Bangladesh Media Forum launched to unleash potentials of the media industry

The initiative aimed to bring together all the media industry leaders under one roof to have a dialogue on how to build a platform for sustainable development of this sector. The event was therefore attended by media channels, media agencies and advertisers, and consisted of a series of presentations to identify the current needs of the industry as well as propose a way forward. The discussion progressed towards forming a new platform for the industry, and Bangladesh Media Forum and a working committee was formed with the following members: Ajoy Kumar Kundu, media director, Mediacom Limited; Aman Ashraf Faiz, managing director, Gazi TV; Ebne Hasan Khan, sales & marketing director, Channel I; Mazharul Haque Chowdhury, managing director, Havas Media Bangladesh Limited; Md. Quamrul Hassan, business director, ACI Limited; Mohammed Akhter Hossain, head of operations, Somoy Media Limited; Morshed Alam, executive director, GroupM Bangladesh; Shariful Islam, founder & editor, Bangladesh Brand Forum; Shikdar Akhtar-Uz-Zaman, head of media, Grameenphone Limited; Shujan Mahmud, head of media, PRAN-RFL Group; Syed Tanzim Rezwan, marketing director, Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) Limited; Tanveer Faruq, media and events manager, Unilever Bangladesh Ltd. and Ziauddin Adil, CEO, Top of Mind. In order to keep the platform under the counsel of immaculate minds from the industry, an advisory committee has also been formed. The committee includes Anjan Chowdhury, Mozammel Haque Babu, Shykh Seraj and Faridur Reza Sagar from Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO); Naim Nizam from Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB); Rafiqul Haque from Private Radio Owners Association of Bangladesh (PROAB); Geeteara Safiya Chowdhury and Ramendu Majumdar from Advertising Agencies Association of Bangladesh (AAAB), and Sanaul Arefin from Ad Club. Bangladesh Media Forum has a vision to create a platform where the Bangladeshi media community can discuss, debate, and plan a more transparent and accountable media industry towards progress.” Some specific actions to be taken forward by the forum are promoting media best practices towards commercial media management, educating and enhancing capabilities of media industry professionals, and developing data centric approach and promoting credible measurement systems across media platforms (TV, Print, Radio, Digital, etc.). For more information visit www.bdmediaforum.com or email at [email protected].