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BFUJ leaders thank PM for giving 10 cr Journalists’ Welfare Trust
DHAKA, April 29, 2021 (BSS)- Leaders of all the unions of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) across the country have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina for giving Taka 10 crore to the Bangladesh Journalist Welfare Trust during the corona epidemic.
The leaders of BFUJ and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) expressed their gratitude in a written notification on Thursday.
Earlier, the written notification also mentioned the assistance of Taka 10,000 each as corona-period support to 3,350 journalists across the country.
At the same time, the Journalist-leaders also thanked Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud as he cooperated sincerely to get this help.
They said that as before, the journalist-friendly humanitarian Prime Minister, considering their appeal, set a unique precedent by providing taka 10 crore in this tragic pandemic situation.
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) President Molla Jalal and Secretary General Abdul Majid, Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) President Quddus Afrad and General Secretary Sajjad Alam Khan Tapu, Chattogram Union of Journalists President Mohammad Ali and General Secretary Shamsul Islam, Khulna Union of Journalists President Munshi Mahbub Alam Sohag and General Secretary Sayeduzzaman Samrat, Jashore Union of Journalists President Faraji Ahmed Sayeed Bulbul and General Secretary H R Tuhin, Bogura Union of Journalists President Amjad Hossain Mintu and General Secretary J M Rouf, Rajshahi Union of Journalists President Md Rafiqul Islam and General Secretary Tanjimul Haque, Mymensingh Union of Journalists President Ataul Karim Khokon and General Secretary Mir Golam Mostafa, Cox’s Bazar Union of Journalists President Abu Taher and General Secretary Jahed Sarwar Sohel, Narayanganj Union of Journalists President Abdus Salam and General Secretary Amir Hossain, Kushtia Union of Journalists President Rashedul Islam Biplob and General Secretary Jamil Hasan, in a joint statement, expressed their gratitude to the Prime Minister.
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