Dhaka Union of Journalists

The Dhaka Union of Journalists (Bengali: ঢাকা সাংবাদিক ইউনিয়ন, romanized: Ḍhākā sāmbādika i'uniẏana) is a trade union of journalists based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[1][2] Sohel Haider Chowdhury is the union's president and Akter Hossain is its general secretary.^[3] The union monitors freedom of speech and violence against journalists in Bangladesh.^[4]

DUJ

Dhaka Union of Journalists
Founded	1947
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Key people	Sohel haiderChowdhury, President Akter Hossain, General Secretary

History

Protest rally of Dhaka Journalist Union demanding justice for Murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi-2024

The Dhaka Union of Journalists was founded in 1947.^[5] It called for wages to be increased for journalists in the ninth wage board.^[6][7] In 2017, the union protested against section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act.^[8]