Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) is an autonomous national research institute that provides training to Journalists and carries out research on mass media and journalism in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faruk Wasif is the present Director General of the institute.
History The institute was established in 1976 by publishing a government gazette notification. As of 2011, the institute has organised 721 training sessions with over 18,000 participants.
In August 2015, Golam Sarwar, editor of the daily Samakal, was appointed chairman of the Press Institute of Bangladesh.
The Director General of the Press Institute of Bangladesh Shah Alamgir died in February 2019 at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka. Zafar Wazed was appointed director general in 2019 and had his term extended in 2021.
In June 2021, Enamul Hoque Chowdhury, editor of the Daily Sun, was appointed chairman of the Press Institute of Bangladesh.
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, the interim government reformed the board of the Press Institute of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Professor Firdous Azim and Anower Aldin were named as chairpersons for the Press Institute of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, respectively. Faruk Wasif was appointed director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh. Press Institute of Bangladesh operates a fact checking section for the news called BanglaFact. The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus launched BanglaFact and Press Wing Facts under the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. The government's initiative was criticised for being potentially unconstitutional and an "authoritarian overreach".
List of chairmen + Former Chairmen of the PIB Board No. Name Term 1 Syed Murtaza Ali 19 November 1976 – 22 March 1981 2 Abdul Wahab 23 March 1981 – 4 April 1983 3 Obaid-ul-Haq 5 April 1983 – 31 July 1987 4 S. A. R. Matin Uddin 1 August 1987 – 31 October 1989 5 Gazi Shamsur Rahman 1 November 1989 – 17 December 1995 6 Khondkar Mahbub Uddin Ahmed 18 December 1995 – 4 March 1998 7 Gaziul Haq 5 March 1998 – 22 March 2003 8 Sadek Khan 23 March 2003 – 30 July 2007 9 Habibur Rahman Milon 17 June 2009 – 13 June 2015 10 Golam Sarwar 24 August 2015 – 12 August 2018 11 Abed Khan 11 March 2019 – 10 March 2021 12 Enamul Haque Chowdhury 22 June 2021 – 21 June 2023 13 Enamul Haque Chowdhury 29 October 2023 – 8 September 2024
List of director generals + Former Director Generals of the PIB No. Name Term 1 Abdus Salam 24 August 1976 – 12 February 1977 (Until 4 November 1976, the title was "Director") 2 Syed Murtaza Ali (Acting) 13 February 1977 – 31 March 1977 3 Zainul Abedin (Acting) 1 April 1977 – 6 June 1977 4 Abdul Wahab 7 June 1977 – 31 October 1978 5 A. Towab Khan (Acting) 1 November 1978 – 20 March 1981 6 A. B. M. Musa 21 March 1981 – 15 May 1985 7 Shahidul Haque 16 May 1985 – 15 May 1987 8 Lutfur Rahman (Acting) 16 May 1987 – 6 June 1988 9 Amanullah 7 June 1988 – 31 July 1989 10 Enamul Haque 1 August 1989 – 31 August 1991 11 Golam Kibaria (Acting) 1 September 1991 – 29 October 1991 12 S. M. Ahmed Humayun 30 October 1991 – 31 October 1992 13 Dr. M. Touhidul Anwar 1 November 1992 – 31 July 1996 14 Kazi Abdul Bayes (Additional Charge) 1 August 1996 – 14 September 1996 15 Fariduddin Ahmed (Additional Charge) 15 September 1996 – 24 September 1996 16 Dr. Sheikh Abdus Salam 25 September 1996 – 24 September 2001 17 Md. Asadul Haque (Additional Charge) 25 September 2001 – 28 October 2001 18 Md. Abdul Hannan (Additional Charge) 29 October 2001 – 25 June 2002 19 Syed Shah Alam (Additional Charge) 26 June 2002 – 8 September 2002 20 Mohammad Afsar Uddin (Additional Charge) 18 September 2002 – 23 September 2002 21 A. H. M. Shamsul Islam (Additional Charge) 24 September 2002 – 28 September 2002 22 Dr. Rezoan Hossain Siddiqui 29 September 2002 – 28 September 2006 23 Sheikh Abdul Gaffar 16 October 2006 – 17 October 2006 24 Dr. Abdul Hai Siddiqui 18 October 2006 – 4 November 2006 25 Mridula Bhattacharya 9 November 2006 – 20 November 2007 26 Syed Md. Haider Ali 21 November 2007 – 3 January 2008 27 Mohammad Nazrul Islam, NDC 3 January 2008 – 16 April 2009 28 Md. Jahangir Hossain (Additional Charge) 16 April 2009 – 27 April 2009 29 A. K. M. Shamim Chowdhury (Acting) 27 April 2009 – 18 February 2010 30 Md. Abu Bakar Siddique (Additional Charge) 19 February 2010 – 20 May 2010 31 Dulal Chandra Biswas 20 May 2010 – 18 May 2013 32 Abdul Mannan (Additional Charge) 30 May 2013 – 6 July 2013 33 Md. Shah Alamgir 7 July 2013 – 28 February 2019 34 Mir Md. Nazrul Islam (Additional Charge) 27 February 2019 – 20 April 2019 35 Zafar Wazed 21 April 2019 – 19 August 2024 36 Abul Kalam Mohammad Shamsuddin (Routine Duty) 22 August 2024 – 3 September 2024
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