Farida Yasmin (journalist) explained

Farida Yasmin
Native Name:ফরিদা ইয়াসমিন
Birth Name:Farida Yasmin Bulbul
Birth Date:1 June 1963
Birth Place:Raipura Upazila, Narsingdi
Education:Master's, University of Dhaka
Occupation:Journalist[1] and editor[2]
Years Active:1989-present
Employer:The Daily Ittefaq
Organization:Bangladesh National Press Club
Known For:her tenure senior sub-editor of The Daily Ittefaq and joint secretary of Bangladesh National Press Club[3] [4]
Children:2
Awards:Women lead the nation award, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad award
Signature:Farida Yasmin signature.jpg

Farida Yasmin is a Bangladeshi journalist, and Former Member of Parliament for reserved seats for women and also Former president of the Jatiya Press Club.[5] She is the first female president of the National Press Club (NPC). Twice elected president of the Jatiya press club, she has been holding her tenure since 2024. She is a former senior journalist of The Daily Ittefaq and former general secretary of Bangladesh National Press Club.[6] [7] In 2017, she was elected the first female general secretary of Bangladesh Press Club.[8] She has also been a former joint secretary of Jatiya Press Club.

Early life and education

Her father is Shakhawar Hossain Bhuiyan and her mother is Jahanara Hossain. She was the student of Shibpur Girls High School, Narsingdi. She passed SSC exam from Shibpur Girls High School and HSC exam from Eden Mohila College. Yasmin completed a master's from University of Dhaka.[9]

Career

Yasmin was elected joint secretary of the NPC in 2011,[10] and 2012.[11] [12] She is the joint secretary of South Asian Women's Media Forum and was a founding member of the forum.[13] [14] She spoke for keeping the age of marriage in Bangladesh at 18 for women.[15]

In 2016, Yasmin was made the vice-president of Dhaka University Mass Communication and Journalism Alumni Association.[16] She was elected general secretary of Jatiya Press Club on 1 January 2017, she was first female general secretary of the Jatiya Press Club.[17] She was re-elected to the post of general secretary of the Jatiya Press Club on 18 December 2018.[18] She is the editor and publisher of womeneye24.com.[19]

On 31 December 2020, Yasmin was elected president of Jatiya Press Club, the first woman to be elected president.[20] She received 581 votes while her rival, Kamal Uddin Sabuj, received 395 votes. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit opened an investigation into her accounts, and the accounts of other elected leaders of the Press Club, Dhaka Union of Journalists, and Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists in September 2021.[21] She criticized the government for investigating elected leaders of the journalist community and questioned why an investigation without any complaints against the journalists.[22] [23] This was around the time the government was looking into the account of reporter Rozina Islam of Prothom Alo who had been arrested in May.[24] Yasmin had met Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal criticizing the harassment of Rozina, sought her bail, and said, "We want justice, no one has the right to harass anyone like this".[25]

Yasmin was re-elected on 31 December 2022 with 567 votes while Kamal Uddin Sabuj received 401 votes.[26]

Yasmin was appointed to the women's reserved seat for Narsingdi by the Awami League in February 2024.[27] [28]

Published books

Personal life

Yasmin is married to journalist Naem Nizam since 1990.[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 female garment workers honoured . independent-bangladesh.com . Independent Bangladesh . 18 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119055920/http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200803163222/business/30-female-garment-workers-honoured.html . 19 November 2016 . dead.
  2. News: Social Afforestation Improves Environ, Eradicates Poverty . dead . The New Nation . 17 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180728002913/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3021116621.html . 28 July 2018 . 18 November 2016.
  3. News: Saiful Islam Talukder's contribution recalled . dead . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . 24 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118224217/http://bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=480594$date=2015-03-24&dateCurrent=2015-03-27 . 18 November 2016 . 18 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Fruit festival at Press Club . websbd.net . 18 November 2016.
  5. News: Farida, Elias elected as JPC president, secretary . 2020-12-31 . New Age . 31 December 2020 . en.
  6. News: Journalist Farida Yasmin's father passes away . Daily Sun . 22 October 2015 . 18 November 2016 . 19 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119055112/http://www.daily-sun.com/post/85471/Journalist-Farida-Yasmin%E2%80%99s-father-passes-away . dead.
  7. News: Media can play big role . The Daily Star . 10 June 2015 . 18 November 2016.
  8. News: Shafique-Farida panel sweeps Jatiya Press Club polls . The Daily Star . 31 December 2016 . 5 January 2017.
  9. News: Tête-à-tête with Farida Yasmin . Dhaka Courier . 19 October 2018 . 30 December 2018.
  10. News: Sabuj elected press club president, Abdal GS . bdnews24.com . 31 December 2010 . 18 November 2016.
  11. News: Press Club poll: Sabuj, Abdal reelected president, secy . risingbd.com . 30 December 2012 . 18 November 2016.
  12. News: JPC team leaves for Agartala today . The New Nation . dead . 28 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230231/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2645470861.html . 18 April 2018 . 18 November 2016.
  13. News: New committee of SAWM formed . dead . The New Nation . 10 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180419053303/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2009291831.html . 19 April 2018 . 18 November 2016.
  14. News: South Asian women's forum formed . dead . The New Nation . 6 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230659/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1668476301.html . 18 April 2018 . 18 November 2016.
  15. Web site: Majority for retaining girls' marriage age at 18 . hawker.com.bd . Hawker . 18 November 2016 . 19 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119055548/http://www.hawker.com.bd/news_details.php?news_id=387140&news_category_id=21&val_lan= . dead.
  16. News: DUMCJAA forms new committee . The Daily Star . 31 July 2016 . 18 November 2016.
  17. News: National Press Club gets Farida Yasmin as first female general secretary; Shafiqur elected president . bdnews24.com . 1 January 2017 . 30 December 2018.
  18. News: Saiful-Farida panel sweeps National Press Club polls . Dhaka Tribune . 30 December 2018.
  19. Web site: WomenEye24.com – Communication for equality . en-US . 26 July 2019.
  20. News: Farida elected first Jatiya Press Club female president . 31 December 2020 . UNB . 31 December 2020 . en.
  21. News: 13 September 2021 . BFIU opens probe into bank accounts of 11 senior journalists . 19 August 2024 . Dhaka Tribune.
  22. News: 2021-09-19 . Defamatory, ill-motivated . 2024-08-19 . The Daily Star . en.
  23. News: 2021-09-19 . Probe into journalists' bank details a 'scare tactic' . 2024-08-19 . The Business Standard . en.
  24. News: 29 September 2021 . CPJ: Stop probing bank accounts of journo Rozina, 11 others . 19 August 2024 . Dhaka Tribune.
  25. News: Haque . Nabban T . 18 May 2021 . Press Club president meets home minister over Rozina Islam . 19 August 2024 . Dhaka Tribune.
  26. News: 2022-12-31 . Farida elected Jatiya Press Club president, Shyamal gen secy . 2024-08-19 . The Daily Star . en.
  27. News: 2024-02-14 . AL announces 48 candidates for reserved women's seats . 2024-03-01 . Prothom Alo . en.
  28. News: 2024-02-14 . JS reserved seats for women: AL finalises its 48 nominees . 2024-03-01 . The Daily Star . en.
  29. Book: সাপ্তাহিক, অন্যধারার কাগজ . bn:নারী সাংবাদিকতায় অন্যন্য অবদান . January 2018 . Dhaka . 21 . bn.

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