Editors of registered newspapers of Chattogram highlighted the importance of press freedom and solidarity at an Iftar and Doa Mahfil on Saturday. Chattogram Editors’ Club organized the programme at the Collegiate Club Hall of the Chattogram Press Club ..
A. Malek, editor of the daily Azadi and a recipient of prestigious ’Ekushey Padak’ attended the event as chief guest at the event.
Osman Gani Mansur, Editor of The Daily People’s View & Secretary General of Bangladesh Chapter of Commonwealth Journalists Association as well a patron adviser of the club, Moinuddin Kaderi Shawkat, ex-executive member of World Press Council and Bangladesh Press Council, Mohammad Shahnewaz, President of CMUJ, Zia Uddin M. Enayet Ullah, Editor of Daily Naya Bangla, Abdul Hai, Editor of Daily Ajker Chattogram and Samshad Sattar, Deputy Editor of The People’s View were present as special guests on the occasion.
Speakers emphasized the importance of safeguarding the professional dignity of journalism, ensuring press freedom, and strengthening unity and cooperation among journalists. They also highlighted compassion, humanity, and moral responsibility in the light of holy Ramadan.
ABM Mujahidul Islam, Editor of weekly Parbatya Bani led a special prayer seeking welfare of the nation, and the media community.
Later in the second session, the editors named M. A. Malek, Editor of Azadi, Chief Adviser, Osman Gani Mansur, Editor of People’s View, Adviser and Patron and veteran journalist Moinuddin Kaderi Shawkat as Adviser of the Chattogram Editors’ Club unanimously..
Presided over by M. Ali Hossain, Editor of weekly Purbo-Bangla and.Moderated by Md. Ziaul Haque, General Secretary of the club and Editor of the daily Desh Janatar Bani, the event was addressed among others by Sujit Kumar Das, Editor of The Daily Commercial Times, Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury, Editor of Sokaler Chattogram; Md. Jasim Uddin Chowdhury, Editor of Ijtihad; Md. Habibur Rahman, Editor of Daily Bayezid; Mohammad Ayub, Editor of Chattogram Post; Ashish Chandra Nandi, Editor of The Crime; Md. Shafiul Alam, Editor of Ejahar; Sheikh Nazrul Islam Mahmud, Editor of Eastern Trade; Md. Harun, Editor of Ajker Satya Sangbad; Muhammad Mohiuddin, Editor of Purba Dhara; Abu Sahid, Editor of Somoyer News; Kamal Chakraborty, Editor of Chattolar Kontho; Nurul Abchar, Editor of Andarkilla; and Haradhan Chowdhury, Editor of the daily News Chatga.
