The Chapainawabganj Journalist Forum, Dhaka (CJFD) has elected its new leadership for the 2026–28 term, with a commitment to strengthening professional unity, enhancing mutual cooperation, and playing an active role in issues concerning the interests of Chapainawabganj.
In the organisation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and biennial election held on Wednesday, Md Fardaus Mobarok, chief news editor of the Daily TIMES of Bangladesh, was elected president, while Ziaul Hoque Sabuj, Business Editor of Banglavision, was elected general secretary.
Ashraful Islam, acting news editor of Daily Amader Shomoy, was elected vice-president. A full 15-member executive committee was formed under their leadership following the votes of journalists from Chapainawabganj working at various national media outlets in the capital.
The meeting was chaired by the outgoing president and City Editor of Khaborer Kagoj, Abdullah Al Mamun, and the election was conducted by the organisation’s founding president and editor of Life TV, Anwar Haq.
Md Khadimul Islam, the organisation’s founding general secretary and currently an assistant professor at Eastern New Mexico University in the United States, delivered remarks as a special guest.
The newly elected executive committee includes:
- Joint General Secretary: Meshbahul Haque (Senior Reporter, Dainik Samakal)
- Organising Secretary: Mim Obaidullah (Country Editor-Online, Dainik Bhorer Kagoj)
- Finance Secretary: Mohammad Ali (Staff Reporter, Khaborer Kagoj)
- Office Secretary: Taskina Yeasmin (Senior Reporter, Bangladesh Kontho)
- Secretary for Publicity, Publication and Research: Sahanat Masum (Masum) (Editor, Muhurto News)
The seven executive members of the committee are founding president Anwar Hossain; outgoing president Abdullah Al Mamun; Faizul Islam (Assistant Editor, Dainik Ittefaq); Jahangir Alam (Senior Reporter, Khaborer Kagoj); Md Al Amin (Senior Reporter, Manabzamin); Md Mamunur Rashid (Editor, Nakshi Dot TV); and Syed Rashidul Hasan (Reporter, Ekattor Television).
During the event, members of both the incoming and outgoing committees expressed their determination to make CJFD more constructive and dynamic. They called for collective efforts toward professional welfare and highlighting the development prospects of Chapainawabganj at the national level.
The Chapainawabganj Journalist Forum, Dhaka was established on 18 June 2014 to promote the professional development of journalists from the district working in Dhaka and to raise awareness of the rights and interests of Chapainawabganj.
