Chittagong Press Club

Chittagong Press Club
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali

Chittagong Press Club (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম প্রেস ক্লাব) is a Chittagong, the second largest city in Bangladesh, based club and association of journalists.[1] Ali Abbas and Chowdhury Farid are respectively the President and General Secretary of club.[2]

History

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Chittagong Press Club was established in 1964 by the President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Ayub Khan.[3] In January 2000, the press club and Chittagong Betar Bhaban (radio station) were bombed. The bombing was condemned by Abu Sayeed, State Minister for Information, who blamed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led opposition.[4][5]

Terracotta work of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Chittagong Press Club

On 27 July 2008, the Pakistan embassy in Bangladesh donated equipment to the Chittagong Press Club (CPC) Institute of Technology.[6]

On 27 March 2016, the crude bombs were thrown at the Chittagong Press Club.[7] The club was vandalized by youths from Hindu rights organization Oikkayabadda Sonatan Somaj in December.[8] They organization was protesting attacks on Hindus in Brahmanbaria.[8] Kazi Mostain Billah, deputy commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police, said they were able to detain four young people from the club.[8]

In March 2020, Chittagong Press Club started offering COVID-19 tests for its members.[9] On 14 August 2024, the Press Club was attacked and vandalized in which 20 journalists were injured.[10][11] The attack was led by Aminul Islam, an affiliate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Mir Mohammad Nashir Uddin, Sarwar Alam, health secretary of Chittagong City unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and Alamgir Noor, Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal activist.[11] Chattogram Union of Journalists protested the attack and the attack on the home of Hossain Toufiq Iftekhar, editor of the Daily Chattogram.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Ali Abbas president, Chowdhury Farid GS of Ctg press club". New Age. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Abbas president, Farid general secretary of Ctg Press Club". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "History, warts and all . . ". observerbd.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Attack on Ctg Betar, Press Club condemned". The Daily Star. 3 January 2000. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Journalists in Ctg blast bomb attack on press". The Daily Star. 6 January 2000. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Pakistan wants broad-based ties with Bangladesh HC inaugurates Ctg Press Club Institute of Technology". The Daily Star. 27 July 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Crude bombs hurled targeting Ctg press club". Dhaka Tribune. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Ctg press club attacked, four detained". New Age. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Ctg Press Club collecting corona test samples". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh: Twenty journalists injured in Chittagong Press Club attack / IFJ". www.ifj.org. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  11. ^ a b "20 journalists hurt as miscreants attack Ctg press club". The Daily Star. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  12. ^ "CUJ protests attack on Ctg journos". The Business Standard. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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