Press Information Department

Abbreviation| PID
Formation| 1973
Headquarters| Dhaka, Bangladesh

Region served

| Bangladesh

Official language

| Bengali
Website| www.pressinform.gov.bd

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

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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

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* Khaled Belal \- Bangladeshi writer and journalist and former deputy chief information officer at PID[10][11]

## References

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

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Agencies and Departments under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Executives|

* Nahid Islam (Minister)
* Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker (Secretary)

Agencies and Departments|

* Bangladesh Film and Television Institute (BCTI)
* Bangladesh Press Council
* Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB)
* National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC)
* Press Information Department (PID)
* Directorate of Mass Communication
* Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (FDC)
* Bangladesh Film Archive
* Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
* Bangladesh Television (BTV)
* Bangladesh Film Censor Board
* Bangladesh Betar (Betar)
* Department of Films & Publications (DFP)
* Information Commission (INFOCOM)

Former ministers|

* Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1972–1973)
* Sheikh Abdul Aziz (March–October 1973)
* Md Korban Ali (January–November 1975)
* Habib Ullah Khan (1978–1980)
* Shamsul Huda Chaudhury (1980–1981)
* Tofazzal Hossain Khan (February–March 1982)
* Shamsul Huda Chaudhury (March–April 1982)
* Syed Najmuddin Hashim (July 1982–1984)
* Md. Shamsul Haque (1984–January 1985)
* AR Yusuf (January–July 1985)
* Sirajul Hossain Khan (July–August 1985)
* Shah Moazzem Hossain (August–November 1985)
* Anwar Zahid (1986–January 1988)
* Anisul Islam Mahmud (January–March 1988)
* Mahbubur Rahman (March–December 1988)
* Mizanur Rahman Shelley (March–November 1990)
* A. B. M. Ghulam Mostafa (November 1990–1991)
* Nazmul Huda (1991–1994)
* Shamsul Islam (1994–1996)
* Abu Sayeed (1996–July 2001)
* Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury (adviser; July–October 2001)
* Abdul Moyeen Khan (October 2001–2002)
* Tariqul Islam (2002–2004)
* Shamsul Islam (2004–2006)
* Mahbubul Alam (adviser; 2006–2007)
* Fakhruddin Ahmed (adviser; 2007–2009)
* Abul Kalam Azad (2009–2012)
* Hasanul Haq Inu (2012–2019)
* Hasan Mahumud (2019–January 2024)
* Mohammad A. Arafat (January–August 2024)

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