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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Bangladesh)

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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Bengali: তথ্য ও সম্প্রচার মন্ত্রণালয়
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Ministry overview
Formed16 December 1971; 53 years ago (16 December 1971)
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersBangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget৳1107 crore (US$93 million) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible
Ministry executives
Child agencies
WebsiteMinistry of Information

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Bengali: 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.[1][2]

About

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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.[3] The current Minister of Information and Broadcasting is Nahid Islam[4][5]

Organisation

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There are 14 agencies and departments under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of Bangladesh.[6] They are as follows:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ministry of Information (Bangladesh)". Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB)". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Film Censor Board". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Mohammad Ali Arafat". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Awami League candidate Arafat wins Dhaka-17 by-polls". Prothom Alo.
  6. ^ "| People's Republic of Bangladesh | গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার".
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