5. The functions of the Sangstha shall be-(a) to carry out the responsibility of national news agency of Bangladesh by securing news from home and abroad, disseminating the same to the people of Bangladesh in general through mass media and organising transmission of national news abroad;(b) to secure world-wide news ― political, diplomatic, financial, economic and commercial, cultural and sports from international news agencies and exchange news with national news agencies of other countries;(c) to sell all kinds of news, general, economic and commercial features and photo to all mass media and news agencies within and outside Bangladesh;(d) to sign agreements with international news agencies, national news agencies of other countries for securing and disseminating news and facilities for the same;(e) to organise systematic programme for news agency business; and(f) to do such other acts and things as may be connected with or incidental to the carrying out of the functions of the Sangstha.