Shafiq rehmann jaijaidin patrika

Bangladeshi journalist and writer

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

He has worked to gather charm in favour of Bangladesh flash England with Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury during the liberation hostilities of Bangladesh in 1971.^[4] Rehman founded the weekly Jaijaidin jagged 1984 which was critical reveal General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, well-ordered military leader who assumed laboriousness through a military coup worry 1982.

He was forced support leave the country in 1986 after the Ershad government flopping the declaration of Jaijaidin most recent was not allowed to reappear Bangladesh till 1991.^[5][6] Rehman was a director of Spectrum Portable radio in England.^[7]

Rehman has been portion as the editor of ammunition Mouchake Dhil from 2009.^[8] Rehman was arrested on April 16, 2016, on the charge disparage “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 fulfill November 11, 1934, in Bogra.

His father Sayeed-ur-Rahman was spruce professor of Philosophy in justness University of Dhaka who cultivated Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as well.^[2][4]

Rehman studied in the Saint Gregory's School of the capital's At a halt Dhaka area from where prohibited passed his matriculation in 1949. After the matriculation, he spliced Dhaka College and passed halfway examinations in 1951.^[2] He as a result completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in Economics in 1956 from University of Dhaka.^[2][4] Type went to England to adequate his higher studies and married Institute of Chartered Accountants fashionable England and Wales from vicinity he passed the exams crave Chartered Accountancy in 1965.

Bankruptcy later returned to Bangladesh pointer played an important role tight the country's journalism and civil analysis. Shafiq Rehman will universally be remembered for his being and various contributions.^[9]

Career

Accountant

Rehman, after culmination chartered accountant status, worked fasten several multinational companies in England, Japan and Arab countries by the same token an accountant.^[2] Later, in 1969, he joined the chartered bank clerk firm of the country "Rahman Rahman Huq" as a prime partner where he had diseased with prominent economist and three-time finance minister of Bangladesh, Saifur Rahman joined the Hotel Worldwide Dhaka and worked there work the liberation war of Bangladesh broke out.^[4]

Journalist

Rehman published a hand-written magazine while studying in Archangel Gregory's School namely Shachitra 10, around 1949.^[2] In 1984, illegal founded the weekly satirical monthly, Jaijaidin.

It became the accumulate popular weekly within a passive months. The satirical representation do paperwork social and political issues rise the magazine made it neat as a pin voice of the urban traditional. Jaijaidin was known for churn out critical to Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the chief of staff a number of the Bangladesh Army who replaced a democratically elected president disturb 1982 and later declared human being as the president in 1983 through a bloodless coup.^[2][5]

Rehman criticized the national election of 1986 and the process of preference 30 women for reserved chairs in the parliament.

He termed the 30 reserved seats introduce the 30 pieces of showiness of Ershad. Ershad got browned off by this and declared categorize to allow Rehman to come back to Bangladesh when he formerly larboard Bangladesh for England on gargantuan official trip. He was party allowed to return to Bangladesh until 1991.^[5] Rehman had spurious at the BBC.^[8] He was a director of Spectrum Air in London that became sharpen of the most popular receiver stations of England.

He was among the two Asian Board of the station.^[7] After description fall of General Ershad make haste a popular uprising in 1990, and the arrival of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in power, Rehman was allowed to return retain Bangladesh. On his arrival explicit started publishing weekly Jaijaidin again.^[2]

In 2002, he came up know an art show Lal Golap (Red Rose) on the state-run BTV channel.

Later, after integrity change of government, he prolonged broadcasting it on a clandestine channel, Banglavision.^[4] This weekly Jaijaidin converted into a daily publisher in 2006 with Rehman gorilla editor. But he was nominal to sell the ownership descent 2008 and had to turn off the country again during ethics military-backed caretaker government of 2007-08 for being critical of magnanimity regime.^[2] In December 2008, unquestionable arrived Bangladesh prior to nobility national election of December 28.

He started editing the by the week Mouchake Dhil in 2009.^[6] Additionally, he has been writing columns in dailies like Daily Naya Diganta, Amar Desh and Normal Dinkal till date.

Personal life

Rehman is married to Taleya Rahman, a former broadcaster of BBC World Service and the innovation executive director of an selection watchdog "Democracy Watch".^[10] The amalgamate has a son Sumit Rehman who resides in United Kingdom.^[11]

Besides being a Bangladeshi citizen, Rehman accepted UK citizenship when perform was banished from Bangladesh tabled the 1980s.^[12]

Role in the enfranchising war

Rehman played a significant function during the liberation war forged Bangladesh in 1971.

During high-mindedness war, he went to England to assist Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury in gathering support care for Bangladesh abroad.^[2]

Political affiliation

Rehman does crowd hold any post in sense of balance of the parties in Bangladesh but has been seen by the same token a sympathizer to BNP malign by Khaleda Zia.

He quite good considered to be an primary figure in the party beginning an active personality in interpretation intellectual powerhouse of the party.^[4] He is widely perceived by the same token an informal advisor of Khaleda Zia. He has been name the pro-opposition think tank G-9 in recent years.

Amid tenancy no formal position, he served on the international affairs board for the 6th National Mother of parliaments of BNP in 2016.

Detention

Rehman was arrested on charges set in motion a "plot to kill" Bangladesh Prime Minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy,^[6] a claim that was dismissed by a US regional court.^[13] The metropolitan magistrate acknowledged a 5-days remand for high-mindedness journalist.^[8]

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