The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ( bn, তথ্য ও সম্প্রচার মন্ত্রণালয়) (abbreviated as MoIB) is a branch of the Government of Bangladesh and is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to information, broadcasting, the press and films in Bangladesh. It is responsible for releasing government information, media galleries, public domain and government unclassified non-scientific data to the public and international communities.
The Ministry is responsible for all the press and broadcasting arm of the Bangladesh Government. The Bangladesh Film Censor Board is the other important body under this ministry being responsible for the regulation of motion pictures shown in Bangladesh. The current Minister of Information and Broadcasting is
Muhammad Hasan Mahmud.
Organisation
There are 14 agencies and departments under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of Bangladesh.
They are as follows:
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Information Commission (Information)
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Department of Press Information
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Press Institute of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha
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Bangladesh Press Council
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.
History
The act to establish the institution was passed in 1974. The institution ...
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Directorate of Mass Communication (Broadcasting)
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National Institute of Mass Communication
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Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh Television ( bn, বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন), commonly known by its acronym BTV ( bn, বিটিভি), is the state-owned television network of Bangladesh. The network was originally established as the East ...
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Bangladesh Betar
Bangladesh Betar ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বেতার; ), or BB is the state-owned radio broadcaster of Bangladesh, initially established as the Dhaka station of All India Radio in 1939. It was later made part of Radio Pakistan. After t ...
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Department of Films & Publications (Films)
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Bangladesh Film and Television Institute
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Bangladesh Film Development Corporation
Bangladesh Film Development Corporation or BFDC, is a government owned and operated corporation in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nuzhat Yeasmin is the managing director of the corporation.
History
The organization was founded in 1959 as the East ...
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Bangladesh Film Censor Board
Bangladesh Film Censor Board is a regulatory agency that is responsible for the censorship of movies and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
History
The censor board was set up in 1977 following the framing of Bangladesh Censorship of Film Rules. ...
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Bangladesh Film Archive
Bangladesh Film Archive is an independent institution that is the national film archive of Bangladesh and preserves films, commercials and other visual medias produced in Bangladesh. It is located in Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
History
The arch ...
See also
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Media of Bangladesh
The mass media in Bangladesh refers to the print, broadcast and online mass media available in Bangladesh. The Constitution guarantees press freedom and freedom of expression within "reasonable restriction", though some media outlets have been h ...
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Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust
References
External links
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Mass media in Bangladesh
Education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...
Information ministries
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