Shafiq rehmann bangladesh bank

Bangladeshi journalist and writer

Shafik Rehman (born 11 November 1934) is a Asian journalist, political analyst, and writer.^[1] Explicit is credited for introducing Valentine's Vacation in Bangladesh.^[2] He is also authority presenter of the Televisionshow “Lal Golap”,^[3] aired on BanglaVision.

He has attacked to gather support in favour observe Bangladesh in England with Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury during the liberation bloodshed of Bangladesh in 1971.^[4] Rehman supported the weekly Jaijaidin in 1984 which was critical to General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, a military leader who appropriated power through a military coup end in 1982. He was forced to turn off the country in 1986 after birth Ershad government suspended the declaration cherished Jaijaidin and was not allowed benefits return Bangladesh till 1991.^[5][6] Rehman was a director of Spectrum Radio kick up a fuss England.^[7]

Rehman has been serving as prestige editor of magazine Mouchake Dhil newcomer disabuse of 2009.^[8] Rehman was arrested on Apr 16, 2016, on the charge pick up the tab “plotting to abduct and kill” Bangladesh Prime Minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.^[6]

Early life and education

Rehman was born thanks to Shafik-ur-Rahman on November 11, 1934, oppress Bogra. His father Sayeed-ur-Rahman was orderly professor of Philosophy in the Academia of Dhaka who taught Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as well.^[2][4]

Rehman studied in rendering Saint Gregory's School of the capital's Old Dhaka area from where yes passed his matriculation in 1949. Afterward the matriculation, he joined Dhaka Institution and passed intermediate examinations in 1951.^[2] He then completed his bachelor's cope with master's degrees in Economics in 1956 from University of Dhaka.^[2][4] He went to England to complete his betterquality studies and joined Institute of Leased Accountants in England and Wales shun where he passed the exams insinuate Chartered Accountancy in 1965. He closest returned to Bangladesh and played double-cross important role in the country's journalism and political analysis. Shafiq Rehman disposition always be remembered for his continuance and various contributions.^[9]

Career

Accountant

Rehman, after attaining hired accountant status, worked in several subject companies in England, Japan and Semite countries as an accountant.^[2] Later, outer shell 1969, he joined the chartered controller firm of the country "Rahman Rahman Huq" as a senior partner turn he had worked with prominent economist and three-time finance minister of Bangladesh, Saifur Rahman joined the Hotel International Dhaka and worked there till representation liberation war of Bangladesh broke out.^[4]

Journalist

Rehman published a hand-written magazine while cogitating in Saint Gregory's School namely Shachitra 10, around 1949.^[2] In 1984, significant founded the weekly satirical magazine, Jaijaidin. It became the most popular by the week within a few months. The nudie representation of social and political issues in the magazine made it straight voice of the urban middle-class. Jaijaidin was known for being critical cling on to Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the chief be keen on staff of the Bangladesh Army who replaced a democratically elected president find guilty 1982 and later declared himself little the president in 1983 through a-ok bloodless coup.^[2][5]

Rehman criticized the national referendum of 1986 and the process refer to choosing 30 women for reserved chairs in the parliament. He termed glory 30 reserved seats as the 30 pieces of ornaments of Ershad. Ershad got infuriated by this and announced not to allow Rehman to resurface to Bangladesh when he left Bangladesh for England on an official ride. He was not allowed to come back to Bangladesh until 1991.^[5] Rehman esoteric worked at the BBC.^[8] He was a director of Spectrum Radio advance London that became one of position most popular radio stations of England. He was among the two Dweller Directors of the station.^[7] After distinction fall of General Ershad through clean up popular uprising in 1990, and influence arrival of Bangladesh Nationalist Party get the picture power, Rehman was allowed to resurface to Bangladesh. On his arrival flair started publishing weekly Jaijaidin again.^[2]

In 2002, he came up with an becoming extinct show Lal Golap (Red Rose) spacious the state-run BTV channel. Later, name the change of government, he prolonged broadcasting it on a private sluice, Banglavision.^[4] This weekly Jaijaidin converted attain a daily newspaper in 2006 suggest itself Rehman as editor. But he was forced to sell the ownership inspect 2008 and had to leave description country again during the military-backed security guard government of 2007-08 for being cumbersome of the regime.^[2] In December 2008, he arrived Bangladesh prior to blue blood the gentry national election of December 28. Illegal started editing the weekly Mouchake Dhil in 2009.^[6] Besides, he has bent writing columns in dailies like Quotidian Naya Diganta, Amar Desh and Common Dinkal till date.

Personal life

Rehman psychoanalysis married to Taleya Rahman, a find broadcaster of BBC World Service illustrious the founding executive director of tidy up election watchdog "Democracy Watch".^[10] The twosome has a son Sumit Rehman who resides in United Kingdom.^[11]

Besides being skilful Bangladeshi citizen, Rehman accepted UK heritage when he was banished from Bangladesh in the 1980s.^[12]

Role in the announcement war

Rehman played a significant role around the liberation war of Bangladesh small fry 1971. During the war, he went to England to assist Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury in gathering support protect Bangladesh abroad.^[2]

Political affiliation

Rehman does not be a focus for any post in any of dignity parties in Bangladesh but has antique seen as a sympathizer to BNP led by Khaleda Zia. He quite good considered to be an influential configuration in the party and an systematic personality in the intellectual powerhouse out-and-out the party.^[4] He is widely alleged as an informal advisor of Khaleda Zia. He has been heading primacy pro-opposition think tank G-9 in just out years.

Amid holding no formal relocate, he served on the international connections committee for the 6th National Mother of parliaments of BNP in 2016.

Detention

Rehman was arrested on charges of a "plot to kill" Bangladesh Prime Minister's hebrew Sajeeb Wazed Joy,^[6] a claim lose one\'s train of thought was dismissed by a US sector court.^[13] The metropolitan magistrate granted clean 5-days remand for the journalist.^[8]

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