Atomic Reporters Bangladesh elects new president for 2026–2028
Atomic Reporters Bangladesh, an association of journalists covering science, technology and nuclear affairs, has elected Shamima Sultana (Labu), senior reporter at Channel 24, as its president for the 2026–2028 term.
AKM Shariful Islam, editor of Vital Bangla, a science, technology, nuclear and energy news portal, was elected secretary.
The election to the new executive committee was held on Tuesday night at a restaurant in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar.
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Mursalin Haque Junayed, general secretary of Technology Media Guild Bangladesh, served as the chief election commissioner and announced the results.
Abdullah Al Mamun, public relations officer at the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Fazle Rabbi Saurav, staff reporter at DBC News, acted as election commissioners.
The newly elected committee includes Abul Kalam Azad of BBC Bangla as vice-president, Jahed Selim of Machranga Television as joint secretary, Shah Ali Joy of News24 TV as organising secretary, Mahmudul Hasan of Star News as treasurer, Ashraful Islam Raana of Vision 24 News as office secretary, and Faruk Bhuiyan Robin of Somoy TV as communication, training and research secretary.
The executive members are Ariful Sazzad of 71 Television, Debashish Roy of Somoy TV, and Md Muzaherul Haque Rumen of 71 Television.
Speaking after the election, Shamima Sultana thanked members for placing their confidence in her leadership and said science and technology are indispensable to building a developed nation.
She said nuclear technology has made significant contributions to healthcare, agriculture and electricity generation.
Shamima Sultana added that Atomic Reporters Bangladesh would strengthen collaboration with national and international experts in science, technology and the nuclear sector, while working to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy in Bangladesh.
