Syed Margub Murshed Explained

Syed Margub Murshed, also spelled Syed Marghub Murshed, is a retired secretary and former chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[1] [2] [3] He is the president of the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO).[4]

Early life

Murshed's father was Syed Mahbub Murshed (died 1979), Chief Justice of East Pakistan High Court, and mother was Lyla Arzumand Banu (died 2017).[5] [6] He has three brothers and one sister.[7] He studied political science at the University of Dhaka.[8]

Career

Murshed had served in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Ministry of Public Administration.

In 1997, Murshed was the Secretary of the Ministry of Land.[9] He is a former secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[10]

Murshed was the first chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, serving from 31 January 2002 to 30 January 2005.[11]

In 2007, Murshed was an advisor of Bangladesh Performing Media Centre.[12] He was the chief patron of the Citizens Rights Movement.[13] He was the Chairman of the Festival Committee of the ninth and tenth Dhaka International Film Festival.[14] [15] He has advocated for an independent Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[16]

Murshed, then chairperson of Environment and Social Development Organization, demanded a ban on lead in paints in 2016.[17] He is an advisor of Amader Gram Cancer Care and Research Center.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008-02-29 . Community radio and access to information . 2024-09-10 . The Daily Star . en.
  2. Web site: Hasan . Md . 2008-01-29 . GP to launch external audit into illegal VoIP use . 2024-09-10 . The Daily Star . en.
  3. Web site: Murshed . Syed Marghub . 2021-09-04 . Story of Bengal and Bengalis: The Bengali Homeland and its Inhabitants . 2024-09-10 . The Daily Star . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-08-02 . Executive Committee - ESDO . 2024-09-10 . en-US.
  5. News: Nazir Ahmed . April 3, 2016 . Late justice Murshed : a legendary Personality of the twentieth century . May 2, 2016 . The Asian Age.
  6. Web site: Lyla Zakeriah Murshed passes away The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh . 2024-09-10 . The Asian Age . en.
  7. Web site: 11 January 2019 . Late Justice Murshed – a Legend of Twentieth Century . 2024-09-10 . Daily Sun . en.
  8. Web site: Home :: Dhaka University . 2024-09-10 . www.du.ac.bd.
  9. Web site: 1997-07-29 . Paternal homestead of Tagore's wife to be preserved . 2024-09-10 . The Daily Star . en.
  10. Book: Bangladesh, State of Environment Report . 2001 . Forum of Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh . 978-984-756-016-8 . 32 . en.
  11. Web site: Previous Comissioners . 2022-09-20 . Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
  12. Web site: Bangladesh Performing Media Centre honours six prominent artistes . 2024-09-10 . archive.thedailystar.net.
  13. Web site: 16 July 2006 . Bring home Birsreshtha Hamidur's remains . 2024-09-10 . The Daily Star.
  14. Web site: 2008-01-10 . 10th Dhaka International Film Festival begins today . 2024-09-10 . The Daily Star . en.
  15. Web site: 9th Dhaka Int'l Film Festival begins in city . 2024-09-10 . The Daily Star.
  16. Web site: Al-mahmood . Syed Zain . A Fatal Missed Call? . 2024-09-10 . Star Weekend Magazine.
  17. Web site: 2016-10-29 . Ban lead in paint . 2024-09-10 . The Daily Star . en.
  18. Web site: LEADERSHIP – AGCRC . 2024-09-10 . en-US.