The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Mass Media between India and Bangladesh.
Decision in this regard was taken at the Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Salient features of the MoU
- Both countries will facilitate training and study tour of personnel in the field of mass media and public relations. They will encourage the exchange of experts in the field of Mass Media
- They will also encourage cooperation between educational, training and research institutions in field of Mass Media & Communication and exchange of publications generated by these institutions.
- They will facilitate co-operation and sharing experiences in the field of regulations of the Mass Media activities and statistical data relating to the Mass Media.
- They will also facilitate accredited mass media representatives to set up offices in the creation of conditions necessary for performance of professional duties on the basis of reciprocity.