Abdul Hay Sikder appointed BSS board chairman

Daily Jugantor Editor Abdul Hay Sikder has been appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) board of directors as the government reconstituted the state-run news agency’s board for a three-year term.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a notification in this regard on Monday (October 12) under Sections 7 and 8 of the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Act, 2018.

The newly formed board includes the ministry’s joint secretary (press), one representative each at the joint secretary level from the finance, home and foreign ministries, and the principal information officer of the Press Information Department.

The BSS managing director and chief editor will also serve as directors by virtue of their positions.

Media representatives appointed to the board include Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, chief editor of the Daily Manab Zamin; Shamsul Haque Zahid, editor of The Financial Express; Mozammel Haque, editor of the Daily Karatoa; and Md Shah Azizur Rahman, head of news at Ekattor Television.

The other two directors are Mohammad Abdur Razzaq, chief executive officer of OS Click, and Didarul Alam, BSS chief reporter (Bangla).