Press Information Department
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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]
Logo of the Press Information Department (PID) | |
 Office of the Department of Information inside the Bangladesh Secretariat | |
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| Abbreviation | PID |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | pressinform |
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 not to provide 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
- Khaled Belal - Bangladeshi writer and journalist and former deputy chief information officer at PID[10][11]
