Bangladesh Press Council

Bangladesh Press Council (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রেস কাউন্সিল) 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.

[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.

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