Bangladesh Press Council

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

Bangladesh Press Council is an quasi-judicial institution that protects freedom of speech and regulates the press in Bangladesh and is located in 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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Sarkar, Aminur Rahman. "Press Laws". Banglapedia. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. "President asks Press Council to make journalists follow ethics". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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