Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
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Native name | বাংলাদেশ সংবাদ সংস্থা (বাসস) |
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| Company type | National News Agency |
| Industry | News agency |
| Founded | January 1972 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Key people | Abul Kalam Azad (MD and CEO) |
| Website | bssnews |
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) is the news agency of Bangladesh. BSS was established on 1 January, 1972 by the Government of Bangladesh soon after the Liberation War.[1] Abul Kalam Azad is the current managing director and chief editor of the agency.[2][3]
History
News agencies or wire services have been in existence in present-day Bangladesh from before its independence. Notably
British India including Bengal.[4] The state-owned Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) started functioning in Pakistan as the first local and national news agency from September 1949. It had its head office in Karachi and it covered the then East Pakistan with two branches in Dhaka and Chittagong.[4]
After
Barishal, Rangamati and Sylhet and has its correspondents in all the 64 districts of the country.[6]
References
- ^ Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "News Agencies". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Managing Director and Chief Editor's Profile". BSS News. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ আবুল কালাম আজাদ বাসস’র ব্যবস্থাপনা পরিচালক. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-9814136105.
- ISBN 978-9814136105.
- ^ "BSS PROFILE". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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