Shahidul Islam (academic)
Shahidul Islam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Kushtia-2 from 1996 to 2006 for two terms. He was known for filing cases and attacking journalists in Kushtia District. Career In 1981/6, Islam was removed from Bheramara College as lecturer after an investigation by the Deputy Commissioner found his High School Certificate to be forged. In the 1980s, he joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In 1991, he tried to get the Bangladesh Nationalist Party nomination for Kushtia-2 but failed. He got his wife, Selina Shahid, elected to parliament from a Bangladesh Nationalist Party women's reserved seat. Islam was elected to parliament from Kushtia-2 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election which was boycotted by all other political parties. The previous Bangladesh Nationalist Party member of parliament, Abdur Rouf Chowdhury, Abdur Rouf Choudhury, refused to participate in the elect ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdur Rouf Chowdhury
Abdur Rouf Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, former Member of Parliament of Kushtia-2 Kushtia-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Hasanul Haq Inu of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bheramara Bheramara ( bn, ভেড়া .... Career Chowdhury was a veteran of Bangladesh Liberation War. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Kushtia-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1973. He was elected in 1991 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate from Kushtia-3. Chowdhury refused to participate in the February 1996 election due to no party other than Bangladesh Nationalist Party contesting the election. The nomination went to Shahidul Islam. His son, barrister Raghib Rauf Chowdhury, is the Office Secretary of the Lawyers unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 1st Jat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ATN Bangla
ATN Bangla ( bn, এটিএন বাংলা), 'ATN' being the acronym of the unused Asian Television Network, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Multimedia Production Company. It is based in the Kawran Bazar neighborhood of Dhaka. ATN Bangla is the first privately owned television channel and the first to broadcast on satellite in Bangladesh. The channel began broadcasting on 15 July 1997. ATN Bangla is broadcast in over 130 countries worldwide. History As nothing of the kind existed in the country at the time, Mahfuzur Rahman had plans to establish a privately owned satellite television channel in Bangladesh, after seeing the popularity of Zee TV in India. He later rented a one-hour slot to broadcast Bengali-language programs on ''ATN Music'', a Mumbai-based television channel, which gained popularity. After ATN Music was shut down, Rahman thought of establishing a full-fledged Bengali-language satellite television channel. A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jatiya Press Club
Jatiya Press Club is the professional club for journalists of Bangladesh located in the capital Dhaka. The current president is Farida Yasmin and the General Secretary is Elias Khan. History The Jatiya Press Club was founded in 1954 as the East Pakistan Press Club. It was formed to be run by an elected committee guided by its rules and regulations. The Government of East Pakistan rented out a building at 18 Topkhana Road at a monthly rent of Tk 100 to be used as the press club headquarters. The building before 1947 was a residential house of Dhaka University and was once residence to physicist Satyendra Nath Bose. The first life member of the club was N. M. Khan who was chief secretary of the provincial government. Mujibur Rahman Khan was the first president of the club. On 25 March Pakistan army started Operation Searchlight Operation Searchlight was the codename for a planned military operation carried out by the Pakistan Army in an effort to curb the Bengali nationa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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International Federation Of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is the largest global union federation of journalists' trade unions in the world. It represents more than 600,000 media workers from 187 organisations in 146 countries. The IFJ is an associate member of UNESCO and has represented journalists at the United Nations since 1953 (UN/ILO). It works with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD. The IFJ President is the Moroccan journalist and trade unionist Younes Mjahed. Anthony Bellanger, a French journalist and trade unionist, is the organisation's General Secretary. Upon request, the IFJ delivers the International Press Card to members of its affiliated organisations, the only press pass endorsed by national journalists' organisations in more than 130 countries. The Federation's headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium (155, rue de la Loi). History The International Federation of Journalists was founded in 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Committee To Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in New York City, New York, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists. The ''American Journalism Review'' has called the organization, "Journalism's Red Cross." Since late 1980s, the organization has been publishing an annual census of journalists killed or imprisoned in relation to their work. History and programs The Committee to Protect Journalists was founded in 1981 in response to the harassment of Paraguayan journalist Alcibiades González Delvalle. Its founding honorary chairman was Walter Cronkite. Since 1991, it has held the annual CPJ International Press Freedom Awards Dinner, during which awards are given to journalists and press freedom advocates who have endured beatings, threats, intimidation, and prison for reporting the news. Between 2002 and 2008, it published a biannual magazine, ''D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Commonwealth Journalists Association
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth or the common wealth – echoed in the modern synonym "public wealth"), it comes from the old meaning of "wealth", which is "well-being", and is itself a loose translation of the Latin res publica (republic). The term literally meant "common well-being". In the 17th century, the definition of "commonwealth" expanded from its original sense of "public welfare" or "commonweal" to mean "a state in which the supreme power is vested in the people; a republic or democratic state". The term evolved to become a title to a number of political entities. Three countries – Australia, the Bahamas, and Dominica – have the official title "Commonwealth", as do four U.S. states and two U.S. territo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dhaka Union Of Journalists
The Dhaka Union of Journalists () is a trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ... of journalists based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shaban Mahmud is the union's president and Sohel Haider Chowdhury is its general secretary. The union monitors freedom of speech and violence against journalists in Bangladesh. History The Dhaka Union of Journalists was founded in 1947. It called for wages to be increased for journalists in the ninth wage board. In 2017, the union protested against section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act. References 1947 establishments in India Journalists' trade unions Organisations based in Dhaka Trade unions in Bangladesh Bangladeshi journalism organisations {{Bangladesh-org-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury
Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury (1 April 1949) is a Bangladeshi journalist and editor of ''The Daily Observer''. He served as the Media and Information Affairs advisor to Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina for almost 5 years. Career Iqbal Sobhan did his M.A. in public administration at the University of Dhaka. He serves as the editor of ''The Daily Observer''. He was ex president of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists. He served as a member of Bangladesh Film Censor Board, Bangladesh Press Council, and National Education Policy Draft Committee. He is the chairman of the Mohammadi Group. He was the current media and information affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was appointed the advisor on 11 July 2013. He has also said it is not possible for Bangladesh government to rule out terrorism in the Rohingya community. Controversy Iqbal Sobhan was sued by Awami League members of parliament Enamul Haque Inam-ul-Haq ( ar, إنعام الحـــق ), meaning ''Gift of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bangladesh Federal Union Of Journalists
The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists () is a national trade union federation of professional journalists in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is aligned with the left wing political party, Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos .... History The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists was founded in 1950 as the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 the name was changed to Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists. The Union has called for repeal of section 57 of the information and communication technology act of Bangladesh, which it said was being used to censor journalists. The union has 3786 members throughout Bangladesh. Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul was elected president of the union in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Syed Mehedi Ahmed Rumi
Syed Mehdi Ahmed Roomy is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Kushtia-4. Career Roomy was elected to parliament from Kushtia-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1996 and 2001. He is an adviser to former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Khaleda Zia. He is the President of Kushtia District Kushtia District ( bn, কুষ্টিয়া জেলা, pronunciation: ''kuʃʈia'') is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh l ... unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. References Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) People from Kushtia District {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan
Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan (died January 2020) was a Justice on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. Career In November 2012, Bhuiyan acquitted former minister A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain and his wife, Zeenat Mosharraf, in a corruption case from on 1 January 1991 filed by the Bureau of Anti Corruption over his chairmanship of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation. Bhuiyan distributed copies of the ''Daily Inqilab'' which described bloger Ahmed Rajib Haidar, murdered by Islamists on 15 February, as a murtad among judges of the High Court Division on 17 February. He actions were criticised in parliament by legislators who called on the Minister of law, justice and parliamentary affairs to initiate an investigation. President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman ordered an investigation of improper conduct by a Supreme Judicial Council against Bhuiyan. Attorney General of Bangladesh Mahbubey Alam, Supreme Court Bar Association, and Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Comm ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Channel 1 (Bangladeshi TV Channel)
Channel One ( bn, চ্যানেল ওয়ান) was a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable pay television channel. It applied for a broadcasting license on 5 January 2005, which the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted them on 31 January of that year. It started broadcasting on 24 January 2006 from its studio in Uday Tower, Gulshan, Dhaka. It was owned by One Entertainment Limited, a sister concern of One Group. Channel One was an infotainment channel. It ceased broadcasting on 27 April 2010. Shutdown In 2006, One Entertainment secured a loan from Prime Bank, pledging the station's broadcasting equipment as collateral. In 2008, the bank called in the loan and, when it was not repaid, sold the equipment at auction to People's Entertainment Ltd. Channel One continued operating, with what the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) found was rented broadcasting equipment, which is a violation of Bangladesh telecommunicati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |