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Bangladeshi Quasi-judicial Institution From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bangladesh Press Council (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রেস কাউন্সিল) is an quasi-judicial institution that protects freedom of speech and regulates the press in Bangladesh and is located in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]
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The act to establish the institution was passed in 1974. The institution was established on 18 August 1979.[2] In 2016, the Bangladesh Law commission recommended that the council be given the power to close any newspaper temporarily.[4]
Justice Mohammad Mamtaj Uddin Ahmed was reappointed chairperson of the Bangladesh Press Council for a two year term in August 2017.[5]
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