Abstract

Using the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis CDA this study aims to explore how Bangladesh s news agency BSS 1975-2016 represents the relationship between Bangladesh and China Within this framework three methods are employed to collect data i content analysis of the 41- year media coverage ii interviews and iii observations at the newsrooms By examining 140 news headlines this article shows how the BSS under government control represents China and Bangladesh-China relations The news headline falls into macro and micro levels of analysis The macro-level analysis focuses on the ownership and control factors of the BSS while the micro-level analysis deals with the content analysis The findings show that the BSS editor has concentrated more on diplomatic news items occurring in Dhaka than in Beijing highly reported with government officials Then this paper adopts the framework of CDA which is mainly concerned with the relationship between language ideology and power Utilizing Halliday s Systemic Functional Grammar as a tool for CDA this study aims to explore the ideological meanings in the news headline termed as a micro story A pair of questions will answer how the subjects are historically represented through the BSS media discourse on the topic Therefore CDA has promoted the diplomatic relation between Bangladesh and China established in 1975 This paper clearly explains how CDA generally reflects social practice ideology and power relations between Bangladesh and China at the time of reporting