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NOAB elects Matiur Rahman Chowdhury as president
ASM Shahidullah Khan, chairman of the Editorial Board of New Age, was elected vice president
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 14 Mar 2026, 09:47 PM
Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, editor-in-chief of the Daily Manab Zamin, has been elected president of the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB).
At a meeting held on Saturday, all members of the
NOAB executive committee for the 2026–27 term were elected unopposed.
ASM Shahidullah Khan, chairman of the Editorial
Board of New Age, was elected vice president, while Altamash Kabir, publisher
of The Daily Sangbad, was chosen as treasurer.
Other elected members include AK Azad, publisher of
Daily Samakal; Matiur Rahman, editor and publisher of Prothom Alo; Mahfuz Anam,
editor and publisher of The Daily Star; Tasmima Hossain, editor of The Daily Ittefaq;
AMM Bahauddin, editor of The Daily Inqilab; Dewan Hanif Mahmud, editor of Bonik
Barta; Mozammel Haque, editor of Karatoa; MA Malek, editor of The Daily Azadi;
Dr Ramiz Uddin Chowdhury, editor of The Daily Purbokone; and Nasim Manzur,
publisher of The Financial Express.
The newly formed committee will serve for the
2026–2027 term.