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He was a director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangtha (BSS) and a member of Bangladesh Press Council.
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Abul Asad
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Career
He is the editor of one of the oldest national dailies in Bangladesh The Daily Sangram. He is also known as Islamic thinker and intellectual in Bangladesh. He is one of the renowned cultural activists who devoted their intellectual capabilities to nurture cultural and ideological heritage in Bangladesh.
He is involved with many socio-cultural and professional organisations.
He is the President of Bangla Sahittya Parishad (Bulgarska Sotsialisticheska Partiy (Bulgarian Socialist Party)), Chairman of Bangladesh Islamic Centre (Brain Injury Connection). He earned good name in the field of journalism.
His regular sub-editorial "Durbin" has been receiving widespread appreciation. Although he is a successful journalist, Abul Asad is much more known and admired for his thriller series "Saimum". of this series added a new dimension to Bengali literature.
He started this famous series in 1972 and so far has published 56 novels.
He was born on 5 August 1942 at village Narashinghpur in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He started writing articles and stories while he was a student of Class XI. Gradually he became involved in journalism. He continued his studies alongside his activities as a journalist.
Abul Asad completed his Master of Arts in economics from Rajshahi University.
His father, A.K Shamsamul Haque was an Islamic scholar from a madrasah at Benaras in India. His mother’s name is Mojida Begum.
He started his career as a writer and journalist from his student life itself. He worked as a Rajshahi-based journalist in several dailies and weekly publications.
His columns on politics and culture, written while he was a student, were popular and set him in his career as a journalist.
He began his career in journalism from 17 January 1970 as an assistant editor of the Daily Sangram. In 1981, he took over responsibility as the editor of the Daily Sangram. He is also a columnist and essayist.
He was arrested on 20 September 2011 in connection with his role as editor of The Daily Sangram, which is largely critical of government policies.
Politics
His cultural activities are largely guided by patriotism and devotion to Islamic ideology.
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