Daily Fatehabad celebrates its 15th founding anniv in Faridpur
Faridpur Correspondent
The 15th founding anniversary of Faridpur’s widely circulated and popular local daily, Daily Fatehabad_, was celebrated on Monday with a series of colourful programmes.
Marking the occasion, a cake-cutting ceremony and discussion meeting were held at the Faridpur Zila Parishad conference room on Monday noon.
Prof ABM Sattar, Editor and Publisher of Daily Fatehabad_ and former chairman of Jashore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, presided over the event. Afzal Hossain Khan Palash, administrator of Faridpur Zila Parishad, attended as chief guest.
The programme was moderated by Mahbub Hossain Piyal, executive editor of Daily Fatehabad and general secretary of Faridpur Press Club.
Special guests included veteran educationist and general secretary of Faridpur Muslim Mission Professor MA Samad; Sanjida Sultana, chief executive officer of Faridpur Zila Parishad; Probir Kanti Bala, senior journalist and district correspondent of _Prothom Alo_; Benjir Ahmed Tabriz, former vice chairman of Faridpur Sadar Upazila; and Sakhawat Hossain Chowdhury Nijhum, administrative officer of Faridpur Zila Parishad. Staff reporters, upazila correspondents and journalists of Daily Fatehabad_ were also present.
Speakers at the discussion said _Daily Fatehabad_ has earned readers’ trust over the last 15 years through objective and impartial news coverage. “The media works as a mirror of society. By standing for truth and justice, _Daily Fatehabad_ has already established a strong position,” they said.
They expressed hope that the newspaper’s journey ahead would be more prosperous and successful.
