Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, chief editor of the daily Manab Zamin, has been elected president of the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) for the 2026–2027 term.
The election was held on Saturday, and the committee members were elected unopposed, the NOAB election board chairman M. Masrur Riaz announced the new committee.
Other office bearers of the committee include: ASM Shahidullah Khan, chairman of the editorial board of New Age, as vice president; Altamash Kabir, publisher of Dainik Sangbad, as treasurer; AK Azad, publisher of Dainik Samakal, as member; Matiur Rahman, editor and publisher of Prothom Alo; Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star; Tasmima Hossain, editor of Ittefaq; AMM Bahauddin, editor of Inqilab; Dewan Hanif Mahmud, editor of Bonik Barta; Md Mozammel Haque, editor of Kartoa; MA Malek, editor of Azadi; Dr. M. Ramiz Uddin Chowdhury, editor of Purbokone; and Syed Nasim Manzur , publisher of The Financial Express.