Press Council Act

Press Council Act

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon spoke at an emergency press briefing organized at the Information Department conference room at the Secretariat on 6 June 2026. File Photo: PID

Bar Council-style journalist registration under consideration: Info minister

The government has proposed amending the Press Council Act, 1974, to transform the Press Council into a stronger, more effective and media-friendly institution

Address journalists' concerns by publishing draft Press Council Act: TIB

Address journalists' concerns by publishing draft Press Council Act: TIB

Make draft Press Council Act public, take stakeholders’ opinions: TIB

Make draft Press Council Act public, take stakeholders’ opinions: TIB

Logo of Editors' Council. Photo: Collected

Make draft of amended Press Council Act public: Editors’ Council