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Шаблон:Infobox organization The Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust (Шаблон:Lang-bn) is a Bangladesh government owned trust that is responsible for the welfare of journalists in Bangladesh. The trustee board of the trust is chaired by the Minister of Information.[1][2]

History

The bill to form the trust was approved by the Cabinet of Bangladesh on 4 November 2013.[3] The Parliament of Bangladesh passed on 1 July 2014.[4] The Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust was established in 2014 with an initial fund of 50 million taka from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Private media houses donated further funds.[5]

On 4 September 2016, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Media Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, handed over checks to 27 journalists from the trust at Chittagong Press Club.[6]

On 12 October 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina allocated 200 million taka for the fund.[7]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina distributed to sick journalists and families of deceased journalists in a ceremony on 7 November 2019.[8]

On 27 April 2021, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina allocated 100 million taka to the trust to provide support to journalists during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[9][10]

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