Mozammel Haque Babu
Mozammel Haque Babu is a Bangladeshi journalist, CEO, and chief editor of Ekattor TV.[1][2] He is the president of Editors Guild.[3] He is the vice-president of Association of Television Channel Owners.[4]
Career
Babu founded weekly Deshbandhu in 1987, where Anisul Hoque worked.[5] He later founded Purbabhas, another weekly.[5]
Babu was one of the founders of Editors Guild to protect freedom of the press.[6] Babu moderated a session of Dhaka Global Dialogue, 2019.[7]
Babu was selected president of the Editors Guild, an association of news editors, on 17 March 2020 after Syed Ishtiaque Reza proposed his name.[8] He succeeded Toufique Imrose Khalidi, the editor of Bdnews24.com, who had become president in 2019.[8] He was critical of All the Prime Minister's Men, a report by Al Jazeera.[9] He expressed concern of at the suggestion of the Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh, Peter D. Haas, suggesting possible visa restrictions on media workers.[10]
Gazi MH Tamim filed a case of genocide at the International Crimes Tribunal against Babu, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Tureen Afroz, journalist Shahriar Kabir, professor of the University of Dhaka Muntasir Mamun and 15 others over the police raid on 2013 Shapla Square protests of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.[11] Other accused were journalist Subhash Singha Roy, convener of Gonojagoron Moncho Imran H. Sarker, journalist Ahmed Zobayer, journalist Nayeemul Islam Khan, former director general of National Security Intelligence M Manzur Ahmed, and Aziz Ahmed, chief of Bangladesh Army.[12][13]
Babu is a member of the board of governors of Dhaka Ahsania Mission for Ahshania Mission Cancer and General Hospital, Uttara.[14] He is a director of Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company Limited.[15]
Personal life
Babu is married to Aparajita Haque, a former member of parliament.[16] His father in law, Khandaker Asaduzzaman, was an advisor to Sheikh Hasina and his brother in law, Khandaker Mashiuzzaman Romel, was the president of Dhaka Club Limited.[16]
References
- ^ "Ekattor TV's founder chairman Fazlul Haque dies". Daily Sun. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "MP Abdur Rahim remembered". The Daily Star. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Mozammel Babu elected president, Inam Ahmed general secretary of Editors Guild". The Business Standard. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "TV channel owners urge all to cooperate in implementing clean feed broadcast of foreign channels". Prothomalo. 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b "::: Star Weekend Magazine :::". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Editors Guild, Bangladesh launched | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Dhaka Global Dialogue". www.picreadi.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b "Mozammel Babu new president of Editors Guild". The Business Standard. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Al Jazeera report 'an example of bad journalism': Editors Guild". The Daily Star. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Editors Guild expresses concern over US envoy's remarks on visa policy for media | News". BSS. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Hasina, 18 others face 'genocide' complaint at ICT over Shapla Chattar killings". Shapla Chattar ‘genocide’ complaint filed at ICT against Hasina. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "9 more cases filed against Sheikh Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh". ThePrint. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Hefajat's Shapla Chattar rally: Hasina sued for genocide, crimes against humanity". The Daily Star. 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Governing Body of Ahsania Mission Cancer & General Hospital". amcghbd.org. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Fareast Islami life insurance co. ltd". fareastislamilife.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b "Kulsum Zaman passes away | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2024-08-21.