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Wednesday | October 14, 2026 | Dhaka
BSS board of directors formed

Abdul Hye Sikder new Chairman

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:01 AM, 13 October 2026

The government has appointed noted Nazrul researcher, poet and daily Jugantor editor Abdul Hye Sikder as Chairman of the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) board of directors, forming a 12-member board for a three-year term.

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry announced the formation of the new board in a notification issued on Monday, citing Sections 7 and 8 of the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Act, 2018.

According to the notification, the board has been constituted to ensure the smooth management and administration of the national news agency. Its activities will begin on the date the order was issued.

The board will discharge its responsibilities in accordance with Section 6 of the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Act, 2018, the notification said.

The 12-member board comprises representatives from government ministries and senior officials of the news agency, alongside editors and media professionals.

They are: Joint Secretary (Press) of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, a representative not below the rank of joint secretary each from the Finance Division, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Principal Information Officer of the Press Information Department, the Managing Director and Chief Editor of BSS (ex-officio), daily Manabzamin Chief Editor Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, The Financial Express Editor Shamsul Haque Zahid, daily Karatoa Editor Mozammel Haque, Ekattor TV Head of News Md Shah Azizur Rahman, OS Click Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Abdur Razzaque and BSS Chief Reporter (Bangla Service) Didarul Alam.