Saiful Alam (born 1 November 1956) is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is the former President of

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. He is also the editor of

Daily Jugantor ''Daily Jugantor'' ( bn, দৈনিক যুগান্তর) is a Bengali daily newspaper in Bangladesh. The newspaper is printed and published by Jamuna Printing and Publishing Ltd. established in 1999, and administrative operations are o ...

Early life

Alam was born on 1 November 1956 in Dhaka of the then

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(now

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) to Ali Arshad Mia and Shamsun Nahar. He completed his

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from Motijheel Government Boys' High School and Higher Secondary School Certificate from

Dhaka College Dhaka College ( bn, ঢাকা কলেজ also known as DC) is the oldest secular educational institution of Bangladesh located in Dhaka. It offers higher secondary education ( HSC). It has Honours and Masters programs as well which are aff ...

in 1974. He graduated from the Department of Linguistics of Dhaka University in 1977 and obtained his post graduate degree from the same University in 1978. From 1972 to 1975, he was an active member of the

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. He was also the vice president of ''Dhaka University Cultural Union''.

Career

Alam started his journalism career with the juvenile weekly

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in 1979. In 1983, he joined the ''Daily Janata'' as a senior reporter. He worked at the

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as senior reporter from 1986 to 1999. When Jugantor started its publication in February 2000, he joined there at the same post. Subsequently, he was made deputy editor and executive editor. He served as acting editor of the newspaper from 19 November 2013 to 21 February 2020. He was made editor on 22 February 2020. Alam was a member of the managing committee of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) from 1997 to 1999. From 2016 to 2018, he also served as the director on the Board of Directors of

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(BSS). He is one of the members of ''Bangladesh Editors' Council''. He was the Joint Secretary of National Press Club from 1995 to 1998. He served as the senior vice president from 2017 to 2018 before elected its president on 18 December 2018. He is also the founder member of ''Dhaka Reporter's Unity''.

Publications

Alam has written 6 books: * ''Cherapata'' (juvenile story - 1982) * ''Nim Fuler Gran'' (1996) * ''Hat Baralei Akash'' * ''Kichu Vabna Kichu Kotha'' (2013) * ''Ganatranta Minus Noy Pluser Proggai'' * ''Ganatranter Jatra O Annayana'' (2019)

Personal life

Alam is married to Ferdausi Begum, and has two daughters.

Awards and honors

* Abdul Rahman Chishti Memorial Award (2007) * Padakhep Award (2010) * Sher-E-Bangla Memorial Honor (2018) * Altaf Ali Hashu Smriti Padak (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alam, Saiful 1956 births Living people People from Dhaka District Bangladeshi journalists Bangladeshi newspaper editors