Dhaka Union of Journalists

The Dhaka Union of Journalists is a trade union of journalists based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sohel Haider Chowdhury is the union's president and Akter Hossain its general secretary. The union monitors freedom of speech and violence against journalists in Bangladesh.

History

The Dhaka Union of Journalists was founded in 1947. It called for wages to be increased for journalists in the ninth wage board. In 2017, the union protested to demand repeal of section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act, calling it a ploy to oppress journalists.