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Newspaper Owners' Association Of Bangladesh
Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) () is an industry trade association of newspaper owners in Bangladesh. The former President of Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh is AK Azad, publisher of the daily New Age and chairman of Ha-Meem Group. Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad together represent the interest of the print media industry in Bangladesh. History In 2017, Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh section 57 of Digital Security Act which it believed would encourage censorship of the press. In 2019, Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh tried to stall the 9th wage board, which significantly increased the minimum wage of newspaper employees. This was protested by Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists and Dhaka Union of Journalists. The association had filled an appeal with the Bangladesh Supreme Court against the implementation of the 9th wage board following a Bangladesh High Court verdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents as of 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. According to a Demographia survey, Dhaka has the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world, and is popularly described as such in the news media. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia and a major global Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks 39th in the world and 3rd in South Asia in terms of urban GDP. As part of the Bengal delta, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of India in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AK Azad (businessman)
A. K. Azad is a Bangladeshi film score composer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director and Bachsas Award for Best Music Director for 2013 film Mrittika Maya ''Mrittika Maya'' is a Bangladeshi film about the heartbreaking life of an old potter. The film's script, screenplay and direction was done by Gazi Rakayet and produced by Faridur Reza Sagar and Gazi Rakaet himself. The star casts of this film inc .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Azad, A. K. Bangladeshi film score composers Best Music Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad
Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad () (Bangladesh Newspaper Association) is a national trade body of newspapers in Bangladesh. Mohammad Noor Ali, owner of Amader Shomoy and Chairman of Unique group is the President of the association. Mohammad Nizam Uddin Jitu, of the Daily Janakantha, is the General Secretary. History In 2006, Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad had called for a reduction on duty on newsprint import to reduce the price of newsprint in the local market, which is higher than the international market. According to Bangladesh law newsprint imported for newspaper has a 25 percent import tax; this is reduced if the newspaper sources 50 percent of its newsprint from local producers. The association criticised the proposed Digital Security Act as being detrimental to Freedom of the Press in Bangladesh in January 2018. On 6 January 2020, Bangladesh Police arrested MG Kibria Chowdhury, convener of Bangladesh Sangbadpatra Parishad and editor of Dainik Jatio Arthonitee, from the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Security Act
The Digital Security Act, 2018 is a digital security law in Bangladesh. This act was passed with the aim of preventing the spread of racism; sectarianism; extremism; terrorist propaganda; and hatred against religious or ethnic minorities through social media, print media or any other electronic media. Any content over the internet or any other media that was deemed pornographic or otherwise inappropriate by the government could be punished by fines or prison terms of various lengths. It is a controversial law and it was feared that the law could be used to suppress dissenters against the government due to some of its provisions that are vague and ambiguous, open to interpretation or prone to abuse. This law has been used to sue and arrest some journalists, activists and criminals. History Digital Security Act was adopted in October 2018. The provision passed the Parliament of Bangladesh in September 2018. The act allows police officers to detain people without a warrant. The act was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Federal Union Of Journalists
The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists () is a national trade union federation of professional journalists in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is aligned with the left wing political party, Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos .... History The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists was founded in 1950 as the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 the name was changed to Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists. The Union has called for repeal of section 57 of the information and communication technology act of Bangladesh, which it said was being used to censor journalists. The union has 3786 members throughout Bangladesh. Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul was elected president of the union in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka Union Of Journalists
The Dhaka Union of Journalists () is a trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ... of journalists based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shaban Mahmud is the union's president and Sohel Haider Chowdhury is its general secretary. The union monitors freedom of speech and violence against journalists in Bangladesh. History The Dhaka Union of Journalists was founded in 1947. It called for wages to be increased for journalists in the ninth wage board. In 2017, the union protested against section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act. References 1947 establishments in India Journalists' trade unions Organisations based in Dhaka Trade unions in Bangladesh Bangladeshi journalism organisations {{Bangladesh-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI Chapter I (article 94) of the Constitution of Bangladesh adopted in 1972. This is also the office of the Chief Justice, Appellate Division Justices, and High Court Division Justices of Bangladesh. As of December 2022, there are 9 Justices in Appellate Division and 92 Justices (81 are permanent and 11 are additional) in High Court Division.List of Judges in Supreme Court of Bangladesh SupremeCourt.gov.bd Structure The Supreme Court of Bangladesh is divided into two parts: the Appellate Division and the High Court Division. The High C ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh High Court
The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate Division. It consists of the Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the Judges of the High Court Division. The High Court Division exercises both original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. The prime jurisdiction of it is the Writ Jurisdiction, pursuant to which it is empowered under article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh to issue writ of certiorari, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition and habeas corpus. History Dhaka High Court (1947 - 1955) The High Court of judicature for East Bengal commonly known as the Dhaka High Court was established in 1947 under Pakistan (Provisional Constitutional) Order 1947 as a separate High Court with all Appellate, Civil and Original jurisdictions. East Pakistan High Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matiur Rahman (journalist)
Matiur Rahman (born 2 January 1946) is the editor of ''Prothom Alo'', the second largest circulated Bengali language daily in Bangladesh. He is the recipient of the 2005 Ramon Magsaysay Award in the journalism, literature and creative communication arts category. Early life Rahman was born 2 January 1946 in Calcutta to Mohammed Fazlur Rahman, a lawyer, and Lutfunessa Begum. For his secondary education, he attended Nawabpur Government High School and then Dhaka Government College. For his higher education, he attended the University of Dhaka and earned his master's degree in statistics in 1967. While a student, he became a Marxist and was a student leader in East Pakistan Student Union. Later, he was secretly a member of Communist Party of Bangladesh while it was still outlawed. Career Rahman entered journalism in 1970 when he became the editor of ''Ekota'', a socialist weekly. For five years during the 1970s, he also published the Bangladesh edition of the journal ''World Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prothom Alo
''The Daily Prothom Alo'' ( bn, প্রথম আলো) is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to National Media Survey 2018, conducted by Kantar MRB Bangladesh, ''Prothom Alo'' has more than 6.6 million daily readership online. According to Alexa Internet, an American web traffic analysis company, the online portal of ''Prothom Alo'' is the most visited Bengal website in the world. History ''Prothom Alo'' was founded on 4 November 1998. The circulation of ''Prothom Alo'' grew from an initial circulation of 42,000 to a circulation of a half million copies. The newspaper distinguished itself by its investigations of acid attacks and violence against women and pushing for tougher laws against the sale of acid. From press facilities located in Dhaka, Chittagong and Bogra, around 5,00,000 copies (as of March ‘2014) are circulated each day. According to National Media Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
