Press Information Department Explained

Press Information Department
Abbreviation:PID
Formation:1973
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali

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.[1] [2] It is under the Ministry of Information.[3]

History

In August 2014, the Press Information Department ordered the press to not use the term indigenous when referring to tribal communities in Bangladesh.[4] In February 2017 Begum Kamrun Nahar became the Principal Information Officer of the Press Information Department. She was the first female head of the Press Information Department.[5]

The Press Information Department ordered cable operators from providing foreign channels that air commercials of local companies on 3 January 2017.[6] On 9 November 2017 the government of Bangladesh announced that all news websites would have to register with Press Information Department.[7] The Editor's Council asked the government to exempt online newspapers from registration.[8] Government officials hold press conferences in the Press Information Department Conference Hall.[9]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Press Information Department(PID)-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. pressinform.gov.bd. 12 February 2018. en.
  2. News: An appallingly bad idea. 12 February 2018. The Daily Star. 2 July 2010. en.
  3. News: Govt has no list of online news portals: Inu. 12 February 2018. The Daily Star. 11 January 2018. en.
  4. News: Unique protest by adivasis. 12 February 2018. The Daily Star. 10 August 2014. en.
  5. News: Kamrun Nahar new Principal Information Officer. 12 February 2018. Dhaka Tribune.
  6. News: Stop airing foreign TV channels that run local ads. 12 February 2018. The Daily Star. 3 January 2017. en.
  7. News: Online news portals now need registration. 12 February 2018. The Daily Star. 9 November 2015. en.
  8. News: Keep online editions out of registration. 12 February 2018. The Daily Star. 30 November 2015. en.
  9. News: Genocide Day: Letter for int'l recognition by this month. 12 February 2018. The Daily Star. 24 March 2017. en.
  10. Web site: UNB . 2023-10-30 . Veteran journalist Khaled Belal passes away . 2023-11-04 . Prothomalo . en.
  11. Web site: Veteran journalist Khaled Belal passes away - National - observerbd.com . 2023-11-04 . The Daily Observer.

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