Press Institute of Bangladesh

Press Institute of Bangladesh
Headquarters of PIB
Formation	1976
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Leader	Zafar Wazed
Website	Press Institute of Bangladesh

Press Institute of Bangladesh or 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. Zafar Wazed is the present Director General of the institute.

History

The institute was established in 1976 through the publication of a government gazette notification. As of 2011 the institute has organised 721 training sessions with over 18,000 participants.

References

^ Salam, Shaikh Abdus. "Press Institute of Bangladesh". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
"Zafar Wazed". PIB. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

v t e Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Executives	Nahid Islam (Minister) Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker (Secretary)
Agencies and departments	Bangladesh Film and Television Institute (BCTI) Bangladesh Press Council Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC) Press Information Department (PID) Directorate of Mass Communication Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (FDC) Bangladesh Film Archive Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Bangladesh Television (BTV) Bangladesh Film Censor Board Bangladesh Betar (Betar) Department of Films & Publications (DFP) Information Commission (INFOCOM)
Former ministers	Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1972–1973) Sheikh Abdul Aziz (March–October 1973) Md Korban Ali (January–November 1975) Habib Ullah Khan (1978–1980) Shamsul Huda Chaudhury (1980–1981) Tofazzal Hossain Khan (February–March 1982) Shamsul Huda Chaudhury (March–April 1982) Syed Najmuddin Hashim (July 1982–1984) Md. Shamsul Haque (1984–January 1985) AR Yusuf (January–July 1985) Sirajul Hossain Khan (July–August 1985) Shah Moazzem Hossain (August–November 1985) Anwar Zahid (1986–January 1988) Anisul Islam Mahmud (January–March 1988) Mahbubur Rahman (March–December 1988) Mizanur Rahman Shelley (March–November 1990) A. B. M. Ghulam Mostafa (November 1990–1991) Nazmul Huda (1991–1994) Shamsul Islam (1994–1996) Abu Sayeed (1996–July 2001) Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury (adviser; July–October 2001) Abdul Moyeen Khan (October 2001–2002) Tariqul Islam (2002–2004) Shamsul Islam (2004–2006) Mahbubul Alam (adviser; 2006–2007) Fakhruddin Ahmed (adviser; 2007–2009) Abul Kalam Azad (2009–2012) Hasanul Haq Inu (2012–2019) Hasan Mahumud (2019–January 2024) Mohammad A. Arafat (January–August 2024)

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