Chittagong Press Club

Chittagong Press Club (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম প্রেস ক্লাব) is a Chittagong, the second largest city in Bangladesh, based club and association of journalists.[1] Ali Abbas and Chowdhury Farid are respectively the President and General Secretary of club.[2]

Chittagong Press Club
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali

History

Chittagong Press Club was established in 1964 by the President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Ayub Khan.[3] In January 2000, the press club and Chittagong Betar Bhaban (radio station) were bombed. The bombing was condemned by Abu Sayeed, State Minister for Information, who blamed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led opposition.[4][5]

On 27 July 2008, the Pakistan embassy in Bangladesh donated equipment to the Chittagong Press Club (CPC) Institute of Technology.[6]

On 27 March 2016, the crude bombs were thrown at the Chittagong Press Club.[7]

In March 2020, Chittagong Press Club started offering COVID-19 tests for its members.[8]

Terracotta work of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Chittagong Press Club (01)

References
  1. "Ali Abbas president, Chowdhury Farid GS of Ctg press club". New Age. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. "Abbas president, Farid general secretary of Ctg Press Club". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. "History, warts and all . . ". observerbd.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. "Attack on Ctg Betar, Press Club condemned". The Daily Star. 3 January 2000. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. "Journalists in Ctg blast bomb attack on press". The Daily Star. 6 January 2000. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. "Pakistan wants broad-based ties with Bangladesh HC inaugurates Ctg Press Club Institute of Technology". The Daily Star. 27 July 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. "Crude bombs hurled targeting Ctg press club". Dhaka Tribune. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. "Ctg Press Club collecting corona test samples". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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