A colorful introductory meeting of Jalalabad Expatriate Welfare Council was held in Italy

Jahurul Haque Raju Staff Reporter: 

A colorful introductory meeting of the newly formed Jalalabad Expatriate Welfare Council was held in Rome. First Secretary of Bangladesh Embassy Mohammad Saiful Islam was present as the chief guest at the event. The introductory meeting of the newly formed organization was held under the chairmanship of Joynal Ahmed, a veteran personality of Greater Sylhet, and the lively presentation of Minhaj Hossain, a child journalist of Sylhet.

Speaking as the chief guest, First Secretary Saiful Islam said that the citizens of greater Sylhet district are hospitable. He promised that the Bangladesh Embassy would provide all possible assistance for the welfare of the expatriate Sylhetites.

After the recitation of Holy Quran by Sarwar Hossain, Lutfur Rahman, Acting President of Jalalabad Youth Association of Italy, and Chalik Ahmed, son of Kriti of Greater Sylhet, announced the name of the newly formed Jalalabad Expatriate Welfare Council Italy Committee.

The special guest on the occasion was Aftab Bepari, President of Bangladesh Association Italy,

President of Italian Awami League Bir Muktijoddha Mahtab Hossain, General Secretary Md. Alamgir Hossain, President of Bangladesh National Sports Organization Italy and Chairman of Swadesh-Videsh Patrika Haji Md. Jasim Uddin, President of Shariatpur Association Abdur Rob Fakir, General Secretary of National Sports Organization Italy Abdur Rashid, All Freedom Fighter Lutfar Rahman, Chief Adviser of European Bangla Press Club and Bangla Press Club Italy, Member and Senior Journalist Hasan Mahmud, Senior Vice President Lavanya Chowdhury, Former Organizing Secretary of Italian Awami League Mahbub Alam Pradhan, Former Information and Research Secretary Shahjahan Munshi Lavu, Channel S Viewers Mafizul Islam Russell, President of Forum Italy, Nargis Hawlader, Senior Vice President of Women's Social Welfare Association, Mehenas Tabbasum Shelley, Co-Organizing Secretary, Md. Bahar, Co-President of Rome Metropolitan BNP, Jewel Ahmed, General Secretary of Munshiganj District Association Italy, Acting President of Women's Organization Italy , General Secretary Syeda Masuda Akter, Greater Chittagong Association Italy Organizing Secretary Nur Islam Panna, Moon Jamil Ahmed, Organizing Secretary of Siganj Bikrampur Samiti, Abu Ahmed Shahidullah, President of 8 Youth Development Business Association Italy, Mohi Uddin, General Secretary and other top leaders of regional, social, political, business, cultural and journalistic organizations of Rome.

Among the media personalities present were Humayun Kabir, Organizing Secretary of Bangla Press Club Italy, Representative of Bangla TV Rome, Afzal Hossain Roman, President of National Online Press Club Italy, Representative of NTV Italy, Manjur Rahman Monju, Joint General Secretary, Manjur Malik, Representative of ABTV, Rajib Khan, Today's News Editor of Italy. Beon TV Rome correspondent Zahurul Haque Raju, Daily Janmabhoomi correspondent Zaidul Haque Sohail and many more.

Among the leaders of the newly formed Jalalabad Expatriate Welfare Council Italy were newly elected President ATM Shahjahan, Senior Co-President Ali Ahmed, Office Secretary Aminul Islam Russell and many others.

At the end, the new president-general secretary and other officials from different organizations including journalists were greeted with flowers.