Mahmudur Rahman

Mahmudur Rahman
মাহমুদুর রহমান
Mahmudur Rahman in 2024
Born (1953-07-06) 6 July 1953 (age 73)
Comilla, Tippera District, East Bengal, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materBUET
Known forEditor of Amar Desh
SpouseFiroza Khan
ParentMahmuda Begum (mother)
AwardsEkushey Padak

Mahmudur Rahman (Bengali: মাহমুদুর রহমান; is the owner and editor of the Bengali daily Amar Desh in Bangladesh also an author, engineer and businessman. was born in 6 July 1953. He is a strong critic of the Awami League government since 2008, he has faced over 50 defamation and sedition charges. He is the only person sentenced for contempt by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Human rights groups labelled the government's actions against him as judicial harassment.


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