The High Court on Tuesday ordered a two-month stay on the election of Bangladesh Federal union of Journalist (BFUJ) which was scheduled to be held on October 23. The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order following a writ petition by a journalist whose name was dropped from the voter list of the election. Petitioner Mohammad Hasan Ferdous, former general secretary of Chattogram Journalist Union, sought the stay until his name is included as a voter. The HC also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why Hasan should not be included in the voter list. Barister Satirtho Pal and Advocate Nurul Karim stood for the petitioner while assistant attorney general Ashique Rubayet represented the state. On September 25, BFUJ published the names of candidates in different posts for the election. BFUJ election commission has published a final list of 33 valid candidates out of 34 nominations filed for the vote. According to BFUJ about 4,000 members have been declared eligible to vote in the election. Senior Journalist Shahjahan Sardar will conduct the polls as the Chief Election Commissioner.

Journalists on Wednesday formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club demanding unconditional release of journalist Rozina Islam and punishment of those involved in harassing her at the Secretariat. Dhaka Reporters Unity, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalist, Barishal Divisional Journalist Association, Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum, Bangladesh Photo Journalists Association and other organizations  joined  the human chain around 11 am. Read:That's something concerning: UN on Rozina's arrest They also demanded withdrawal of false case filed against Rozina. Besides, Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) held a protest rally in front of its office demanding the same. Rozina, senior journalist of Prothom Alo, was handed over to police on Monday night after being held at the Secretariat for over five hours. Rozina was arrested for allegedly attempting to illegally “collect sensitive government documents and taking photos of them” from the Secretariat on Monday. An FIR was filed against Rozina under the Official Secrets Act and sections 379 and 411 of The Penal Code on a complaint filed by the Health Services Division at Shahbagh police station. Read: Journalist Rozina must get justice: Law Minister Later, a Dhaka court on Tuesday sent Rozina, to jail after rejecting the police's demand for her five-day remand. Rozina Islam was taken to Kashimpur Central Women's Jail on Tuesday afternoon after a Dhaka court rejected police’s remand plea. Besides, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formed a three-member probe committee to look into the confinement and later handover to police of journalist Rozina Islam at the Secretariat on Monday.