More 2000 journalists to get assistance amid COVID-19: Hasan
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DHAKA, April 25, 2021 (BSS)- Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said that the government has taken a decision to provide assistance to 2,000 more journalists as part of its financial assistance to the newsmen to help them tide over their problems amid the Coronavirus crisis.
The minister, also the chairman of Bangladesh Journalist Welfare Trust, informed this to reporters after an emergency meeting of the trust at the meeting room of his ministry at Secretariat in the capital.
Information Secretary and also trustee board vice chairman Khaja Mia addressed the meeting through online.
Zafar Wazedâs tenure as PIB DG extended for more 2-year
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Wazed has been reappointed as the Director General (DG) of Press
Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) for another two years.
According to a press release issued by PIB today, the appointment was
made in accordance with Section 9 (2) of the Press Institute
Bangladesh Act, 2018.
of PIB and his tenure was expired on April 20 last.
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Betar’s role in independence movement is written in golden letters: Hasan
BSS
13th February, 2021 08:47:55
Awami League Joint General Secretary and Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Saturday the role played Bangladesh Betar during the country’s independence movement is written in golden letters and will remain till existence of the country.
“The people who were audience of Swadhin Bangla Kendra know how the programmes inspired the freedom-loving persons during the period and the people were seemed waiting eagerly to listen to the programmes,” he told a discussion at Bangladesh Betar in capital’s Agargaon area.
The minister said MA Hannan, the then president of Chittagong Awami League, read out the declaration of independence given by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Kalurghat Betar Kendra on March 26, 1971.