Tanzim elected ATJFB President, Baten General Secretary

Dhaka: Tanzim Anwar, Special Correspondent of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), has been elected the President, while Baten Biplob, Chief Reporter of Asian Television, the General Secretary of the new executive committee of Aviation and Tourism Journalists’ Forum of Bangladesh (ATJFB)—an organization of journalists from the aviation and tourism news beats of the country.

The election, effective for the next two years, took place on December 20 afternoon at the ERF Auditorium of Paltan Tower in the capital.

Earlier in the day, the annual general meeting (AGM) was held, where the outgoing committee presented its financial and operational reports.

National Press Club President and Kaler Kantho Editor Hasan Hafiz, along with General Secretary Ayub Bhuiyan, delivered congratulatory speeches during the AGM.

Voting for the election began at 2:30 pm.

Other members of the newly elected committee include Rajib Ghosh, Special Correspondent of DBC, as Vice President; Md Shafiullah Sumon, Senior Reporter of Bangladesh Television (BTV), as Joint Secretary; and Mahfuz Kamal Babu, Senior Reporter of Channel 24, as Treasurer.

Zulhas Kabir from Bangla Affairs and Adnan Rahman from Dhaka Post have been jointly elected as Organizing Secretaries, while Altaf Hossain of Jaijaidin has been elected Publication and Publicity Secretary, and Niamul Aziz Sadeq of NTV as Office Secretary.

The executive members of the committee are Muktadir Rashid Romeo from Bangla Outlook, Masud Rumi from Kaler Kantho, Rashidul Hasan from The Daily Star, Khalid Ahsan from BTV, and Golam Mortuza Ontu from Bdnews24.com.

The election was conducted by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Wahidul Alam, Editor of The Bangladesh Monitor. He was assisted by election commission members Niladri Maharatna and Sohel Hossain Patwary.

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