The abolition of import duty on newsprint for the newspaper industry should be considered. Year: 2025 Domain: Media Newspaper Status: Operationalisation Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Newspaper advertisement rates have not increased in the last 10 years. The rates must be increased, and the advertisement rates should be increased annually in line with market inflation. The separate classification system for determining advertisement rates must be reviewed and adjusted proportionally. Year: 2025 Domain: Media Newspaper Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 14-Dec-25
It is urgent to reform the auditing of newspaper circulation figures. There is corruption in the current system. The conditions for being listed in the media list include a minimum circulation number. For example, for newspapers published from Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet divisional cities, it is 6000, from divisional other towns it is 4000, and from other cities it is 3000. This should be the number of sold copies, not the circulation number, which will be subject to verification of paid bills. Newspapers will be media-listed if they have three thousand sold copies in a divisional city outside Dhaka and one thousand in a district city. Year: 2025 Domain: Media Newspaper Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The commission believes that merging BSS into the news division of the new combined institution of BTV and Betar would be the optimal use of state resources, rather than keeping it as an independent institution. News generated by this central newsroom will be broadcast on BTV and Bangladesh Betar. The new unified institution combining BTV, Betar, and BSS can be named the Bangladesh Broadcasting Agency or the National Broadcasting Agency. This new institution will have three divisions: Television, Radio, and News Division. The News Division in the new broadcasting agency will continue to provide services to its current clients. There will be a Director as the head of each division, and the head of the new integrated broadcasting agency will be a Director General. The government will appoint the Director General; however, he will be accountable to the Governing Board. Year: 2025 Domain: BTV, Betar, and BSS Media Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 14-Dec-25
If government announcements are to be broadcast on FM radio, they should pay a determined fee. Year: 2025 Domain: FM Radio Media Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 14-Dec-25
FM radio broadcasting appears to be facing an existential crisis due to declining listeners and a dramatic drop in advertising revenue. However, the importance of radio has not yet ended. Some unreasonable restrictions on FM radio licensing should be removed. For example, the security deposit kept by the government against the license should be refunded, and the provision for keeping a security deposit should be abolished. Year: 2025 Domain: FM Radio Media Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The mandatory use of Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) for uplink and downlink must be removed. This is because no channel can broadcast internationally through this BSCL. Year: 2025 Domain: Media Private Television Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 14-Dec-25
A system for determining acceptable and logical Television Rating Points (TRP) must be established quickly. Accountability must be ensured for those responsible for irregularities in the current TRP system. If media outlets disseminate false TRP and seek compensation, their claims must be considered. Year: 2025 Domain: Media Private Television Status: Reform Initiated Last Update: 14-Dec-25
Official Secrets Act, 1923, Section 5 should be amended to emphasise only national security, and a provision for legal protection in the public interest should be added for investigative journalism. Year: 2025 Domain: Freedom of Journalism Media Status: Reform Proposed Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The concerns raised by journalists, human rights activists, legal experts, and stakeholders regarding the provisions of the proposed Cyber Security Act must be addressed. Year: 2025 Domain: Freedom of Journalism Media Status: Legal and Policy Framework Last Update: 14-Dec-25
