Earlier on Jul 31, the government drew up a list of 44 online news portals and newspaper websites for registration. The ministry subsequently revised down to 34, leaving out the online editions of the daily newspapers. The newspapers and portals now have until Sept 23 to complete the registration process. The government began taking applications from online news portals at the back end of 2015. On Sept 1, the government introduced a separate registration process for online versions of newspapers and radio and television stations after amending the National Online Media Policy.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2020 08:03 UTC