About Us

About Songbad Sobsomoy

Songbad Sobsomoy BD is an online news portal that aims to provide accurate and objective news and views for the audience across the country. With the slogan of ‘সত্যের সাথে সন্ধি’, the online news portal started its journey in 16th February 2021. Songbad Sobsomoy BD is owned by Songbad Sob Somoy News Agency. The Bijoy Bangla Media Limited (BBML) is a sister concern of the Emo Group of Companies.

Songbad Sobsomoy BD puts an extra emphasis on national news and news from every district. However, it also covers different segments like politics, economics, international, sports, entertainment, education, information and technology, features, lifestyle, and columns.

This online is different and unique than other online news portals because it practices ‘multimedia’ journalism, which provides readers news of home and abroad along with audio, video, infographic, and web story.

Imran Hossian Emu, Editor of Songbad Sobsomoy BD, is a very prominent face in the field of the country’s journalism sector for more than 5 years. Throughout his long career as a journalist, he served various news agency.

Powered by a group of young, enthusiastic, and experienced journalists, Songbad Sobsomoy BD prioritizes the storytelling pattern of the news to guide its readers to understand the most complicated issues easily.

Objective

Songbad Sobsomoy BD aims to provide the most updated news to its readers within the shortest possible time. In this journey to provide news quickly, Songbad Sobsomoy BD always tries to be accurate, objective, and unbiased.

Following the basic fundamental principles of the Bangladesh constitution, Songbad Sobsomoy BD aims to strengthen public opinion in favor of the liberation war.

Songbad Sobsomoy BD is committed to the fundamental values of the country, especially, national sovereignty, democracy, and religious harmony. In addition, Songbad Sobsomoy BD will speak for the human and civil rights of the citizen of the country.

Ethics Policy

Songbad Sobsomoy BD is committed to the highest ethical standards. Fairness, accuracy, and objectivity are among our core values to maintain our integrity. We believe that the trustworthiness of the public is our most important asset. We are transparent to our readers as well.

Songbad Sobsomoy BD takes a non-partisan position in political issues as no political parties can influence us. Besides, it remains neutral in conflicts between justice and injustice or right and wrong.

Whatever the consequence is, Songbad Sobsomoy BD never compromises on issues like national interests, human rights, rule of law, gender issues, and freedom of the press.

Fact-Checking Policy

Fact-checking is considered as one of the most important elements of journalism. Songbad Sobsomoy BD cross-checks the information several times before publishing it to its website. We have correspondents in all the 64 districts of the country. These huge numbers of correspondents across the country helped Songbad Sobsomoy BD to cover different news and to take statements from both of the concerned sides of any incident while making any news. Besides, our correspondents cross-check the information provided by the witnesses, locals, and administration.

Corrections Policy

Songbad Sobsomoy BD always tries to provide accurate information to its audience. However, mistakes can happen in journalism despite following proper procedures. In these circumstances, Songbad Sobsomoy BD does not hesitate to acknowledge the error.

After checking the facts correctly, the target of Songbad Sobsomoy BD is to tell its readers, as quickly as possible, what was wrong and what is correct. We tried to make the thing very clear to all of our audience as anyone would be able to understand how and why that mistake has been corrected.

In times of major correction, Songbad Sobsomoy BD provides a ‘rejoinder’ at its website, and we clearly indicate the change.

Organogram

The Editor leads all the departments including news, reporting and editorial units of Songbad Sobsomoy BD. The Editor, however, is assisted by chief reporter and news editor.

There are designated ‘In-charges’ of every department to run the workflow of their respective teams. The chief reporter leads the reporting team while the news editor is responsible for the central desk of Songbad Sobsomoy BD. All other departments including digital, technology and web, sports, entertainment, international, English, country and feature are headed by the In-charges of the respective departments. All the department heads are assisted by the senior sub-editors.

The research and development department is responsible for writing editorials, opinions, and columns in line with the instruction of the Editor of Songbad Sobsomoy BD. In addition, they also collect editorials from other renowned writers.

The Admin and Human Resources department are responsible for supervising the whole management including the accounts, production, store, and establishment units. The Accounts department is concerned with the finance and accounts sections of Songbad Sobsomoy BD.

Ownership & Funding Info

Songbad Sobsomoy BD is owned by Songbad Sobsomoy New Agency (SSNA). The Songbad Sobsomoy New Agency (SSNA) is a sister concern of the Emo Group.

Songbad Sobsomoy New Agency (SSNA) launch ‘Songbad Sobsomoy BD’ to serve the countrymen. Songbad Sobsomoy New Agency (SSNA) is the owner of Songbad Sobsomoy BD while the Imran Hossain Emo is the fund provider.

With a vision of building a brighter future for the upcoming generations, the Emo group, one of the fastest-growing companies in Bangladesh, started its journey in 2015.