User:SERAJUL ISLAM/Mithun Mostafiz

Mithun Mostafiz is serving as Vice President of International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) since 14 October 2020. .

Career
Mithun Mostafiz began his career in journalism. He was Consultant, News and Current Affairs, and Assignment Editor & Senior News Anchor of Boishakhi Television, Dhaka, Bangladesh

The journalist turned an academic in 2018. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Department of Folklore Studies at Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh.He is also Visiting Professor, Academic Advisor, and Ph.D. Research Supervisor of Noble International University-NIU (USA).

Death Threats
Mithun Mostafizs has many times been threatened to death for his professional reasons by some anonymous quarters especially for his firm stance against religious extremism and militancy. wherein he was instructed to be brazenly muted from speaking anything to the western anti-Islamic international media against them. Moreover, Mostafiz was many how threatened to death for political reasons as well when he filed a complaint against Jatiya Oikya Front Chief Dr. Kamal Hossain over his angry reaction to a journalist's question about Jamaat. Thereafter, he received death threat incessantly. Following this event, Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) expressed grave concern over the threat to his life. And in a joint statement, top journalist leaders of the two organizations urged the government to ensure safety of the journalist and his family members. Islamic University Teachers’ Association also condemns the attempt and expresses deep concern over the threat to their colleague's life and demands his personal and family safety to the concerned authorities.

Attacks on Duty

On 27th March, 2016, he was attacked by miscreants on duty while he along with his subordinate journos, and crew was taking footages of a terror gang's misdemeanor hill excavation at dead of night infringing environmental law at Khulshi in Chittagong in the south-eastern Bangladesh. He narrowly escaped death in dark from the clutch of the prodigy

Repercussion of the Attack

On 30th March, 2016, Brussels based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned the attacks on Mithun Mostafiz. Following the incident, the IFJ issued statement and demanded his safety.Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) also condemned the attacks on him.

Defamation Attempt

Mostafiz was a victim of defamatory campaign in February, 2019 by unnamed obsolete websites like cnnbangla, starbdnews24.com and sylhet times. According to those websites, along with two other journalists he was tied up to the fired Narsingdi Jubo Mahila League leader Shamima Noor Papia in fictitious and fabricated news without any information, evidence or authentication.Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalist- BFUJ and Dhaka Union of Journalist DUJ condemned these defamatory efforts against him .In January, 2019, the anonymous groups circulated offensive leaflets against him at Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh campus in winter closure to defame him. He sought measures from the university authority and took legal initiatives by lodging a case in the ICT act with Islamic University police Station as well.

Awards
Awards, Honors and Recognition


 * Honored by the City of Paterson in New Jersey, USA in 2016 for ‘Outstanding Contribution to the International media through reporting against terrorism, militancy, and    religious extremism.
 * Honored by the ‘Pedro Rodriguez Foundation’ in New Jersey, USA in 2016 for  ‘Keeping the Global Community Informed’
 * Honored by Weekly Chalanbeel Barta

Political Affiliation

Mithun Mostafiz is an activist of the Awami League. He worked for the Central Sub-committee on relief and social welfare in 2007. In 2018, he was Member of the Central Sub- committee on Agriculture and Cooperative Affairs. And in 2020, again he was given the same position in the same Central Sub-committee of Awami League. He sought nomination from Awami League in the 11th General Elections from the Parliamentary constituency-64 Sirajganj-3 (Tarash-Rayganj-Salanga).