Journo organisations call rally on Oct 22 to realise demands

Seven organisations of journalists including Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) have called a rally on October 22 in protest against terminations of journalists, non payment of  dues, flaws in wage-board and attacks on journalists.

Memoranda will also be submitted to concerned ministers on different issues, said a DRU release on Saturday.

The organisations expressed solidarity with DUJ to wage a joint movement to realise their demands in a meeting at Jatiya Press Club (JPC) in the capital.

DUJ President Sohel Haider Chowdhury chaired the meeting moderated by Akhter Hossain.

DRU President Nazrul Islam Mithu, Broadcast Journalist Centre (BJC) Chairman Rezanul Haque Raja, Dhaka Sub-Editors Council President Mamun Farazi, its General Secretary Abul Hasan Hridoy, Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) President Tapan Biswas, Television Camera Journalist Association (TSA) President Sheikh Mahabub Alam, its General Secretary Shahidul Islam Jibon, Bangladesh Photojournalist Association acting President MA Nasim Shikder, acting General Secretary Jibon Amir, DUJ Senior Vice-President MA Kuddus, Vice-President Manik Lal Ghosh, Joint General Secretary Khairul Alam, Treasurer Ashraful Islam, Organising Secretary A Jihadur Rahman Jihad, Welfare Secretary Jubayer Rahman Chowdhury, DUJ Executive Committee Members Dulal Khan, Rehena Parvin and Safiqul Karim Sabu attended the meeting.

In the meeting, journalist leaders said the journalist community is in different crisis as most of the media didn’t implement wage-board, incidents of termination are  taking place often and journalists come under attacks.

They also mentioned that they came to know that number of accreditation card issuance to journalists might be decreased.

Concerned authorities have been apprised of the matters but no effective steps are visible, they said, adding that the community cannot keep mum under the circumstances.

There is no alternative to movement now, they said.

The journalist leaders urged all fellows to join the programme.