Editorial Board

• Board of Editors: Dr. A. Jaffor Ullah , Tariq M. Mazumdar,
• Editor: Tanvir A. Chowdhury
• Assistance to the Editor :Rafy , Md.Rajib Hossain,
• Founding Editor: M. Shahmimuzzaman
• Reporters & Media staff : Mostly free lance . Acknowledgment & credit provided in their postings(contributions) accordingly

Readers Advisory Committee : ( Please Join us )

Current Members
1) Mr Riaz Osmani 

2) Dr. Abid S. Bahar 

3) Dr. M. A. Alim 

4) Talha J Ahmad

We welcome our readers to volunteer to be part of the "Readers Advisory Committee" .Suggestions and new ideas can greatly improve the overall quality of content and presentation in NFB. Plus the Committee members can advice us on various aspect of managing & editorial decision making process.

Submission guidelines:

Authors interested in submitting material to NFB should read the following content and submission guidelines carefully:

We are particularly interested in the environment, cultural diversity, ICT & Bio Technology issues involving gender, economics, education & public policy. The idea is to disseminate such information to wider audience and help in the development process of Bangladesh and South Asia in general.

Submission of Third party materials

Submission of Third party materials must have required permission from the original source for reposting in NFB to avoid copyright violation. All necessary permission must be obtained by the contributors themselves for reposting in NFB. E mail Copy of the Permission is required for reposting of third party materials in NFB

Submission of News Items / Interactive Participation

One my submit news items for posting in NFB, providing the content is well authenticated ,substantiated by the sender and verifiable by NFB . We encourage readers to act and play an important role as a contributor to NFB. Participants/readers are welcome to volunteer as freelancer or stringer for NFB. Our readers are important & valuable members of NFB team and as such we very much encourage active participation by our readers – NFB belongs to the readers as much as to us.

Submission of Images /Photos:

One may send images/Photos for posting in NFB’s Photo gallery or in other section as special feature, separately or along with the write ups submitted by the contributor. Images should be sent as JPG and GIF format, each image size should not exceed 34k, unless otherwise allowed by NFB on prior request by the author.

Rules for submission

The whole idea is to have a free flow of information without any censorship on articles, news stories and any other materials for that matter. NFB generally will not publish any material:

a. that are offensive, vulgar, unprofessional or uncivil in nature;

b that might be considered defamation in nature;

c. that are totally unsubstantiated;

d. that are basically personal attacks or person-focused, rather than message-focused.

Note: Although NFB deserves the right to edit contents submitted by authors . It is however our policy not to alter, modify or censor any items except for above mentioned reasons.

To further uphold the integrity of this forum and enhance the confidence of our readership in this forum:

a. NFB will not accept any material contributed anonymously.

b. NFB will not allow contribution under aliases or pseudonames.

c. All contributors must disclose their real identity by providing verifiable institutional affiliation. In case of any potential abuse, NFB reserves the right to verify such information.

How content style should be for submission

All content must be in MS word Doc file or in Text format , write ups must be in proper format, authors are requested to check spelling and grammars before submission . Please do not use any customize macro or complicated formatting styles. One may send images along with the write ups in JPG and GIF format, image size should not exceed 34k, unless otherwise allowed by NFB on prior request by the author.

Liability

NFB is not in a position to ensure full compliance before the fact, any pattern of violation would be the responsibility of the contributor. NFB is not responsible or liable for the content submitted by the participants and do not necessarily adhere to the views & opinion expressed by the authors.

What information should be provided by Author/Contributor:

All submissions should include author's full name, contact information ( City & country of residence) including valid e mail address. Telephone numbers and Postal address are optional, may be sent on voluntary basis only, but will not be posted unless otherwise instructed by the author.

Participants are also encouraged to send a passport size image (Photo) of themselves for posting along with the content in NFB . Image size should not exceed 20k- in JPG or GIF format .Please note: This as an optional thing -only on voluntary basis, not a requirement or a prerequisite in sending articles.

All write ups can be submitted via e mail as attached word Doc file or in Text format : or via feedback /comments form provided in all content pages of NFB

Please note: Submission of articles does not necessarily guarantee publication .

Authors may wish to contact NFB editor’s desk :  nfb@citech-bd.com for feedback on proposed ideas before making a submission.