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	In 2009, when Azad was inaugurated as the minister of information, he promised journalists that the government would ensure [[right to information]] and [[freethinking]] in Bangladesh and sought "constructive criticism" from editors in the [[print media\|print]] and [[electronic media]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Info minister pledges free media \|url=http://asiamediaarchive.lmu.edu/webtools2.environment.ucla.edu/article-southasiaeea8.html?parentid=103371 \|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)\|The Daily Star]] \|date=14 January 2009 \|access-date=20 February 2016 \|via=Asia Media Archives \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312053341/http://asiamediaarchive.lmu.edu/webtools2.environment.ucla.edu/article-southasiaeea8.html?parentid=103371 \|archive-date=12 March 2016 }}</ref>		In 2009, when Azad was inaugurated as the minister of information, he promised journalists that the government would ensure [[right to information]] and [[freethinking]] in Bangladesh and sought "constructive criticism" from editors in the [[print media\|print]] and [[electronic media]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Info minister pledges free media \|url=http://asiamediaarchive.lmu.edu/webtools2.environment.ucla.edu/article-southasiaeea8.html?parentid=103371 \|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)\|The Daily Star]] \|date=14 January 2009 \|access-date=20 February 2016 \|via=Asia Media Archives \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312053341/http://asiamediaarchive.lmu.edu/webtools2.environment.ucla.edu/article-southasiaeea8.html?parentid=103371 \|archive-date=12 March 2016 }}</ref>
	However, in 2010, he changed his stance and ordered that the government would enact a law to curb what he term "[[yellow journalism]]". Analysts say such laws were only enacted to curb the freedom of the press and dissident voices.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bangladesh to enact law to curb 'yellow journalism' \|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/bangladesh-to-enact-law-to-curb-yellow-journalism_637839.html \|work=[[Zee News]] \|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] \|date=1 July 2010 \|access-date=20 February ~~2016~~}}</ref> The Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Abul Kalam Azad, said "pornography has spread like a disease in Bangladesh".<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bangladesh Seeks Law to Criminalize Pornography \|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/bangladesh-seeks-law-criminalize-pornography-389844 \|work=International Business Times \|access-date=15 December 2016 \|date=2 January 2012 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220172143/http://www.ibtimes.com/bangladesh-seeks-law-criminalize-pornography-389844 \|archive-date=20 December ~~2016~~}}</ref>		However, in 2010, he changed his stance and ordered that the government would enact a law to curb what he term "[[yellow journalism]]". Analysts say such laws were only enacted to curb the freedom of the press and dissident voices.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bangladesh to enact law to curb 'yellow journalism' \|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/bangladesh-to-enact-law-to-curb-yellow-journalism_637839.html \|work=[[Zee News]] \|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] \|date=1 July 2010 \|access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref> The Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Abul Kalam Azad, said "pornography has spread like a disease in Bangladesh".<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bangladesh Seeks Law to Criminalize Pornography \|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/bangladesh-seeks-law-criminalize-pornography-389844 \|work=International Business Times \|access-date=15 December 2016 \|date=2 January 2012 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220172143/http://www.ibtimes.com/bangladesh-seeks-law-criminalize-pornography-389844 \|archive-date=20 December 2022}}</ref>

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{{other people||Abul Kalam Azad (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abul Kalam Azad
| native_name = আবুল কালাম আজাদ
| constituency_MP = [[Jamalpur-1]]
| term_start = 25 January 2009
| predecessor = [[M. Rashiduzzaman Millat]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Bangladesh)|Ministry of Cultural Affairs]]
| term_start1 = 16 September 2012
| term_end1 = 24 January 2014
| successor1 = [[Asaduzzaman Noor]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Information (Bangladesh)|Minister of Information]]
| predecessor2= [[Chowdhury Sajjadul Karim]]
| successor2 = [[Hasanul Haq Inu]]
| term_start2 = 6 January 2009
| term_end2 = 13 September 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|03|01|df=y}}
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
}}

'''Abul Kalam Azad''' (born 1 March 1939)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Constituency 138_11th_En|url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3698|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Bangladesh Parliament}}</ref> is a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Jamalpur-1]] constituency. He is also a former information and cultural affairs minister of Bangladesh.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|title=Abul Kalam Azad|url=http://election.dhakatribune.com/members/view/478|access-date=19 February 2016|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>

==Career==
From 2009 to 2012, Azad served as the [[Minister of Information]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Notice for influence the administration|url=http://www.bd24live.com/article/11833/index.html|access-date=19 February 2016|work=BD24Live|date=28 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044036/http://www.bd24live.com/article/11833/index.html|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Controversies ===

;Censorship
In 2009, when Azad was inaugurated as the minister of information, he promised journalists that the government would ensure [[right to information]] and [[freethinking]] in Bangladesh and sought "constructive criticism" from editors in the [[print media|print]] and [[electronic media]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Info minister pledges free media |url=http://asiamediaarchive.lmu.edu/webtools2.environment.ucla.edu/article-southasiaeea8.html?parentid=103371 |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=14 January 2009 |access-date=20 February 2016 |via=Asia Media Archives |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312053341/http://asiamediaarchive.lmu.edu/webtools2.environment.ucla.edu/article-southasiaeea8.html?parentid=103371 |archive-date=12 March 2016 }}</ref>
However, in 2010, he changed his stance and ordered that the government would enact a law to curb what he term "[[yellow journalism]]". Analysts say such laws were only enacted to curb the freedom of the press and dissident voices.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh to enact law to curb 'yellow journalism' |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/bangladesh-to-enact-law-to-curb-yellow-journalism_637839.html |work=[[Zee News]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |date=1 July 2010 |access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> The Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Abul Kalam Azad, said "pornography has spread like a disease in Bangladesh".<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh Seeks Law to Criminalize Pornography |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/bangladesh-seeks-law-criminalize-pornography-389844 |work=International Business Times |access-date=15 December 2016 |date=2 January 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220172143/http://www.ibtimes.com/bangladesh-seeks-law-criminalize-pornography-389844 |archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>

;Intra-party feud
In 2015, Azad was sent a [[show cause order]] by his own party, the [[Bangladesh Awami League]] for working against party policy and supporting a rebel candidate.<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:Awami League politicians]]
[[Category:Information ministers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cultural Affairs ministers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
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