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
Muhammad Hasan Mahmud (born 5 June 1963) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Chittagong-7 constituency. In January 2019, he appointed as the Ministry of Information (Bangladesh), Bangladesh Min ...
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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
Press Information Department or PID, is a government body responsible for disseminating government information to the media and a media regulatory organization. It is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is under the Ministry of Information (Banglade ...
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Press Institute of Bangladesh
Press Institute of Bangladesh or PIB is an autonomous national research institute that provides training to Journalists and carries out research on mass media and journalism in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, 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
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Directorate of Mass Communication (Broadcasting)
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National Institute of Mass Communication
National Institute of Mass Communication is a state owned educational institute that specializes in mass communication and journalism in Bangladesh. Its headquarters are located at A, A. W. Chowdhury Road, Darus Salam Thana, Dhaka. Shahin Isla ...
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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
Department of Films and Publications is a Bangladesh government department, under the Ministry of Information, responsible for regulating the film and publication industries. S M Golam Kibria is the Director General of the department. It is loca ...
(Films)
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Bangladesh Film and Television Institute
The Bangladesh Film and Television Institute () is a Bangladesh government
The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The c ...
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Bangladesh Film Development Corporation
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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
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Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust
The Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust () is a Bangladesh government owned trust that is responsible for the welfare of journalists in Bangladesh. The trustee board of the trust is chaired by the Minister of Information.
History
The bill to form ...
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 ...
Information ministries
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