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Cabinet gives initial clearance for drafts of PIB, BSS laws
Drafts for two new laws meant for the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) and the state news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) has got the government’s initial clearance.
Published : 14 March 2016, 09:38 AM
Updated : 14 March 2016, 09:38 AM
Monday’s regular Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the drafts in principal for the government entities, which are now operated by a resolution and an ordinance issued in the 1970s.
Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters after the meeting that the PIB was created through a 1976 resolution.
The new law provided for a 15-member board for the PIB with a two-year tenure, he said. “The PIB will be responsible for training of those in the mass media.”
Meanwhile, the BSS is being operated under a 1979 ordinance.
The Cabinet secretary said the new law is being formulated according to it as a Supreme Court order declared all ordinances during military rules illegal.
He added that Monday’s meeting has also approved the draft of the ‘SAARC Youth Charter.’
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