District Correspondent, Sylhet: On behalf of BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, financial assistance for house construction and a wheelchair for his disabled daughter were provided to Md. Sohel Ahmed, a member of the Sylhet Online Press Club, the staff photographer of Sylhet’s first registered online news portal Ajker Sylhet.com, and a video journalist of NTV Europe. The assistance and gifts were handed over by Barrister M.A. Salam, Adviser to the Acting Chairman of BNP and BNP’s International Affairs Secretary.
The support was handed over on Wednesday afternoon at Sylhet Press Club.
Speaking on the occasion, Barrister M.A. Salam said, “Tarique Rahman always stands by the oppressed and helpless people. Wherever he hears of any struggling individual in the country, his assistance reaches there. Particularly since the student-people’s movement on August 5, he has been providing all possible support to those who were killed or injured. Tarique Rahman’s continuous support for journalists and the media is also noteworthy. As part of this, today’s gift for journalist Sohel from Sylhet has been arranged.”
He further stated, “BNP has always been supportive of journalists and the media.”
Present at the event were Senior Vice President of Sylhet Press Club Khaled Ahmed, General Secretary Sirajul Islam, General Secretary of Sylhet Online Press Club M. Saifur Rahman Talukdar, Former President of Sylhet Press Club Iqbal Siddiqui, Former Senior Vice President Enamul Haque Zubair, Former Vice President Humayun Rashid Chowdhury, Former Senior Vice President Amjad Hossain, Senior Journalist Abdul Malik Zaka, Editor of Daily Jayanta Barta Faruk Ahmed, South Surma Upazila BNP Vice President Alhaj Habibur Rahman, UK expatriate BNP leader Masud Ahmed Mumeet, Club members Chowdhury Delwar Hossain Jilon, Nazmul Kabir Pavel, Dulal Hossain, Daily Inqilab Bureau Chief Faisal Amin, Daily New Nation Bureau Chief Shafiq Ahmed Shafi, Sylhet Representative of Desh TV Khaled Ahmed, First Joint General Secretary of Sylhet District Jubo Dal Maksudul Karim Nuhel, Joint Convener of South Surma Upazila Jubo Dal Anhar Ahmed Marnus, and Chhatra Dal leader Abid Nur, among others.
