Arshad-uz Zaman was an ambassador of Bangladesh and former Advisor to President

Badruddoza Chowdhury Abdul Qasim Mohammad Badruddoza Chowdhury (known as AQM Badrudozza Chowdhury; ; born 1 November 1932) served as the President of Bangladesh from 14 November 2001 until his resignation on 21 June 2002. He was the founding secretary-general of B ...

Early life

Zaman was born in Bagerhat District. His father was Khan Bahadur Fazlur Rahman. He graduated from the University of Calcutta. He then studied at the

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at Sorbonne Université.

Career

In 1962–1963, Zaman served as the press attaché at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations. Zaman served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Algeria, Senegal, and Egypt. He served in the

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as the Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs. His lifelong affection for France and its language, which included his translation of the works of Andre Malraux into Bengali, was recognised by a Legion of Honour award by the French government. After retiring as a diplomat he wrote in a number of Bangladeshi newspapers such as the Janakantha,

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, and The Daily Star. He also worked as the advisor to President

. In 2000, he published a memoir called ''Privileged Witness: Memoirs of a Diplomat''. He was a Presidium member of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh.

Personal life

Zaman was serving in the Pakistan consulate in the 1950s and studied Turkish under Vasfiye Kalmuk. He married her and they had two daughter; Jazmin and

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, a Turkish journalist.

Death

Zaman died of cardiac arrest on 12 April 2008 at the

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in Bangladesh.

Early life

Career

Personal life

Death

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