Mahmudur Rahman

Mahmudur Rahman
Mahmudur Rahman at seminar in Sylhet, 2011
Born	6 July 1953 (1953-07-06) (age 58) Comilla, Bangladesh
Education	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Dhaka University
Occupation	Editor of Daily Amar Desh
Religious belief(s)	Islam

Mahmudur Rahman (bangla: মাহমুদুর রহমান) (born: July 6, 1953; Comilla, Bangladesh) is the editor and owner of bengali daily newspaper Amar Desh. He was formerly the National Energy Adviser of Bangladesh Government.

He received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1977 from BUET. Then he passed some years in Japan and received a higher diploma in Ceramic Engineering. He also received Master of Business Administration degree from IBA, Dhaka University.

He started his career as an operational engineer at BOC and worked in Munnu Ceramics, Duncan Brothers, Shinepukur Ceramics, Beximco Group, Padma Textile. Later, he started his own Artisan Ceramics Limited. In 1999, he introduced first Bone China Plant in Bangladesh; which was a technological breakthrough in the world.^[1] The Government of Bangladesh appointed him as Chairman of National Investment Board and then National Energy Adviser.

In 2008, Rahman bought the ownership of newspaper Amar Desh. On June 2, 2010, he was arrested by Hasina Government for publishing a report on the alleged corruption of Sheikh Hasina’s son Shajib Wajed Joy. He was arrested without any court order, but on the basis of an allegation extracted under duress by the National Security Intelligence (NSI) from the publisher of the paper. On March 17, 2011; Mahmudur Rahman was freed from jail. Many national figures attended to welcome him from jail including film maker Chashi Nazrul Islam, writer Farhad Mazhar, journalist Abdul Hye Shikdar, former Inspector-General of Police(IGP) MA Quayum.^[2][3]

References

• About Mahmudur Rahman, freemahmudurrahman.com; [1]
• Mahmudur Rahman and His Energy Vision, Energy Bangla; [2]
• Mahmudur Rahman freed, banglanews24.com; [3]
• Mahmudur Rahman released from jail, Daily Sun; [4]

1. ^ http://freemahmudurrahman.com/about-mahmud-rahman.html
2. ^ http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=9dd28afc29684433c16b3855ae3cb9b6&nttl=2011032016886
3. ^ http://www.daily-sun.com/index_test.php?view=details&type=daily_sun_news&pub_no=160&cat_id=3&menu_id=1&news_type_id=1&index=9&archiev=yes&arch_date=18-03-2011

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