New alumni committee of Stamford journalism department formed

A new committee of the Stamford University Journalism and Media Studies Department Alumni Association has been formed.

Ali Aftab Bhuyan, former student of the 29th batch of the department and currently the head of the entertainment department of ATN News, has been selected as the president.

Dhaka Tribune Senior Reporter of the Business Beat Abu Meraj Mavis, a former student of the 30th batch of the department, has been selected as Senior Vice President of the newly formed committee, who was Joint General Secretary of the very first committee of this alumni association.

Yasin Arafat, assistant director of Western Cargo Service and a former student of 37th batch of the department, has been selected as the General Secretary.

On the other hand, Sanjana Chowdhury Oishee (Broadcast Journalist, BBC) and Mahfuzul Islam (Senior Reporter, RTV) selected as the Vice Presidents.

Syed Anik (Manager, Program, MRDI), Nurul Hasan Partha (Assistant Producer, Jamuna TV), Zilful Murad Shanu (Senior Manager, Public Relations and Content, Friendship) and Md Jubair (Senior Newsroom Editor, Banglanews24.com) as the joint general secretary.

Eshtiak Emon (Reporter, Crime and Investigation, Ekattor TV) has been selected as the Organizing Secretary of the new committee.

Dhaka Tribune Sub-Editor Mehedi Hasan Rony has been selected as hospitality secretary.

Among others, Tasnim Islam Nisso, project manager, client relations, RedOrange Communications was selected office secretary; Ahmed Deepto, staff reporter, The Daily Star as social services secretary; Tariqul Islam Nahin, coordinator, press and media, US Embassy as international affairs secretary; Mrittika Shashwati Aurony, dubbing director and scriptwriter as culture affairs secretary, and Mohammad Omar Farok, staff reporter, Independent TV, was selected as education affairs secretary. 

However, a press release stated that, the first committee of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies Alumni Association of Stamford University was formed in 2019 and was active till 2022.

Then the members of the organization met in a general meeting on the afternoon of November 10, 2024, and unanimously formed a 51-member executive committee.