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(Left) Muhammad Yeasin and (Right) Arafat Munna
Daily Observer Senior Reporter Muhammad Yeasin and Daily Bangladesh Pratidin Senior Reporter Arafat Munna are elected president and general secretary of Law Reporters Forum respectively for the 2026-2027 session.
Besides, Somakal’s Abu Saleh Rony I elected vice president of the organisation, which is a platform for journalists covering law, justice, and human rights related news.
Besides, Tanvir Ahmed of Banglanews as joint secretary, Manjur Hossain of Channel 24 as treasurer, Ahmed Al Amin of Times of Bangladesh as organizing secretary, Mahmudul Alam of Khaborer Kagoj as office secretary, Zahidul Bashar of Independent Television as publicity and publication secretary, and Jannatul Ferdousi Manu of Channel One and Asadur Rahman of Amader Shomy as executive members.
Chief Election Commissioner RTV Head of News Elias Hossain announced the results after the voting at the South Hall of the Supreme Court Bar Association on Friday afternoon.
Two other members of the commission, ATN News Head of News Mashhudul Haque and senior member Sajedul Haque, were present at the time. BanglaNews Special Correspondent Elias Sarkar was assisting the commission’s secretary.
Earlier, the forum's annual general meeting was held. Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan was present as the chief guest at the event, while Attorney General Ruhul Quddus Kajal was the special guest. BNP Legal Affairs Secretary Barrister Badruddoza Badal, Bangladesh Bar Council members Nasir Uddin Ahmed Asim, Mohammad Shishir Monir and Supreme Court Bar Association Secretary Mohammad Ali also spoke at the event.
The annual general meeting was presided over by outgoing President Hasan Javed while the program was moderated by outgoing Secretary Moniruzzaman Mission.
Additional Attorney General Barrister Anik R. Haque, founding convener of the forum Manoj Kanti Roy, founding member secretary Kazi Abdul Hannan, former president of the forum Swapan Das Gupta, Saleh Uddin, M. Badi-uz-Zaman, Ashutosh Sarkar, Sayeed Ahmed Khan, Wakil Ahmed Hiron, Shamima Akhter and Ashraf ul Alam were also present at the time.
