Syed Badrul Ahsan

Syed Badrul Ahsan is a Bangladeshi journalist and author who currently serves as editor-in-charge of The Asian Age, a publication based in Dhaka. He previously served as the press minister at the High Commission of Bangladesh, London and has worked for numerous universities such as the University of Dhaka, Independent University, Bangladesh, and University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh as well as being a Fellow at Jawaharlal Nehru University. 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. Badrul Ahsan regularly contributes to Dhaka Courier, First News, Dhaka Tribune, Bangla Tribune, The Daily Star Our Time, Indian Express, Asian Affairs and South Asia Monitor.^[1][2]

Early life

Ahsan studied at the St. Francis Grammar School, Pakistan, and Notre Dame College, Dhaka.^[3] He completed his bachelor's in English literature at the University of Dhaka.^[3]

Career

Ahsan was the Press Minister at the Bangladesh High Commission in London from 1997 to 2000.^[4] He taught English at Notre Dame College, Dhaka.^[3]

Ahsan has served as the executive editor and current affairs editor of The Daily Star.^[5] He edited Star Books Review and Literature.^[6][7]

Ahsan is the editor-in-charge of The Asian Age, a publication based in Dhaka.^[8] He was a faculty member of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh and Independent University Bangladesh.^[3]

In 2020, Ahsan was nominated for the Sohel Samad Memorial Award of the Press Institute of Bangladesh.^[9] He is the deputy editor of the The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies.^[10]

Bibliography

• From Rebel to Founding Father: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman^[11]
• Glory and Despair: The Politics of Tajuddin Ahmad (2008)^[8]
• History Makers in Our Times (2008)^[8]