Ministry of Information (Bangladesh)

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Information
Bengali: তথ্য মন্ত্রণালয়
(Tathya Montronaloya)
Agency overview
Formed 1971
Jurisdiction Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters Ministry of Information
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
Agency executives
  • Hasanul Haq Inu, Minister of Information
  • Martuza Ahmed, Secretary of Ministry of Information
Website Ministry of Information

The Ministry of Information (Bengali: তথ্য মন্ত্রণালয়) (abbreviated as MoI) is a branch of the Government of Bangladesh 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 to release government information, media galleries, public domain and government unclassified non-scientific data to the public and international communities.[1][2]

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 Minister of Information is Hasanul Haq Inu as of 2015.[4]

Organisation

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Minister of Information (Bangladesh)". Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.


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