Farida Yasmin (journalist)

Farida Yasmin
Education Dhaka University
Occupation Journalist[1] and editor[2]
Employer The Daily Ittefaq
Known for her tenure senior sub-editor of The Daily Ittefaq and joint secretary of Bangladesh National Press Club[3][4]
Home town Narsingdi
Spouse(s) Naem Nizam[5]
Children 2 children

Farida Yasmin is a Bangladeshi journalist,[6] the senior sub-editor of The Daily Ittefaq and former joint secretary of Bangladesh National Press Club.[5][7] In 2017 she was elected the first female general secretary of Bangladesh Press Club.[8][9]

Career

She was elected Joint secretary of the National Press Club of Bangladesh in 2011,[10] and 2012.[11][12] In 2013 she announced convicted war criminals Abdul Quader Molla and Muhammad Kamaruzzamann were expelled from the press club, saying "The unanimous decision came at the JPC managing committee meeting,".[13] She is the joint secretary of South Asian Women's Media Forum and was a founding member of the forum.[14][15] She spoke for keeping the age of marriage in Bangladesh at 18 for women.[16] In 2016 she was made the vice-president of Dhaka University Mass Communication and Journalism Alumni Association.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "30 female garment workers honoured". independent-bangladesh.com. Independent Bangladesh. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Social Afforestation Improves Environ, Eradicates Poverty". highbeam.com. The New Nation. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "News Details". bssnews.net. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fruit festival at Press Club". websbd.net. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Journalist Farida Yasmin's father passes away". daily-sun.com. The Daily Sun. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Singh, A. K. Media Power and Press Freedom. Pinnacle Technology. ISBN 9781618202659. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Media can play big role". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "National Press Club gets Farida Yasmin as first female general secretary; Shafiqur elected president". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Shafique-Farida panel sweeps Jatiya Press Club polls". The Daily Star. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sabuj elected press club president, Abdal GS". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Press Club poll: Sabuj, Abdal reelected president, secy". risingbd.com. Risingbd. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "JPC team leaves for Agartala today". highbeam.com. The New Nation. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Quader Mollah, Kamaruzzaman lose Press Club memberships". sharemarket24.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "New committee of SAWM formed". highbeam.com. The New Nation. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "South Asian women's forum formed". highbeam.com. The New Nation. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Majority for retaining girls' marriage age at 18". hawker.com.bd. Hawker. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "DUMCJAA forms new committee". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.


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