Staff Correspondent

State Minister for Disaster, Management and Relief Dr. Md. Enamur Rahman MP said, I respect and like journalists very much. I will fully cooperate in solving the housing problem of journalists. If necessary, I will talk about this with the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Forest Department has five acres of Khas land in Savar. In this regard, after talking to Savar AC ( Land) , I will quickly arrange the housing land for the journalists. The leaders of Dhaka Journalist Family Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited have been asked to file a petition with the State Minister.

He said this while addressing the Special General Meeting of Dhaka Journalist Family Multipurpose Cooperate Society Limited at the National Press Club auditorium in the city on Friday.

President of the Society Mohammad Al-Mamun chaired and Secretary Md. Mofizur Rahman Khan conducted the meeting.

President of BFUJ - Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists Omar Farooq, former president Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, former president of Jatiya Press Club and Editor of Dainik Jugantar Saiful Alam, president of Dhaka Journalist Union (DUJ) Sohel Haider Chowdhury were present as special guests.

Former President Kazi Rafiq, Quddus Afrad, Abu Zafar Surya, General Secretary of Dhaka Union of Journalist (DUJ) Aktar Hossain, Former Senior Vice President of Jatiya Press Club Azizul Islam Bhuiyan, Former General Secretary of DUJ, Sajjad Alam Khan Tapu, Bangladesh Journalist Welfare Trust MD Subhash Chandra Badal, Convener of Bangladesh Editors' Forum. Rafiqul Islam Ratan, National Press Club Joint-General Secretary Ashraf Ali, BFUJ Treasurer Khairuzzaman Kamal along with the leaders of the believed in the spirit of the Liberation War were present on the occassion.

Later, the 2nd session of Special General Meeting of Dhaka Journalist Cooerative Society Limited started. General members participated in the discussion on two agendas.

To solve the housing problem of the members of the Society , purchase of land with the money saved by the members and the 2nd agenda was to retain the membership of the nominated spouses or children of the deceased members. But they cannot exercise any voting rights of the Society.

The members of Dhaka Journalist Family Multipurpose Cooerative Society Limited were asked to raise their hands for and against their opinions on the matter. If the majority of the members of the Society agree in favor of the two agendas mentioned and it was adopted unanimously.