There has not yet been any change in the top post of the External Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), Directorate of Film and Publication (DFP), and the Principal Information Officer (PIO). All the top brass of these important state organs have been appointed politically during the regime of BNP-Jamaat-led coalition, sources said.

Besides, BNP-Jamaat appointed press secretaries to the president and the prime minister's office (the PMO which is now the Chief Adviser's Office) have not been changed yet.

Many quarters have already demanded that the caretaker government bring the state-owned media to neutral grounds by cancelling the controversial appointments immediately.

Partisan role of the BTV has been exposed in its prime time news bulletins of last few days. On Friday, the prime time Bangla news of BTV telecast BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan's press briefing first that urged the president to take action against two advisers. The news on the 14-party rally at Paltan Maidan came in second in the running order. However, all the private TV channels and newspapers treated the 14-party rally as their top story.

Sources said the BNP-Jamaat-led four-party government appointed Mahbubul Alam, a joint secretary, as the director general (DG) of BTV on October 23, in the twilight of its tenure. Sources claimed Alam has links with Jamaat.

Mohammad Hanif, deputy director general (news) of BTV, is allegedly involved with Jamaat while its Chief News Editor Fuad Hasan was allegedly promoted to the current post following a favour from Hawa Bhaban, a BNP political office.

Executive Producer (news) Nurul Azam Paban and News Producer Main Uddin, who are also in control of news flow from the BTV's bulletins, are widely known as beneficiaries of the immediate past government.

At the very end of the four-party government's tenure, it gave senior officials of BTV, M Hamid and Abu Taher, forced retirement so that they cannot get important positions during the caretaker government period.

In the state-run radio -- Bangladesh Betar -- Apel Mahmud, deputy director general, (programme) is also the incumbent vice-president of Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha, cultural wing of BNP. He received contractual appointment twice in the current post during the previous regime.

Nasimul Quader Chowdhury, deputy director general (news) of Bangladesh Betar, is also a politically biased officer and he was promoted twice, in the special quota of the president, during the four-party regime.

Surprisingly enough, Mokhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, press secretary to the president, who was a senior journalist of BNP mouthpiece the Dainik Dinkal, is still in his post. Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Tarique Rahman is the publisher of Dinkal.

Sources said the four-party government, just a few days before completing its term, made Abdul Hye Siddique the director general of PIB. Hye, a pro-BNP journalist, has been trying to get four-party ticket for the next general elections. Despite his overt political activities, he has not yet been axed.

Meanwhile, BNP appointed PIO, a vital post under the information ministry, M Muhaddes is still in service.

Besides, Zahirul Haque, director general of external affairs division, is going on with his contractual job. Known as a staunch BNP supporter among the journalist community, he was made DG at the very beginning of the four-party alliance rule.

Deputy press secretaries Helal Uddin Ahmed, Sarwar Alam and Maruf Kamal are still in their posts at the PMO (Chief Adviser's Office) and were allegedly appointed under political considerations.