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| Name: | Press Council Act, 1974 (Act No. XXV of 1974). |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Subject(s): | Human rights |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1974-02-14 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | BGD-1974-L-76404 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=76404&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Dhar on Labour and Industrial Laws of Bangladesh (The Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 and other Cognate Labour Laws), 2007-06-02, Nirmalendu Dhar, ReMiSi Publishers, ISBN: 984-708-001-1, pp. 145-156 |
| Abstract/Citation: | Establishes a Press Council for the purpose of preserving the freedom of the press and maintaining and improving the standard of newspapers and news agencies. |