B News Terms and Conditions / ব্যবহারের শর্তাবলী

01 Acceptance of Terms

These Terms govern your general access to and use of all websites, mobile services, social media assets, and electronic publications operated by B News. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must discontinue your use of our website immediately.

02 Who We Are & Operations

B News is an independent London-based news publisher and media organization serving the Bengali-speaking diaspora across the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, North America, Europe, and globally.

03 Permitted Use & User Conduct

You agree to use B News solely for lawful personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes. When accessing our services, you agree that you will not:

• Use our content, layout, or design for unlawful, fraudulent, defamatory, or malicious activities;
• Attempt to breach or probe the vulnerability of our website, databases, servers, or networks;
• Employ automated spiders, scrapers, data-mining software, or bots to harvest articles, metadata, or images without our express written permission;
• Transmit viruses, malware, spam, or disruptive code designed to damage or impede website performance;
• Impersonate B News journalists, editors, contributors, or any third party.

04 Intellectual Property Rights & Copyright

All content published on B News—including articles, investigative reports, commentary, headlines, photographs, videos, audio clips, logos, graphics, and social media cards—is protected under United Kingdom copyright laws, Bangladesh copyright legislation, and international intellectual property treaties.

Personal Sharing: You may share direct links to our articles and share official social media cards without modification. You may print or download excerpts for individual, non-commercial reading.

Prohibited Re-publication: No full article, editorial feature, or media asset may be republished, mirrored, sold, or syndicated across any website, newspaper, or commercial media channel without prior written authorization from B News.

05 User Comments & Community Standards

Where interactive features, public comment sections, or reader forums are enabled, you are solely responsible for the content you submit. You agree that your comments will not contain:

• Defamatory, libelous, or slanderous statements against individuals or organizations;
• Hate speech, racism, sectarian provocation, or harassment based on religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or disability;
• Obscene, pornographic, or sexually explicit material;
• Commercial solicitations, unauthorized advertising, or promotional spam;
• Private personal information of other individuals without lawful authorization.

B News reserves the absolute right to moderate, refuse, edit, or delete any comment or user submission that violates these community standards without prior notice.

06 News Tips, Submissions & Reader Contributions

When you submit story ideas, photographs, audio/video footage, letters to the editor, or news tips to B News:

• You warrant that you own or have obtained all necessary permissions and rights to provide the material;
• You grant B News a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to publish, reproduce, edit, and distribute the material in connection with our journalism;
• B News is under no obligation to publish, respond to, or return any unsolicited materials;
• We take reasonable steps to safeguard the identity of confidential sources, but readers must exercise caution when sending sensitive material over unencrypted public channels.

07 Third-Party Links & Advertisements

Our website features commercial display banners, sponsored press articles, and outbound hyperlinks to third-party web services. B News does not endorse, control, or take legal responsibility for the content, privacy practices, products, or accuracy of external websites.

Any commercial transaction, service engagement, or correspondence with advertisers found on B News is solely between you and the advertiser.

08 Editorial Independence & Corrections

B News operates with strict journalistic independence. Opinions expressed in columns, op-eds, or signed analysis pieces are those of the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the official editorial stance of B News.

We are committed to factual accuracy. If you believe a published report contains a material factual error, please submit a correction notice to our desk at info@bnewsuk.com with supporting documentation.

09 Disclaimer of Warranties

All content and digital services provided by B News are delivered on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. While our editorial team rigorously checks news reports before publishing, B News does not warrant that:

• The website will operate uninterrupted, error-free, or without temporary downtime;
• Defects or outages will be corrected immediately;
• Our website or hosting infrastructure is free of malicious components or technical bugs.

10 Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, B News, its directors, editors, reporters, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from:

• Your access to, reliance on, or inability to access B News content;
• Any errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or delays in news reporting;
• Unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data.

11 Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless B News, its editors, journalists, employees, and licensors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and legal expenses arising from your violation of these Terms or your infringement of any third-party rights.

12 Suspension & Termination

We reserve the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to B News (including IP address blocks or newsletter subscription cancellations) at our sole discretion, without notice, if we believe you have breached these Terms or engaged in unlawful activity.

13 Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to revise or update these Terms at any time to reflect legislative, regulatory, or technical changes. The updated version will be effective immediately upon publication on this page, indicated by the “Last Updated” date at the top. Continued use of B News constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

14 Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or legal claim.