Formation | 1979 |
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Headquarters | Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Chairman | Justice Mohammed Nizamul Huq Nassim |
Parent organization | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Bangladesh) |
Website |
www |
Bangladesh Press Council 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]
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]
Formation | 1979 |
---|---|
Headquarters | Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Chairman | Justice Mohammed Nizamul Huq Nassim |
Parent organization | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Bangladesh) |
Website |
www |
Bangladesh Press Council 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]
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]