Senior journalist Mohammad Abdul Bashir, known as Bashir Jamal, has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Tuesday confirming his one-year contractual appointment, effective from the date he assumes office.

Bashir Jamal currently serves as the Chief Reporter of the newspaper Amar Desh and as Senior Assistant Secretary General of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ). A graduate in Political Science from the University of Dhaka, he began his journalism career in 1998 and has worked for several national dailies including Sangbad, Manabzamin, and Manabkantha. He has spent much of his career covering the BNP and parliamentary affairs. He hails from a respected Muslim family in Bengaduba village of Madhabpur upazila, Habiganj.

According to the government notification, his appointment was made under Section 10(2) of the Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust Act, 2014, requiring him to sever ties with other organizations. The specific terms of his contract will be defined in a separate agreement.