UNB

For nearly two decades United News of Bangladesh (UNB), the country's only private sector news agency, has recognized the supreme importance of quality and objectivity in reporting and disseminating information and of the need to develop communications expertise to ensure fast and efficient delivery.

Today, UNB is acknowledged as the nation's premier source of news and information. it serves 20 million readers, listeners and viewers. UNB's sophisticated communications system process the equivalent of a quarter million words a day gathered from its own network of correspondents and the dispatches from its internatonal partners.

In news, information and communications, UNB stands steadfastly committed to a policy of quality, reliability, innovation and leadership, always responding and delivering what its customers need.
 
Reliable Source, Reliable Delivery
    
 

Over the years UNB has built up an exclusive relationship with the world's largest news agency Associated Press of America for distribution of its extensive international news and financial service. Valuable news exchange partnerships have also been established with many leading international and national agencies' including Reuters and AFP

 

UNB has stayed in the vanguard of telecommunications technology, from landline to telex, to satellites and facsimile. UNB has always employed the most advanced methods available to need its responsibilities as the nation's premier news and information agency.

 
UNBs National News Network
 
Photo Services
    
 

UNB supplies news photos to its client newspapers and the television news, in black and white and color. It receives satellite news-photos from AP and Reuters round the clock with the help of highly sophisticated equipment.
 
Graphic News Service
  
  In July 1994, UNB started a graphic news service for Bangladesh newspapers and broadcast networks. Its graphic artists produced 3 to 4 graphic items a day by using latest computers. These include carts, maps and illustrations of a broad range of domestic news.
  Computerization of UNB's Operations
www.unbnews.org
 

UNB computerized all its operations since November 1988. UNB's computers can handle bangla and English alphabets. It is linked by a computerized transmission system. Its performance has earned for it support of internatonal and UN agencies in technology and human resource development.
 
 
UNB has linked itself with following Foreign News Agencies
     
  • AP (USA)
  • UNI (INDIA)
  • SST-FNB (FINLAND)
  • PPI (PAKISTAN)
  • XINHUA (CHINA)
  • WALL STREET JOURNAL (USA)
  • KYODO (JAPAN)
  • ASIANET
  • RIA NOVOSTI (RUSSIA)
  • LA TIMES - WASHINGTON POST NEWS
  • YONHAP (SOUTH KOREA)
  • VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY
 
  • ANSA (ITALI)
  
   
Members of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA)
     
 
  • Anadolu (Turkey)
  • ANTARA(Indonacia)
  • APP (Pakistan)
  • BERNAMA (Malaysia)
  • BIA (Afghanistan)
  • BSS (Bangladesh)
  • IRNA (Iran)
  • PPI (Pakistan)
  • ITAR-TASS (Russia)
  • KCNA (North Korea)
  • KPL (Laos)
  • Kyodo (Japan)
  • Lankapuvath (Sri Lanka)
  • Montsame (Mongolia)
  • PNA (Phillipnes)
  • PTI (India)
  • RSS (Nepal)
  • SB (India)
  • TNA (Thailand)
  • UNB (Bangladesh)
  • UNI (India)
  • VNA (Vietnam)
  • Xinhua (China)
  • Yonhap (South Korea)