Apply In Person

1. To Obtain a Permit or License to Publish Magazines in Bangladesh, the applicant has to approach the Press Institute of Bangladesh link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
6. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee for the application form as requested by the authority.
7. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
8. The concerned PIB officer will review the application and send it to the Ministry of Information for final approval.
9. Once the application gets approved the applicant will get a call from the concerned officer.
10. The applicant will receive the license for publication of the Magazine.
11. This entire process can be completed within 30-40 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Application form
• National identity card
• Trade license
• Bank statement
• Any other documents (if required)

PRESS INSTITUTE BANGLADESH
3 Circuit House Road,
Dhaka-1000
PABX: 48320081
Fax: 880-2-48317458
E-mail: dg@pib.gov.bd, info@pib.gov.bd
Website Link
Contact link

• The applicant must be a Bangladeshi citizen or a registered company in Bangladesh.
• The applicant must have a bank statement showing the financial capacity to publish the magazine
• The applicant must not have any criminal record or history of publishing objectionable content.
• The magazine must not contain any material that is against the culture, religion, or social norms of Bangladesh.

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• This entire process can be completed within 30-40 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Address
• Age
• Nationality
• Mailing address
• Qualification details
• Date
• Signature

• The license to publish magazines in Bangladesh is a permit issued by the government to an individual or organization authorizing them to publish and distribute magazines in the country.
• The license is granted by the Ministry of Information in accordance with the Press and Publications (Declaration and Registration) Act, 1973, and the Printing Presses and Publications (Declaration and Registration) Act, 2013.

• Obtaining a permit or license to publish magazines in Bangladesh is essential for legal compliance, credibility, protection, quality control, and advertising and distribution purposes.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

For more information: Link

• Obtaining a license to publish magazines in Bangladesh is mandatory, and publishing magazines without a license is illegal. The license ensures that the content of the magazine complies with the cultural, religious, and social norms of Bangladesh and protects the publisher against any potential legal challenges or issues that may arise from publishing the magazine.