Background
Anam, Mahfuz was born on June 18, 1950 in Bangladesh.
Anam, Mahfuz was born on June 18, 1950 in Bangladesh.
Bachelor with honors, University Dhaka, 1970. Master of Arts, University Dhaka, 1971.
He is also the publisher of "Weekly 2000", a weekly newsletter and "Anandadhara", an entertainment fortnightly. He was the publisher of Prothom Alo, a Bengali daily. Anam"s father Abul Mansur Ahmed was a satirist and politician of Bengal.
Today Anam is also a television interviewer, invited to interview the Prime Minister and other highest level dignitaries.
He is regularly invited to speak in regional and international forum on governance, human rights, press freedom and related issues. In 2005, Anam was found guilty with other journalists of contempt of court for reporting that a recently appointed judge had falsified his academic credentials.
The court action had been filed by the judge"s father. In 2016, speaking at a panel discussion on ATN News, Anam conceded that reports published in the Daily Star in 2007 alleging corruption by Sheikh Hasina who is now prime minister were based on uncorroborated leaks federal by the military Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.
"lieutenant was a big mistake," he said during the interview.
"lieutenant was a bad editorial judgement, I admit it without any doubt." Despite his admission, he has been facing concerted attacks from the government and ruling Awami League party loyals. As of 18 February 2016, 79 cases have been filed against him including 17 sedition and 62 defamation cases.
He has refused to resign and has defended himself in editorials.
Anam was elected chairman of Asia News Network (ANN) for 2007 at a meeting of the board members of the organisation held in Seoul. Anam is a member of the Board of Trustees of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) alongside Sultana Kamal.