Mahbubul Alam (journalist)
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Mahbubul Alam | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan | |
| In office 3 January 1984 – 27 March 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Mohiuddin Ahmed Jaigirdar |
| Succeeded by | Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1936 |
| Died | 2 June 2014 (aged 78) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Mahbubul Alam (5 February 1936 – 6 June 2014) was an advisor of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh and editor of The Independent.[1][2]
Alam was born on 5 February 1936 in Mymensingh District, East Bengal, British India.[3][4] He studied political science at the University of Dhaka.[3]
Career
Alam joined the Associated Press in 1957.[3]
Alam worked for the Plain Truth show on Radio Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[5] The show produced war propaganda for the Pakistan Army.[5] He was briefly the press secretary to President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman but that came to an end due to controversy over his role during the war.[5]
Alam was the press minister at the Embassy of Bangladesh, Washington, D.C. and High Commission of Bangladesh, London.[3] He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan.[6] Under President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, he was the director general of the external affairs division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[7]
Alam was the editor and managing director of the state owned Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.[3] He served as the editor of The New Nation.[3] Alam became the editor of The Independent in the early 1990s.[5] He was the president of the Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh.[8]
Alam was the Information Advisor in the Caretaker government led by President Iajuddin Ahmed from 2006 to 2007.[9][10] He served as the editor of The Independent.[11] He was an advisor to BEXIMCO Group.[12]