Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists

BFUJ
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists
বাংলাদেশ ফেডারেল সাংবাদিক ইউনিয়ন
Founded	1971
Headquarters	18 Artillery Road; Dhaka-1000
Location	Bangladesh;
Members	3786
Key people	Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, President
Affiliations	Bangladesh Awami League
Website	http://bfujonline.com/

The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফেডারেল সাংবাদিক ইউনিয়ন, romanized: Bānlādēśa phēḍārēla sāmbādika i'uniẏana) is a national trade union federation of professional journalists in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[1]^[2] It is aligned with the left wing political party, Bangladesh Awami League.^[3]

History

The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists was founded in 1950 as the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 the name was changed to Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists.^[4] The Union has called for repeal of section 57 of the information and communication technology act of Bangladesh, which it said was being used to censor journalists.^[5] The union has 3786 members throughout Bangladesh. Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul was elected president of the union in 2017.^[6]