Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- The Small and Medium Newspaper Industry Association of Bangladesh (SMNIB) held its monthly meeting on Saturday afternoon in Malibagh, focusing on the development, welfare, and recognition of newspapers as an industry.

The meeting was presided over by SMNIB President Mohammad Arfin and attended by Executive Director Kazi Anwar Kamal, Vice President Chowdhury Ataur Rahman, Director Sonia Parveen, and other officials.

Participants discussed challenges facing the country's newspaper industry, including the reluctance of government departments to issue advertisements, delays in payment of outstanding bills, and pressures from various quarters. They called for specific measures to ensure non-discriminatory allocation of gove...