bangladesh federal union of journalists was founded in 1950 as the pakistan federal union of journalists. after the independence of bangladesh in 1971 the name was changed to bangladesh federal union of journalists. the union has called for repeal of section 57 of the information and communication technology act of bangladesh, which is accused was being used to censure journalist. the union has 3786 members throughout bangladesh. manjurul ahsan bulbul was elected president of the union in 2017.