attack in different political and
communal violence. Since the minority issue is a socio-political matter, the
role of media in portraying the issue is also diversified and agenda-based. It
is expected that being a social organization media should play its role
responsibly in regard to the social issues and the functions of the media can
be evaluated by determining its political economy. The study depicts how the
leading national dailies of the country looked into the minority issues and
presented their content during the 10thparliamentary elections in
Bangladesh.
