Faruque Hosain, chief reporter at The Daily Inqilab, and Solamain Salman, senior staff Correspondent at New Age, have been elected as the new president and general secretary of the Education Reporters Association, Bangladesh (ERAB) for the next 2 years.
The annual general meeting (AGM) of the Education Reporters Association, Bangladesh (ERAB) took place on Friday night at a resort in Narsingdi, where the election for the new executive committee was held.
The newly elected executive committee members include Shahed Matiur Rahman from The Daily Nayadiganta as vice-president, Asif Hasan Kajol from Daily Janakantho as joint secretary, Naziur Rahman Sohel from Daily Bhorer Dak as treasurer, Erfanul Haque from The Daily Campus as organizing secretary, and Abdullah Al Jubair from Kalbela as office and publication secretary.
Additionally, Shariful Alam Sumon, special correspondent for The Daily Kaler Kantho, and Humayun Kabir from Jugantor were elected as executive members.
Masudul Haque, general secretary of the Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum and a senior member of ERAB, served as the chief election commissioner, while former ERAB presidents Nejamul Haque and Sabbir Nawej acted as election commissioners.
ERAB is a government-registered organization representing journalists who report on the education sector.
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