Raisul Haque Chowdhury Named Secretary
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- Mohona Television’s Javed Kardar elected president
- NTV’s Raisul Haque Chowdhury becomes general secretary
- New executive committee elected for 2026–2028
Javed Kardar, senior presenter at Mohona Television, has been elected president of the 2026–2028 executive committee of the News Broadcasters Alliance of Bangladesh (NBA), an organisation representing news presenters from private television channels and radio stations. Raisul Haque Chowdhury of NTV has been elected general secretary.
Voting took place from 10am to 6pm on Friday, November 6, at the Sagar-Runi Auditorium of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in the capital. Former and current news presenters from different television channels cast their votes in a festive atmosphere.
Sharmin Ifkhat Shams of GTV was elected senior vice-president, while Ashikur Rahman Tamal of Channel 24 was elected vice-president.
Mujahidul Islam Shibbir, former senior news presenter at ETV, was elected senior joint general secretary. Rupa Noor, senior presenter at Asian Television, was elected joint general secretary.
Sakhawat Sumon, senior presenter at Channel Nine, was elected treasurer. Bably Yasmin, senior news presenter at ATN News, became organising secretary, while Mamun Ur Rashid, senior presenter at Channel 24, was elected office secretary.
Sameer Hossain of Channel i was elected media, communication and IT secretary. Atikur Rahman Atik of Channel 24 was elected research, training and legal affairs secretary. Hafiz Khandaker of My TV was elected health and social welfare secretary.
Parveen Mitu, senior presenter at RTV, was elected cultural and sports secretary. Saida Ahmed, former presenter at GTV, and Farzana Tani, senior presenter at RTV, were elected executive members.
The election was conducted under the supervision of a five-member election commission. Media personality Kausar Mahmud served as chief election commissioner. The other members were Tahjin Rahman, former senior news presenter at Ekushey Television; Latiful Matin Mithu, senior news presenter at Boishakhi Television; Labannya Hasan, former senior news presenter at Boishakhi Television; and Ahmed Mehedi Hasan, senior news presenter at Channel i.
The News Broadcasters Alliance of Bangladesh began its journey in 2011. Since its establishment, the organisation has arranged various workshops to improve the professional skills of news presenters. It has also conducted activities related to health, education and social welfare, including assistance for children, flood-affected people and disadvantaged communities.
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