Shafiqul Alam | |
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শফিকুল আলম | |
![]() Alam in 2024 | |
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary | |
Assumed office 13 August 2024 | |
Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
Preceded by | Nayeemul Islam Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | Bangladesh |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Journalist |
Shafiqul Alam is a Bangladeshi journalist who currently serves as the press secretary to the chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus. He was appointed to this position in August 2024. [1] [2] [3]
Shafiqul Alam completed his secondary education at Dhaka's Motijheel Government Boys' High School and his higher secondary education at Notre Dame College. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree from the University of Dhaka. [1] [4]
Shafiqul Alam began his career in the field of sports journalism, where he spent seven and a half years working with The Bangladesh Observer . He then transitioned to business journalism, joining The Financial Express for two and a half years. On January 14, 2005, he joined Agence France-Presse (AFP) as a correspondent. During his two-decade tenure at AFP, he served as a correspondent for the first seven years before being promoted to the position of bureau chief for Bangladesh in 2012, a role he held until his appointment as press secretary. [5]
In August 2024, Shafiqul Alam was appointed as the press secretary to the chief adviser of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus. His appointment was confirmed through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Public Administration. [4] [6]