Faruque, Salman new ERAB president, general secretary

Faruque Hosain, chief reporter of the Daily Inqilab and Solamain Salman, Senior staff Correspondent of New Age have been elected as the president and the general secretary of the Education Reporters Association, Bangladesh (ERAB) respectively.

ERAB Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the election of the executive committee for next two years was held on Friday night at a resort in Narsingdi amid festivity.

The other executive committee members are Shahed Matiur Rahman of the Daily Nayadiganta (vice-president), Asif Hasan Kajol of Daily Janakantha (Joint secretary), Naziur Rahman Sohel of Daily Bhorer Dak (Treasurer), Erfanul Haque of Daily Campus (Organizing secretary), and Abdullah Al Jubair of Kalbela (Office and Publication Secretary).

Shariful Alam Sumon, special correspondent of Daily Kaler Kantho and Humayun Kabir of Jugantor were elected as executive members.

Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum general secretary and ERAB senior member Masudul Haque conducted the election as chief election commissioner while ERAB former president Nejamul Haque and former president Sabbir Nawej were the election commissioners in the polls.

ERAB, a government-registered organisation of journalists, focuses on reporting within the education sector.