Formation | 2014 |
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Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Website |
www |
The Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সাংবাদিক কল্যাণ ট্রাস্ট) is a Bangladesh government owned trust that is responsible for the welfare of journalists in Bangladesh. The Minister of Information chairs the trustee board of the trust. [1] [2]
The Cabinet of Bangladesh approved the bill to form the trust on 4 November 2013. [3] The Parliament of Bangladesh passed on 1 July 2014. [4] The Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust was established in 2014 with an initial fund of 50 million taka from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Private media houses donated further funds. [5]
On 4 September 2016, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Media Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, handed over checks to 27 journalists from the trust at Chittagong Press Club. [6]
On 12 October 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina allocated 200 million taka for the fund. [7]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina distributed to sick journalists and families of deceased journalists in a ceremony on 7 November 2019. [8]
On 27 April 2021, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina allocated 100 million taka to the trust to provide support to journalists during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [9] [10]
Formation | 2014 |
---|---|
Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Website |
www |
The Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সাংবাদিক কল্যাণ ট্রাস্ট) is a Bangladesh government owned trust that is responsible for the welfare of journalists in Bangladesh. The Minister of Information chairs the trustee board of the trust. [1] [2]
The Cabinet of Bangladesh approved the bill to form the trust on 4 November 2013. [3] The Parliament of Bangladesh passed on 1 July 2014. [4] The Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust was established in 2014 with an initial fund of 50 million taka from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Private media houses donated further funds. [5]
On 4 September 2016, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Media Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, handed over checks to 27 journalists from the trust at Chittagong Press Club. [6]
On 12 October 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina allocated 200 million taka for the fund. [7]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina distributed to sick journalists and families of deceased journalists in a ceremony on 7 November 2019. [8]
On 27 April 2021, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina allocated 100 million taka to the trust to provide support to journalists during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [9] [10]