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Bangladesh
/ Media
With the restoration
of democratic order, press in Bangladesh enjoys complete freedom
today. During 1997-98. there were more than one thousand newspapers
and periodicals including 286 dailies in the country, which is
much higher than the corresponding figures of 1990. Total circulation
of newspapers and periodicals exceeds 2 million. Both Bangla and
English language dailies and periodicals are read widely.
Foreign
and local news agencies inc1uding state-owned Bangladesh Sanghad
Sangstha are operating in Bangladesh.
Government
Departments such as Press Information Department. Department of
Films and Publications. Department of Mass Communication. Bangladesh
Films Archive. Film Censor Board, Press Council, Press Institute,
Film Development Corporation and National Institute of Mass Communication
are organs of the Ministry of Information which deal with various
media-related activities of the government.
The
External Publicity Wing under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
looks after the overseas publicity functions of the Government
through Bangladesh Missions abroad.
In
line with the Privatization Policy, the government has closed
down state-owned newspapers in 1997.
State-owned
Bangladesh Betar (Radio) has a countrywide network with 10 regional
stations. Betar’s external service is beamed towards Europe. Middle
East, Pakistan, India and Nepal in 7 languages.
Bangladesh
Television (BTV) has undergone rapid expansion since its inception
in 1964. It has two stations at Dhaka and Chittagong and 11 relay
stations throughout the country. BTV has already commissioned
a second channel for private sector operators. As per the govt.
policy of free flow of information, free use of dish antenna is
allowed for receiving foreign television programs via satellite.
The
public sector media organizations have taken resolute measures
to rectify the distortions which have crept into the national
history between 1975 -l996.
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