Syed Badrul Ahsan is a

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journalist and author who currently serves as Editor-in-Charge of ''

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'', a publication based in

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. He previously served as the Press Minister at the High Commission of Bangladesh, London and has worked for numerous universities such as the

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Independent University, Bangladesh Independent University, Bangladesh ( bn, ইন্ডিপেন্ডেন্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) or IUB is a one of the well renowned, prestigious and popular private university in Bangladesh. It is located in Bas ...

, and

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh ( bn, লিবারেল আর্টস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) (ULAB) is a private liberal arts-based University in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in ...

as well as being a Fellow at

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. He has written a biography on the Founder of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman entitled ''From Rebel to Founding Father: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman'' to much critical acclaim. Ahsan regularly contributes to ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Daily Star'' ''Our Time'', ''

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'', ''

Asian Affairs ''Asian Affairs'', the journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, has been published continuously since 1914 (originally as the ''Journal of the Central Asian Society'', and from 1931 to 1969 as the ''Journal of the Royal Central Asian Socie ...

'' and ''South Asia Monitor''.

Career

Ahsan has served as the executive editor and current affairs editor of The Daily Star. He edited Star Books Review and Literature. Ahsan is the Editor-in-Charge of The Asian Age, a publication based in Dhaka. In 2020, Ahsan was nominated for the Sohel Samad Memorial Award of the Press Institute of Bangladesh.

Bibliography

* ''From Rebel to Founding Father: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman'' * Glory and Despair: The Politics of Tajuddin Ahmad (2008) * History Makers in Our Times (2008)

References

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