Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury
Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury | |
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Advisor of the President of Bangladesh | |
In office 13 November 2006 – 15 January 2007 | |
President | Iajuddin Ahmed |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Independent |
Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | London, UK |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka King's College London University of Sunderland |
Occupation | Journalist, editor, politician |
Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury (
Early life and education
Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury was born to Sharifa Aziz Chowdhury and Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, editor-in-chief of the Weekly Prekshit. He has five brothers and one sister. Their ancestral village is Katihara in Lakhai Upazila.[2]
Chowdhury received his master's in mass communication and journalism from the University of Dhaka.[3] He did research with distinction at King's College London, under King's-UNHCR Scholarship.[4]
Career
In January 1991, he became special correspondent for the Ajker Kagoj. In September 1991,[citation needed] he became a diplomatic correspondent for the Dainik Dinkal.[5] In 1993,[citation needed] he became a correspondent for Upali Newspapers of Sri Lanka.[6]
In December 2003, Chowdhury[7][8] was elected President of the Overseas Correspondents' Association Bangladesh-OCAB (Foreign Journalists Association) for 2004.[9][10] He was the first Joint Secretary General of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA), Bangladesh.[11]
Chowdhury was appointed
From November 2006 to January 2007, when an acute national political impasses arose in Bangladesh out of uncertainty about Parliamentary elections, he performed the role of the President's
Working with US and UN to stop martial law
Chowdhury used good offices of the western diplomats led by the US Ambassador Patricia A. Butenis and stopped the martial law while the army group had to retreat to the option of the state of emergency, which was supported by all political parties for their own interests. Khaleda Zia with Moeen's support on 29 October 2006 made all the papers of the state of emergency. However, Chowdhury stopped the declaration of the emergency at night when the President Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed took over as the CA. Chowdhury was arguing through declaration of emergency the Army Chief would take over power. The AL led alliance was supporting the emergency from the beginning. At this stage, President Iajuddin declared a state of emergency on 11 January and postponed the elections under the pressure of Moeen and his army group,[17] as they would not be valid without full participation of the parties A group of military officers intervened to ensure stability, in what became called "One-Eleven." They established an interim government.[18]
In November and December 2006, Chowdhury worked with the US Ambassador in Dhaka Patricia A. Butenis, Under Secretary of State of the US Nicholas Burns called him from
During 1994–1995, Bangladesh had a similar political deadlock, when the Awami League boycotted the 15 February 1996 election because no caretaker government had been established. In that event, negotiations had been led by the then-
The violence and crisis in Bangladesh received international media coverage. In December 2006,
Chowdhury had a series of meetings with stakeholders on governance and politics.[citation needed] With the help of United States envoys, he stopped the imposition of martial law planned by General Moeen U Ahmed and his associates.[23]
Military intervention
Chowdhury later said that General Moeen, Army Chief, was the main force in the military intervention
Chowdhury later said that General Moeen, Army Chief, was the main force in the military intervention and declaration by President Iajuddin Ahmed of a state of emergency on 11 January 2007. He started speaking against army-backed government on 12 January and his interviews were published by the Manabzamin, Naya Diganta and Amader Shomoy. According to Amar Desh reporting in 2009, Chowdhury said that Moeen had intended to capture the country's presidency through the interim
Chowdhury has been the chief editor of the Bangladesh Worldwide[42] and the Editor of the Weekly Prekkhit and magazine the Sromo.[43] He has been Senior Editor of Birkbeck Law Review.[44]
Publications
- Hundred Years of Bangabhaban and Bangabhabaner Shatabarsha were published from Bangabhaban, where Chowdhury was the publisher, as the head of press wing of President's Office.[45]
- Samakalin Sangbadikata (Contemporary Journalism), 2006.[46]
- Protocoler Nigor (Bindings in Protocol), 2006.[46]
- "A Unique Military Intervention in Bangladesh" 2021.
- Crisis in Governance: Military Rule in Bangladesh During 2007-2008, 2019.[47]
References
- ^ "Iajuddin wants to open talks with alliances". The Daily Star. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ISBN 978-1-5275-4393-5.
- ^ Chowdhury, Mukhlesur Rahman. "Mukhlesur - Student Profiles - Bangladesh - South Asia - Asia - Your country - Prospective International students". The University of Sheffield. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
- ^ "M Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury". South Asia Journal.
- ^ "2001 Annual Report: Bangladesh". Reporters Without Borders. 2001. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2010 – via European Country of Origin Information Network.
- ^ "Faruque, Shamim elected OCAB president, secy". The Daily Star. UNB. 30 December 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Eminent People]. Sylhet District (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Eminent people]. Habiganj District (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Govt plans to feed 20m flood-hit people Under VGF till Dec 2004". News From Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015.
- ^ "'Real culprits behind Sylhet bomb blast to be traced out soon'". News From Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
- ^ M Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury. "USA's efforts for a new election to restore democracy in Bangladesh by M Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury". Countercurrents.org – via Issuu.
- ^ "Bangabhaban's political recruit feeds BSS wrong news". The Daily Star. 9 November 2006.
- ^ "Political recruit Mokhlesur plays twin roles". The Daily Star. 7 November 2006.
- ^ "Mokhlesur now an adviser with state minister's rank". The Daily Star. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Chronology of keeping off polls". The Daily Star. 5 January 2007.
- ^ "One Eleven: Democracy was hijacked from Bangladesh". The Daily Dawn. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh: The coup that dare not speak its name". The Economist. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
Iajuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh's president, declared an army-backed state of emergency on January 11th and cancelled the election due on January 22nd.
- ^ "Wikileaks: How President Iajuddin ...", Priyo, 21 September 2011
- ^ M Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury (12 June 2017). "Bangladesh Army in the U.N. peacekeeping and intervention in politics 2007-2008; A Personal Perspective". South Asia Journal.
- ^ "Envoy fails". The Independent. London. 21 November 1994.
- doi:10.5281/zenodo.3612191 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "WikiLeaks: How president Iajuddin was asked to resign". Priyo News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "'Jan 11 a full-scale military takeover'". New Age. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014.
- ^ Haroon Habib (28 July 2007). "Minus-two formula". Frontline.
- ^ "Iajuddin was forced to promulgate emergency: Mukhles(Former adviser to Professor Dr Iazuddin)". News from Bangladesh. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.
- ^ http://www.amardeshbd.com/dailynews/detail_news_index.php?NewsID=209860&NewsType=bistarito&SectionID=home&oldIssueID=2009/02/01 [permanent dead link] Amar Desh, 1 February 2009
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Prekhit Bangladesh | Episode 34 | Guests: M Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury – via YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Weekly News Discussion | Episode 11 | M Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury – via YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Prekhit Bangladesh | Episode 34 | Guests: M Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury – via YouTube.
- ^ "Moeen U Ahmed wanted to be president: Moudud". The Daily Star. 12 May 2013.
- ^ Watch Live Prekhit Bangladesh | Episode 48. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ http://www.akhonsamoy.com/39/Page_01.pdf[dead link], Akhon Samoy Weekly, in Bengali
- ^ ১/১১ নিয়ে মুখ খুললেন মোখলেস চৌধুরী. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 July 2015.
- ^ ওয়ান-ইলেভেন নিয়ে মুখ খুললেন মোখলেস চৌধুরী. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Mokhles speaks on 1/11". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Mokhles speaks on 1/11". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ নিন্দিত এক-এগারোর এক দশক. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 13 January 2017.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Prekhit Bangladesh | Episode 67 | guest: Mokhlesur Rahman Chowdhury – via YouTube.
- ^ Julfikar Ali Manik (4 June 2007). "Phantom Of The Opera". Outlook.
- ^ "Khaleda and Hasina to be free if corruption charges fails:Moeen". Oneindia. 19 October 2007.
- ^ "Masthead". Bangladesh Worldwide. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013.
- ^ "bangladeshworldwide.com". saptahikprekkhit.com.
- ^ "About". Birkbeck Law Review. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Book Review: Hundred Years of Bangabhaban" (PDF). bangla-sydney.com.
- ^ a b "President unveils covers of Mokhlesur Rahman's books". bdnews24.com. 23 July 2006.
- ^ "Crisis in governance : Military rule in Bangladesh during 2007-2008 by Chowdhury, Mukhlesur Rahman (9781527536425) | BrownsBfS".