ERF gets new office bearers
Saif Islam Dilal, planning editor of Ekushey TV, and Ziaur Rahman, editor of arthosuchak.com, were elected president and general secretary of Economic Reporters' Forum for 2016-17.
Dilal bagged 71 votes, while his nearest contestant SM Jahangir, chief reporter of the Financial Express, got 60 votes in an election held at the National Press Club on Friday. Zia got 54 votes, while his closest contender Sharmeen Rinvy, news editor of Bangla Vision, bagged 42.
Salahuddin Bablu, business editor of SA TV, was elected vice-president with 78 votes, while Rezvi Newaz, senior reporter of Channel i, and Rashedul Islam of BSS, were elected joint secretary and finance secretary unopposed.
Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, former president of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, and Syed Abdal Ahmed, former general secretary of the National Press Club, conducted the election.
Earlier, ERF's biennial general meeting was held with outgoing president Sultan Mahmud in the chair.
Sajjadur Rahman, the outgoing general secretary, and Sheikh Abdullah, finance secretary, placed their reports before the general members.
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