A new 12-member executive committee of the Cox’s Bazar Journalists Welfare Cooperative Society Ltd has been formed for the 2026–2027 term.
The committee was elected through the opinions and votes of members at a general meeting held at the organisation’s temporary office on Thursday evening.
Advocate GAM Ashek Ullah, Cox’s Bazar office chief of Dainik Naya Diganta, was elected president, while Abdur Rahman, Cox’s Bazar correspondent of Desh TV, was elected general secretary.
Ashek Ullah chaired the meeting, and Mohammad Ur Rahman Masud conducted it. Anwar Hossain recited verses from the Quran.
Mohammad Hashim, Anwar Hossain, Nurul Haque Chakori, Abdur Rahman and Nasir Uddin Noman, among others, addressed the meeting.
Mohammad Ur Rahman Masud of Dainik Niropekshya and The Evening News was elected vice-president, while Islam Mahmud of Dainik Manobkantha was elected treasurer.
Other executive members are Mohammad Hashim of Dainik Bhorer Dak, Ansar Hossain of Dainik Amar Desh, Ibrahim Khalil Ullah Mamun of Dainik Samakal and Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Maulana Nurul Haque Chakori of The Morning News, Azad Mansur, sub-editor and news translator at the regional news agency Bangladesh Betar Cox’s Bazar, SM Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury of Agrojatra, Anwar Hossain of Dainik Amar Desh and Shamsul Alam Srabon of Protidiner Bangladesh.
The Cox’s Bazar Journalists Welfare Cooperative Society Ltd was established in 2023 with the aim of institutionalising welfare activities, cooperation and socio-economic development among journalists in the district.
Since its establishment, the organisation has sought to serve as a platform for unity, cooperation and welfare among local journalists.
Members expressed hope that the new committee would strengthen the organisation’s activities and play a more effective role in promoting the professional and social security of journalists.
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