News coverage of rural development issues in the print media of Bangladesh

In the current situation, the role of mass media is very essential to upgrade the rural society. It can stimulate the rural people towards progress. This paper is prepared on the basis of a study conducted in the selected two English newspaper of Bangladesh on the presentation of rural development issues. Here is an analysis on print media activities towards this phenomenon and their treatment of news. Findings revealed that in the English newspapers rural development covers some specific factors and problems, so the coverage is not sufficient. The paper concludes that the way of presenting rural development news in print media is not enough for achieving the national development goal. But media has the power to do something different from that and by giving a special treatment they can contribute to our country development.