Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists

Bangladesh

Members

3786

Key people

Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, PresidentAffiliationsBangladesh Awami LeagueWebsitehttp://bfujonline.com/

The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফেডারেল সাংবাদিক ইউনিয়ন, romanized: Bānlādēśa phēḍārēla sāmbādika i'uniẏana) is a national trade union federation of professional journalists in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[1]^[2] It is aligned with the left wing political party, Bangladesh Awami League.^[3]

History

The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists was founded in 1950 as the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 the name was changed to Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists.^[4] The Union has called for repeal of section 57 of the information and communication technology act of Bangladesh, which it said was being used to censor journalists.^[5] The union has 3786 members throughout Bangladesh. Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul was elected president of the union in 2017.^[6]

References

^ "Journalists issue ultimatum for the 9th wage board". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) jointly brought out a rally yesterday towards the Office of the Prime Minister demanding immediate declaration of 9th Wage Board and later submitted memorandum to the Prime Minister". The New Nation. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul elected BFUJ president for third time". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ)". bangladeshimedia.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "BFUJ, DUJ leaders for scrapping of section 57". The Daily Star. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul elected BFUJ president for third time". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.