Muhammad Yasin of The Daily Observer and Arafat Munna of Bangladesh Pratidin have been elected as the president and general secretary, respectively, of the Law Reporters Forum (LRF) for the 2026-2027 term.
The Law Reporters Forum, an organisation of journalists covering the constitution, human rights, and the judiciary, formed its new executive committee following an Annual General Meeting (AGM) and subsequent elections.
In the newly elected committee, Abu Saleh Rony of Samakal was elected vice-president, Tanvir Ahmed of Banglanews joint secretary, Monjur Hossain of Channel 24 treasurer, and Ahmed Al Amin of Times of Bangladesh organising secretary. Mahmudul Alam of Khabar Kagoj was elected office secretary, while Zahidul Bashar of Independent Television became publicity and publication secretary.
Jannatul Ferdousi Manu of Channel One and Asadur Rahman of Amader Shomoy were elected as executive members of the forum.
Earlier on Friday morning, the AGM was held at the South Hall of the Supreme Court Bar Association.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon attended the event as the chief guest, while Attorney General Ruhul Quddus Kazal was present as the special guest.
The meeting, presided over by Hasan Javed and moderated by Moniruzzaman Mission.
BNP Law Secretary Badruddoza Badal, Bangladesh Bar Council members Nasir Uddin Ahmed Ashim and Mohammad Shishir Monir, and Supreme Court Bar Association Secretary Mohammad Ali, address the programme, among others.
Voting for the election was held in the afternoon, and the results were announced by Chief Election Commissioner Ilias Hossain, head of news at RTV.
Election commissioners Mashhudul Haque, head of News at ATN News, and senior member Sazedul Haque were also present.
Banglanews special correspondent Ilias Sarker served as secretary of the election commission.
