Syed Najmuddin Hashim

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Syed Najmuddin Hashim (1925-1999) was a Bangladeshi journalist, politician, and writer. [1] [2]

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Early life

Hashim was born on 1 June 1925 in Dhaka, East Bengal, British Raj. In 1942, he graduated from St Gregory's High School and from Dhaka Intermediate College in 1944. In 1946 he graduated with a B.A. in English from Presidency College Calcutta. [3] [4]

Career

Hashim started his career as a journalist. From 1948 to 1962 he worked in Radio Pakistan including as Editor and Broadcaster. From 1962 to 1964 he worked in the Industrial Development Bank as the Chief Public Relations Officer. From 1966 to 1968 he was the Deputy Director of Bureau of National Research and Reconstruction. From 1968 to 1970, he was the First Secretary at the Pakistan Embassy in France. From 1970 to 1972, Hashim was the Executive Director of Pakistan Council. From 1974 to 1975 he served as the Managing Director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation after which he was appointed Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Information. [3] [5]

From 1975 to 1979, Hashim served as a Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1979 to 1980, he was stationed in the Bangladesh High Commission in London as the Press Minister. From 1980 to 1982, he was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Singapore and the Ambassador to Myanmar. He was the Minister of Information of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1984 in the cabinet of President of Hussain Mohammad Ershad. From 1984 to 1986 he was the Bangladesh Ambassador to USSR with accreditation as ambassador to Finland and Mongolia. [3]

Bibliography

He wrote a number of non-fiction books about the history and politics of Bangladesh, some were published posthumously. [3]

Death

Hashim died on 18 August 1999 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [3] [7]

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  1. ↑ "Words that have made a difference". The Daily Star. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "All those Bangabandhu baiters". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Khan, Muazzam Hussain. "Hashim, Syed Najmuddin". Banglapedia. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Guhathakurta, Meghna; Schendel, Willem van (2013). The Bangladesh Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Duke University Press. ISBN   978-0822353188 . Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Syed Najmuddin Hashim: As I knew him". Holiday. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Askari, Dr Rashid (1 October 2015). "A Brief History of Bangladeshi Writing". The Missing Slate. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Syed Najmuddin Hashim". article.wn.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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