A new journalist organization called Disaster Management Reporters Forum (DMRF) was launched at a function in Dhaka on Friday.
A 17-member executive committee of the organization was announced with Moniruzzaman Ujjal (Jago News) as president and Abdul Latif Rana (Sokaler Somoy) as general secretary.
The other office bearers are: Vice-President Lion Muhammad Jahangir Alam (UNB), Joint Secretary Abu Zafar (Janata), Organising Secretary Ismail Hussain Emu (Aajkal Khabar), Finance Secretary Jilani Milton (Noya Didanta), Office Secretary Rudra Russell (Crab Newsbd) , Training Secretary Kamal Hossain Talukder (bdnews24.com) and Welfare Secretary Shahin Alam (Sangbad Protidin).
The EC members are Shahidul Islam (Somoyer Kagoj), Halim Mohammad (Sangbad Sarabela), Jamiul Ahsan Shipu (Ittefaq), Shahriar Arif (Channel 24), Saiful Islam Montu (Ajker Khobor), Ali Azam (Bangladesh Pratidin) and Bakul Ahmed (Jugantar).
The DMRF will arrange training of journalists on disaster reporting, said its press release.