United News of Bangladesh
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Native name | ইউনাইটেড নিউজ অব বাংলাদেশ |
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| Type | News agency |
| Industry | News media |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Website | unb |
United News of Bangladesh (Bengali: ইউনাইটেড নিউজ অব বাংলাদেশ, UNB/ইউএনবি) is a Bangladeshi private news agency founded by Enayetullah Khan in 1988.[1] It is the first fully digitized private wire service in South Asia.[2][3]
UNB has news exchange agreements with other major news agencies and networks, such as Associated Press, UNI, Xinhua, Kyodo, ANSA, Suomen Tietotoimisto and Rompress.
UNB is a member of international bodies such as Organization of Asian and Pacific News Agencies, Commonwealth Press Union, Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre and AsiaNet.
UNB says it has correspondents and reporters in every district of Bangladesh, and serves 20 million people daily.[3]
Shayan S. Khan has been named acting editor of UNB. He assumes the role following the departure of Mahfuzur Rahman, who recently left the post of editor to become the speechwriter for Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Before Mahfuzur, veteran journalist Farid Hossain was the editor of UNB. He has previously served as the Bangladesh bureau chief of Associated Press. He also served as the press minister at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on a two-year contract.[4]
Along with Shayan's promotion, UNB also promoted its long-term employee Farzana Haque as the deputy editor. Farzana, who most recently served as news editor, has been with the agency since joining in 2001 as a sub-editor.
This news agency launched in 1988, the organization collects Bangladeshi and international newspapers, periodicals, radio and television news from them.[5] UNB is organizationally affiliated with the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), the Commonwealth Press Union (CPU), member of AMIC and AsiaNet.[5] and Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).
Areas of work
[edit]UNB provides coverage of Bangladesh's news, from politics to economics, development to disasters, and more.
Recently, UNB assembled a team to provide comprehensive multimedia coverage of events occurring in Bangladesh.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "News Agencies". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Bio". Enayetullah Khan. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- 1 2 "United News of Bangladesh (UNB)". Cosmos Group. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Farid Hossain Bangladesh minister (press) in New Delhi". The Daily Star. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- 1 2 Ahmed, Helal Uddin. "সংবাদ সংস্থা". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
ইউনাইটেড নিউজ অব বাংলাদেশ (ইউএনবি) ১৯৮৮ সালে সংবাদ সংস্থাটি কার্যক্রম শুরু করে। যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের অ্যাসোসিয়েটেড প্রেস (এপি) হচ্ছে এর প্রিন্সিপল সংস্থা। এটি নিজেকে সরকারি প্রভাবমুক্ত স্বাধীন দৃষ্টিভঙ্গির সংস্থা হিসেবে দাবি করে। বাংলাদেশের প্রথম কম্পিউটার ব্যবস্থিত এই সংবাদ সংস্থার নীতি নির্ধারণ ও সমস্ত কার্যক্রম তত্ত্বাবধান করে একটি পরিচালক পরিষদ।
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