Delowar Hossain Elected DMF President

The Digital Media Forum (DMF), an organisation working to promote professional development in digital journalism and online media and protect journalists’ rights and interests, has formed its new executive committee for the 2026–2028 term. Md. Delowar Hossain of The Business Daily has been nominated as president, while Mohiuddin Manik of Global Television has been named general secretary. The committee will serve for two years.

The new committee was formed on Saturday night based on the opinions of members present at the DMF’s temporary office in Banasree, Dhaka.

Tamzid Mirza of Rupali Bangladesh, Aresul Islam Russell of DBC News and Paran Majhi of Jago News have been nominated as vice-presidents. Syed Zafran Hossain Noor of Daily Naya Diganta has been named senior joint general secretary, while Morshed Alam of Banglavision has been appointed joint general secretary.

Md. Samsul Alam of Durbin News has been nominated as organising secretary, with Mithun of Soddo Sangbad serving as assistant organising secretary.

Moin Uddin Ratul of Deepto TV has been appointed finance secretary, and Ruhul Amin of Daily Jugantor assistant finance secretary. Mehedi Hasan Rony of Times Today has been named office secretary, while Maruf Hossain of Channel One has been appointed deputy office secretary.

Alauddin Al Azad of Global TV has been named legal affairs secretary, and Alauddin Mia of Channel One publicity secretary.

Nurunnahar Chowdhury Koli of VOD Bangla has been appointed women’s affairs secretary. Touhidul Islam Tarek of Ekhon TV will serve as health affairs secretary, while Azad Hossain of Asia Post has been named education and training secretary.

Mohammad Towhidul Islam Tusher of Independent Television has been appointed ICT secretary. Mohammad Abdul Majid Sujon of The Daily Alive has been named international affairs secretary, while Abu Rayhan Ifat of Channel i will serve as sports affairs secretary.

Robiul Islam of Swadesh Protidin has been appointed planning secretary, and Shibli Ahmed of NPB News culture affairs secretary.

The executive members are Fakhrul Islam of Daily Ittefaq, Abu Saleh Musa of Daily Jugantor, Waliul Hasnat of Times Today, Nusrat Jahan Oishi of Jatiya Arthoniti, Tabarak Hossain of Daily Shomoyer Kagoj and Akash Biswas of Asian Television.

The committee was announced by Nurul Islam, adviser to the DMF and online in-charge of Daily Inqilab, who served as chief election commissioner. The other two election commissioners were Moin Bakul, a member of the DMF advisory council and head of digital at Star News, and Kazi Awlad Hossain, publisher of Bangla 52 News.

DMF members expressed hope that the new committee would work to improve professional standards in digital journalism, support the growth of online media and protect journalists’ rights and interests.

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