Bangladesh Press Council

Bangladesh Press Council
Formation1979
HeadquartersSegunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Chairman
Justice Mohammed Nizamul Huq Nassim
Parent organization
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Bangladesh)
Websitewww.presscouncil.gov.bd

Bangladesh Press Council (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রেস কাউন্সিল) is an quasi-judicial institution that protects freedom of speech and regulates the press in Bangladesh and is located in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

History

The act to establish the institution was passed in 1974. The institution was established on 18 August 1979.[2] In 2016, the Bangladesh Law commission recommended that the council be given the power to close any newspaper temporarily.[4]

Justice Mohammad Mamtaj Uddin Ahmed was reappointed chairperson of the Bangladesh Press Council for a two year term in August 2017.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh Press Council (BPC)". bangladeshimedia.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Press Laws". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. ^ "President asks Press Council to make journalists follow ethics". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ^ "30-day closure of newspaper advised". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Justice Mamtaj Press Council chairman again". The Daily Star. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2023.


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