A new journalist organisation called Disaster Management Reporters Forum was launched at a function in Dhaka on Friday. A 17-member executive committee of the organisation was announced with Moniruzzaman Ujjal (Jago News) as president and Abdul Latif Rana (Sokaler Somoy) as general secretary. The other office bearers are: vice-president Muhammad Jahangir Alam (UNB), joint secretary Abu Zafar (Janata), organising secretary Ismail Hussain Emu (Aajkal Khabar), finance secretary Jilani Milton (Naya Diganta), office secretary Rudra Russell (Crab Newsbd), training secretary Kamal Hossain Talukder (bdnews24.com) and welfare secretary Shahin Alam (Sangbad Protidin). The EC members are Shahidul Islam (Somoyer Kagoj), Halim Mohammad (Sangbad Sarabela), Jamiul Ahsan Shipu (Ittefaq), Shahriar Arif (Channel 24), Saiful Islam Montu (Ajker Khobor), Ali Azam (Bangladesh Pratidin) and Bakul Ahmed (Jugantar). The DMRF will arrange training of journalists on disaster reporting, said its press release.

Source: bd News24 November 05, 2021 18:17 UTC