14-member press council formed

The 17th council of the Bangladesh Press Council has been formed with fourteen persons nominated as its members including two from the parliament, said a press release of the Council here yesterday, reports BSS.
As per the press council act of 1974, the government has published a gazette notification regarding the nomination of the members of the press council.
The nominated members are: Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, President of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalist (BFUJ), Dr Utpal Kumar Sarker, Vice-President of BFUJ, Akram Hossen Khan, Former General Secretary of Dhaka Union of Journalist (DUJ), Golam Sarwar, President of Editors Council and Editor of the Daily Samakal, Nurul Kabir, member of Editors Council and Editor of the New Age, Mahfuz Anam, Editor and Publisher of the Daily Star and Secretary General of Editors Council, M Shamsur Rahman, member of Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) and Editor of the Independent, Mozammel Haq, member of NOAB and Editor of the DailyKaratoa, Reazuddin Ahmed, member of NOAB and Editor and publisher of the News Today, Shamsuzzaman Khan, Director-General of Bangla Academy, Dr M Khaled, Secretary of Bangladesh University Grants Commission, Advocate M Sana Ullah Mia, member of Bangladesh Bar Council, AKM Rahmatullah MP and Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh, MP.

14-member press council formed

The 17th council of the Bangladesh Press Council has been formed with fourteen persons nominated as its members including two from the parliament, said a press release of the Council here yesterday, reports BSS. As per the press council act of 1974, the government has published a gazette notification regarding the nomination of the members of the press council. The nominated members are: Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, President of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalist (BFUJ), Dr Utpal Kumar Sarker, Vice-President of BFUJ, Akram Hossen Khan, Former General Secretary of Dhaka Union of Journalist (DUJ), Golam Sarwar, President of Editors Council and Editor of the Daily Samakal, Nurul Kabir, member of Editors Council and Editor of the New Age, Mahfuz Anam, Editor and Publisher of the Daily Star and Secretary General of Editors Council, M Shamsur Rahman, member of Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) and Editor of the Independent, Mozammel Haq, member of NOAB and Editor of the DailyKaratoa, Reazuddin Ahmed, member of NOAB and Editor and publisher of the News Today, Shamsuzzaman Khan, Director-General of Bangla Academy, Dr M Khaled, Secretary of Bangladesh University Grants Commission, Advocate M Sana Ullah Mia, member of Bangladesh Bar Council, AKM Rahmatullah MP and Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh, MP.