TV24 Desk: Masud Rumee, Deputy Editor and Head of the Business and Economy Department at Kaler Kantho, has been elected president of the Technology Media Guild Bangladesh (TMGB) for the 2026–2028 term, while Kumar Bishwajit Roy, Senior Reporter at Bangladesh Television (BTV), has been elected General Secretary, Golam Dustogir Touhid, Managing Editor of Techvision24.com, has been elected vice-president.
The names of the newly elected office-bearers were formally announced on Monday by Chief Election Commissioner Hasan Hafiz, president of the National Press Club, at the organization’s biennial election held at the Maulana Akram Ali Khan Hall of the National Press Club in Dhaka.
Election Commissioner Tanvir Ibrahim, president of the Bangladesh Association of Call Center and Outsourcing (BACCO), TMGB Trustee Board member SM Afsarul Islam, members of the organization and invited guests were also present.
Badruddoza Mahmud Tuhin, News Editor of DigiBangla, has been elected joint secretary, while Mahadi Hasan Shimul, Assistant News Editor of RTV, has become treasurer.
Rashed Imam, reporter and broadcast journalist at Techshohor.com, has been elected organizing secretary, while Farhana Huq Nila, senior correspondent at Sarabangla.net, has been elected publicity and training secretary.
Mohammad Kawsar Uddin, senior reporter at Daily Sangbad and outgoing president of TMGB, and Enamul Haque Majumder (Majumder Babu), head of multimedia at The Business Standard (TBS), have been elected executive members.
A formal handover ceremony was held following the announcement of the election results, where members of the outgoing executive committee were thanked for their contributions.
In his remarks after assuming office, newly elected president Masud Rumee said TMGB would work more collectively as a professional journalists’ organization to advance the professional development and protection of its members and contribute to the overall growth of the ICT and telecommunications sectors.
Outgoing president and newly elected executive member Mohammad Kawsar Uddin expressed optimism that the new leadership would take TMGB further forward, building on the achievements of the previous committee.
New members were also welcomed with flowers at the ceremony. Members of the newly elected executive committee presented crests to the chief election commissioner and other members of the Election Commission in recognition of their roles in conducting the election.
TMGB is one of the leading professional platforms representing journalists working in Bangladesh’s technology sector. The organization works to improve the quality of technology journalism and enhance the professional skills of journalists. Through research, policy-focused roundtable discussions, professional training and technology-related workshops, it continues to serve as a bridge between the media and the ICT sector.
