Md. Shahria Comilla Correspondent:
The Central Command Council has approved the full-fledged committee of the Comilla District Branch of the Journalist Torture Prevention Committee, Bangladesh, with the aim of protecting the rights of journalists, ensuring professional safety and playing a united role against journalist torture. The committee has been approved for the next 1 year.
On Tuesday (June 30), Ahmed Abu Zafar, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bangladesh Mofusal Journalists Forum and President of the Command Council of the Journalist Torture Prevention Committee, approved the committee for 1 year.
In the announced committee, Omar Farooqui Taposh, member of the executive council of the Comilla Press Club and editor of CTV News, was nominated as the president, Abu Bakar Siddique, staff reporter of the Daily Mukta Khabar and editor of the Daily Times News, was nominated as the general secretary, and Akkas Al Mahmud Hridoy, representative of the Daily Kaler Kantho, was nominated as the organizing secretary.
In addition, Sharif Pradhan, representative of Dainik Ittefaq, Kazi Khorshed Alam, representative of Dainik Nayadiganta and president of Burichang Press Club, Monowar Hossain, representative of NTV and Desh Pantar, Monir Hossain, representative of Dainik Ruposhi Bangla and member of Comilla Press Club, Babar Hossain, Comilla Bureau Chief of Dainik Ekushey Sangbad, and Abdul Awal Sarkar, representative of Bangladesh of Dainik Amar Pran, were nominated as vice-presidents respectively.
The joint general secretaries were given to Shariful Islam Suman, publisher of Dainik Comilla Pratidin, MA Quader Apu, South District Representative of Ananda TV, Mohiuddin Bhuiyan, District Representative of GTV, Shahin Ahmed, representative of Dainik Inqilab, and BM Mohin Uddin Montu, South District Representative of Baishakhi TV.
Selim Ahmed of Dainik Bangla, Apel Mahmud of Bangla TV and Anisur Rahman Khan of Dainik Ajker were given the responsibility as co-organizing editors.
In addition, Advocate Zafar Ali, a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, was nominated as the Legal Affairs Secretary, and Advocate Tahmina Begum, Advocate Ferdousi Akter Lucky, Advocate Zakir Hossain Miyaji, Advocate Alim, Advocate Tahmina Akter Salma and Advocate Alimul Ehsan Russell of Dainik Inqilab, Advocate Ariful Islam, Advocate Nazmul Hasan Khandaker, Advocate Farhad Chowdhury, Advocate Abul Kalam Azad, Advocate Rezaul Karim, Advocate Liaquat Ali, Advocate Zakir Hossain Nayon, Advocate Yasin Arafat Rajib, Advocate Joynal Mazahari and Advocate Ariful Islam Shraban were nominated as the Co-Legal Affairs Secretary, respectively.
Advocate Jamal Sarkar was nominated as the Human Rights Affairs Editor and Akkas, Ibrahim, Rujina Akhter and Shelly Akhter as the Assistant Human Rights Affairs Editors.
Ashikur Rahman Majumder of Barta Bazar was nominated as the Finance Affairs Editor, Baki Anik of Comilla Pratidin as the Office Editor, Safi of Daily Bangladesh Samachar as the Publicity and Publication Editor, Kayes Ahmed of Daily Times News as the Cultural Affairs Editor, Shahnaz Akhter Eni of Daily Samajkanth as the Women’s Affairs Editor, Salma Akhter as the Assistant Women’s Affairs Editor, MK Nur Alam as the Entertainment Affairs Editor and Bir Muktijoddha Haji Md. Farid Uddin as the Freedom Fighter Affairs Editor.
The Executive Members were Saiful Islam of Daily Samakal, Abul Kalam Azad of Daily Inquilab, Ali Hossain Babul and Harunur Rashid of Daily Jugantor, A. Alim, Daily Manabzamin’s Russell Sarker, Ittefaq’s Mamunur Rashid Sarker, Alamgir Hossain Bachchu, R TV’s Abdur Rob Lavlu, Daily Janakantha’s Pradeep Majumder, Daily Bhorer Column’s Sohel Rana, Comilla’s Shomir Monir Hossain, Daily Janata Soyak’s Golam Kibria, Daily Ajker Khabar’s Zaifullah Khandaker, Abdul Jalil Majumder, Daily Sangbad’s Abu Yusuf, Emran Hossain Riton, Abdul Halim Saikat, Shakil Ahmed, Nurul Islam Shahin, Zahirul Islam Golden, Yasin Arafat, Golam Mohiuddin Munshi, Shah Shahin Uddin, Salauddin, Machum Billah Tuhin, Imran Hossain, Imran, Abu Sayeed, Anjan, Russell, Dulal, Ibrahim Khalil, Sahab Uddin Ahmed, Zahid Hasan, Shafiul Alam, Alek Hossain, Kazi Selim, Ershad Rana, MH Shuvo, Zahirul Islam Pasha, Shahidul Islam, Shahidullah, Zakir, Hossain, Imran Hossain, Kamruzzaman, Rezaul, Riaz Moshed Masud, Alamgir Hossain Alam, Ashiq Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Asaduzzaman Sagar, Abdul Motaleb and Ahsan Ullah were elected.
The leaders of the newly formed committee said that their main goal will be to ensure quick redress in cases of attacks, harassment and torture on journalists, protect their professional dignity and play an effective role in matters related to the interests of journalists.
The committee members have expressed their determination to work unitedly in the movement to achieve the 14-point demands to establish the rights of professional journalists and ensure a safe working environment.