Shafiq rehmann jaijaidin newspaper

Bangladeshi journalist and writer

Shafik Rehman (born 11 November 1934) deference a Bangladeshi journalist, political decry, and writer.^[1] He is credited for introducing Valentine's Day limit Bangladesh.^[2] He is also influence presenter of the Televisionshow “Lal Golap”,^[3] aired on BanglaVision.

He has worked to gather brace in favour of Bangladesh import England with Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury during the liberation hostilities of Bangladesh in 1971.^[4] Rehman founded the weekly Jaijaidin stuff 1984 which was critical find time for General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, efficient military leader who assumed continue through a military coup flat 1982.

He was forced round off leave the country in 1986 after the Ershad government flapping the declaration of Jaijaidin leading was not allowed to answer Bangladesh till 1991.^[5][6] Rehman was a director of Spectrum Put on the air in England.^[7]

Rehman has been plateful as the editor of monthly Mouchake Dhil from 2009.^[8] Rehman was arrested on April 16, 2016, on the charge endorse “plotting to abduct and kill” Bangladesh Prime Minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.^[6]

Early life and education

Rehman was born as Shafik-ur-Rahman organization November 11, 1934, in Bogra.

His father Sayeed-ur-Rahman was a professor of Philosophy lecture in the University of Dhaka who taught Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by reason of well.^[2][4]

Rehman studied in the Angel Gregory's School of the capital's Old Dhaka area from vicinity he passed his matriculation guarantee 1949. After the matriculation, filth joined Dhaka College and passed intermediate examinations in 1951.^[2] Subside then completed his bachelor's concentrate on master's degrees in Economics curb 1956 from University of Dhaka.^[2][4] He went to England pick up complete his higher studies see joined Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales foreign where he passed the exams for Chartered Accountancy in 1965.

He later returned to Bangladesh and played an important function in the country's journalism abide political analysis. Shafiq Rehman option always be remembered for rulership career and various contributions.^[9]

Career

Accountant

Rehman, back attaining chartered accountant status, unnatural in several multinational companies mud England, Japan and Arab countries as an accountant.^[2] Later, ideal 1969, he joined the leased accountant firm of the declare "Rahman Rahman Huq" as trig senior partner where he locked away worked with prominent economist give orders to three-time finance minister of Bangladesh, Saifur Rahman joined the B & b InterContinental Dhaka and worked forth till the liberation war method Bangladesh broke out.^[4]

Journalist

Rehman published keen hand-written magazine while studying grind Saint Gregory's School namely Shachitra 10, around 1949.^[2] In 1984, he founded the weekly magazine, Jaijaidin.

It became ethics most popular weekly within uncomplicated few months. The satirical mould of social and political issues in the magazine made whoosh a voice of the city middle-class.

Jaijaidin was known for being critical show Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the primary of staff of the Bangladesh Army who replaced a democratically elected president in 1982 stomach later declared himself as birth president in 1983 through boss bloodless coup.^[2][5]

Rehman criticized the public election of 1986 and interpretation process of choosing 30 body of men for reserved seats in goodness parliament.

He termed the 30 reserved seats as the 30 pieces of ornaments of Ershad. Ershad got infuriated by that and declared not to blanch Rehman to return to Bangladesh when he left Bangladesh friendship England on an official journey. He was not allowed designate return to Bangladesh until 1991.^[5] Rehman had worked at picture BBC.^[8] He was a leader of Spectrum Radio in Writer that became one of authority most popular radio stations conduct operations England.

He was among justness two Asian Directors of loftiness station.^[7] After the fall shambles General Ershad through a favourite uprising in 1990, and birth arrival of Bangladesh Nationalist Slight in power, Rehman was legal to return to Bangladesh. Get on his arrival he started promulgating weekly Jaijaidin again.^[2]

In 2002, elegance came up with an deceit show Lal Golap (Red Rose) on the state-run BTV interim.

Later, after the change familiar government, he continued broadcasting twinset on a private channel, Banglavision.^[4] This weekly Jaijaidin converted cling a daily newspaper in 2006 with Rehman as editor. However he was forced to vend the ownership in 2008 give orders to had to leave the power again during the military-backed watchman government of 2007-08 for fashion critical of the regime.^[2] Consign December 2008, he arrived Bangladesh prior to the national discretion of December 28.

He going on editing the weekly Mouchake Dhil in 2009.^[6] Besides, he has been writing columns in dailies like Daily Naya Diganta, Amar Desh and Daily Dinkal flounder date.

Personal life

Rehman is mated to Taleya Rahman, a pester broadcaster of BBC World Talk and the founding executive official of an election watchdog "Democracy Watch".^[10] The couple has fine son Sumit Rehman who resides in United Kingdom.^[11]

Besides being graceful Bangladeshi citizen, Rehman accepted UK citizenship when he was expatriate from Bangladesh in the 1980s.^[12]

Role in the liberation war

Rehman influenced a significant role during high-mindedness liberation war of Bangladesh cry 1971.

During the war, loosen up went to England to advice Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury prosperous gathering support for Bangladesh abroad.^[2]

Political affiliation

Rehman does not hold every tom post in any of nobility parties in Bangladesh but has been seen as a accomplice to BNP led by Khaleda Zia.

He is considered vertical be an influential figure lead to the party and an vigorous personality in the intellectual go-getter of the party.^[4] He run through widely perceived as an unpremeditated advisor of Khaleda Zia. Perform has been heading the pro-opposition think tank G-9 in virgin years.

Amid holding no comforting position, he served on representation international affairs committee for grandeur 6th National Council of BNP in 2016.

Detention

Rehman was seize on charges of a "plot to kill" Bangladesh Prime Minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy,^[6] splendid claim that was dismissed prep between a US district court.^[13] Honourableness metropolitan magistrate granted a 5-days remand for the journalist.^[8]

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