Jatiya Press Club to Run Following Pro-Liberation Spirit: Farida Yasmin

Farida Yasmin, the newly elected and the first female president of the Jatiya Press Club, reiterated that the supreme organisation of journalists in the country will be run in line with pro-liberation and secular spirits.

"The Jatiya Press Club will function in the spirit of pro-liberation as it has been in the past. The Club will be out of bounds with any anti-liberation, fundamental and harmful forces," said Farida, who was General Secretary of the organisation in the previous term. 

She along with other elected leaders of the pro-ruling and liberation forum paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing floral wreath at his portrait in the Club premises Friday morning.

The victory of Farida Yasmin is epoch-making as she has become the first female president of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) in its 66-year history.

Farida got 581 votes in the Jatiya Press Club election while his rival candidate Kamal Uddin Sabuj of pro-BNP forum bagged 395 votes.

The election was held peacefully on the Jatiya Press Club premises on Thursday followed by the results at night.

Elias Khan, the candidate of the pro-BNP forum, became Secretary General, defeating Omar Faruk in the elections. Khan begged 566 votes, while Faruk had 399 votes.

Hasan Hafiz of the BNP Forum has been elected as senior vice-president and Rezwan Haque Raza as vice-president in the elections. Hasan had 413 votes, while Rezwan begged 615 votes. 

Moinul Alam and Ashraf Ali have become joint secretaries, bagging 577 and 395 votes respectively in the elections.

Shahed Chowdhury has been elected treasurer, defeating Salauddin Ahmed Bablu. Chowdhury got 706 votes while Bablu bagged 267 votes.

Other office bearers are Ayub Bhuiyan, Rezanur Rahman, Kazi Rownak Hossain, Zahiduzzaman Faruk, Shanewaz Begum Poly, Syed Abdal Ahmed, Shahnaz Siddique Soma, Bhanuranjan Chakrabarti, Rahman Mustafiz and Baktiar Rana.