Trinamool journalists work to cover the country and the nation in the media by overcoming various obstacles. The risk to life comes when it comes to news coverage. Journalists are being killed on various issues including politics. Even when sick journalists die, no one in the family of a journalist keeps them informed.
That is why a demand has been made to form a welfare fund including life risk insurance for journalists as part of the central program organized by the Rangpur district branch of Bangladesh Trinamool Sangbadik Kolyan Society (BTSKS) after Maghrib on Saturday, a prayer mahfil and remembrance meeting was held to seek forgiveness of the departed soul of late journalist Burhan Uddin Mozakkir of Noakhali,
The speakers said the above. Alo Foundation Chairman Alhaj Md. Rafiqul Islam Golap, Rampura Junior High School Headmaster Fazlar Rahman Dulal, Editor of the weekly Dharla were the distinguished speakers at the commemoration meeting presided over by Rangpur District Branch President Moshaddek Hossain Ranga And Publisher Khandaker Md. Ali Samrat, Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Trinamool Sangbadik Kolyan Society Central Committee Md. Shah Alam.
BTSKS General Secretary S.Rabiul Islam Rabu, social worker and proprietor of Gulsan Plaza, senior journalist Obaidul Majid, Mahiganj Press Club President Bablu Nag, Media Journalist Welfare Trust Rangpur, among others, spoke under the direction of S M Liton and Religion Secretary Syed Md. Hasan Ali, Ashraf Khan Kiran, President of the Divisional Committee, Shimul Islam, General Secretary of Rangpur Reporters Unity, Mostafizur Rahman Bablu, Joint General Secretary of Rangpur City Press Club, Abdur Rahman Russell, Head of Rangpur Bureau of Jayatra Television, Mahiganj Press Club Joint Editor Yasin Ali, Executive Member of Tajhat Metropolitan Press Club Abdullah Al Amin, General Secretary of Consumer Rights Movement Rangpur Metropolitan Committee Selim Mahmud, Restaurant Workers Leader Shamser Ali, Trinamool Sangbadik Kolyan Society Rangpur District Branch Social Welfare Secretary Korban Ali Liton, Consumer Rights Movement Rangpur Metropolitan Committee Organizing Secretary Rakibul Hasan Parag, BTSKS Mithapukur Upazila Proposed Committee General Secretary Lecturer Mizanur Rahman Jibon, Co-Women Secretary Rozina Begum and others.
Later, the late journalist Burhan Uddin conducted the munajat seeking forgiveness of the departed soul of Mozakkir and happiness, peace and prosperity of the country and the nation. Imam Mao: Siddiqur Rahman, journalists of various print and electronic media, people of different professions including social and cultural were present at the presentation of Kaderia Jame Mosque.
It may be mentioned that a group arrested journalist Borhan Uddin Mozakkir for filming a clash between two groups of a political party on February 19 in Kompaniganj Chaprasirhat area of Noakhali. Cameras and mobile phones were snatched and shot at random. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries at around 10 pm on Saturday 20 February.