BSS- BANGLADESH

SANGBAD
SANGSTHA
ORDINANCE,1979
WHAT IS BSS?
BSS is the National News Agency for undertaking
and promoting news agency services in
Bangladesh.
It is also to obtain international news agency
service, mobilization of national news
 ESTABLISHMENT AND INCORPORATION
OF THE SANGSTHA
3. (1) There shall be a Sangstha 4. (1) The Head
to be called the Bangladesh office of the
Sangbad Sangstha.
Sangstha shall be
(2) The Sangstatha shall be a
body corporate having perpetual
at Dhaka.
succession and a common seal (2) The Sangstha
with power subject to the may establish its
provisions of this ordinance, to branches at such
acquire ,hold and dispose of
property both moveable and
other places as
immoveable and shall by the the Board may
said name sue and be sued. decide.
 FUNCTIONS :
5. The functions of the
Sangstha shall be – (b) To secure world
(a) To carry out the wide news-political,
responsibility of national diplomatic, financial,
news agency of economic and
Bangladesh by securing commercial, cultural
news from home and and sports from
abroad, disseminating
international news
the same to the people
agencies and
of Bangladesh in general
through mass media and exchange news with
organizing transmission national news
of national news aboard. agencies of other
countries.
 FUNCTIONS :
(c) To sell all kinds of
news ,general, economic
and commercial features
and photo to all mass media
and news agencies within
and outside Bangladesh.
(d) To sign agreements with
international news
agencies , national news
agencies of other countries
for securing and
disseminating news and to
have cooperation for the
same.
(e) To organize
systematic
programme for news
agency business ,and
(f) To do such others
acts and things as
may be connected to
or incidental to the
carrying out of the
functions of the
Sangstha.
 CONSTITUTION OF THE
BOARD
7. The board shall consist (d)Five directors to be
of – appointed by the
(a) a chairman who shall be Govt. from newspaper
appointed by the Govt.
(b) the Managing Director
editors who subscribe
, ex-officio news from the
(c) three directors to be Sangstha of whom at
appointed by the Govt,from least three must be
amongst the officers not
below the rank of Joint
from Dhaka,
Secretaries, one each from (e)One person to be
the Ministry of Information appointed by the
and Broadcasting, Ministry of
Finance, and the Posts,
Govt. from amongst
Telegraph and Telephone the employees of the
division. Sangstha.
 TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE
CHAIRMAN AND OTHER DIRECTORS
8. (1) The chairman and (2) When a person
other Directors shall hold appointed as Director
office upon the pleasure ceases to represent the
of the Govt. for a period particular interest for
not exceeding three which he was appointed
years from the date of to represent shall also
appointment but are cease to be the
removable by the Govt. Director, and his seat
for permanent incapacity
shall be deemed to have
or other cause ,and a
been vacated and the
retiring chairman or
vacant post thereupon
director shall be eligible
for reappointment for be filled with a fresh
another term only. appointment.
TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE
CHAIRMAN AND OTHER DIRECTORS
(3) Any vacancy to the (4) The chairman and
post of director shall be other director shall
filled in by fresh serve without any
remuneration but
appointment and a
may be paid such
director so appointed travelling and other
shall hold office for the expenses when
remaining period left by engaged on the
his predecessor. functions of the
Board.
 GROUNDS OF VACANCY AND
DISQUALIFICATIONS ETC….
9. (1) No person shall be or (c) stands declared by a
continue to be the competent Court to be of
Chairman or a Director unsound mind; or
who— (d) is a person who is
(a) is a salaried official of subject to a
the Sangstha other than the
Managing Director and an
disqualification imposed
employee appointed as by or under any law for
Director; the time being in force to
(b) is or, at any time, has hold any public office; o
been convicted of an offence
which, in the opinion of the
Government, is an offence
involving moral turpitude; or
 GROUNDS OF VACANCY AND
DISQUALIFICATIONS ETC….
(e) is, or, any time (2) If the Chairman or any
other Director, by reason of
has been adjudicated illness or other incapacity or
an insolvent; or absence from Dacca, is
unable, at any time, to
perform the duties of his
(f) absents himself position, or if the position of
from three consecutive the Chairman or any other
meetings of the Board Director is, at any time,
without leave of vacant, the Government may
make a temporary
absence granted by appointment of any person to
the Chairman or, in act in his place or in such
case of the Chairman, position upon such terms and
by the Government. conditions and for such time
as the Government may
determine.