New body of Sonargaon Reporters Club formed

SONARGAON, NARAYANGANJ, Nov 7: Abdus Sattar Pradhan, Sonargaon correspondent for Daily Bhorer Kagoj, and Emran Hossain, Sonargaon correspondent for Daily Khaborer Kagoj, have been elected president and general secretary, respectively, of the Sonargaon Reporters Club for its 2027-28 executive term.

Voting was held on Friday afternoon at the club’s office in the Mogorapara Chowrasta area of Sonargaon Upazila. All 16 eligible voters cast ballots. The election commission formally announced the results after voting concluded.

MM Salauddin Molla, an adviser to the club and president of the Sonargaon Press Club, served as chief election commissioner. AKM Kamruzzaman Milon and Latifur Rahman Dipu served as assistant election commissioners.

The other candidates elected unopposed are AKM Kamruzzaman Milon as vice president; Latifur Rahman Dipu as joint general secretary; Billal Hossain as organising secretary; Arafat Hossain Sifat as assistant organising secretary; SM Monir Hossain as office secretary; Shahin Saki as publicity secretary; Abdul Motaleb Pradhan as finance secretary; Kamal Uddin Bhuiyan as journalists’ welfare secretary; and Amzad Hossain as sports and cultural secretary. Akash Mia and Taurab Hossain were elected executive committee members.