Shafik Rehman | |
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শফিক রেহমান | |
 Rehman in 2012 | |
| Born | Shafik-ur-Rahman 11 November 1934 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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| Spouse | Taleya Rehman |
| Children | 1 |
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Shafik Rehman (born 11 November 1934) is a Bangladeshi journalist, political analyst, and writer.[1] He is credited for introducing Valentine's Day in Bangladesh.[2]
He has worked to gather support in favour of Bangladesh in England with Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.[3] Rehman founded the weekly Jaijaidin in 1984 which was critical to General Hussain Muhammad Ershad, a military leader who assumed power through a military coup in 1982. He was forced to leave the country in 1986 after the Ershad government suspended the declaration of Jaijaidin and was not allowed to return Bangladesh till 1991.[4][5] Rehman was a director of Spectrum Radio in England.[6]
Rehman has been serving as the editor of magazine Mouchake Dhil from 2009.[7] Rehman was arrested on April 16, 2016, on the charge of “plotting to abduct and kill” Bangladesh Prime Minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.[5]
- ^ "Shafik Rehman returns home after six years". The Daily Star. 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Shafik Rehman - who is he?". The Daily Star. April 16, 2016. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Who is Shafik Rehman?". Dhaka Tribune. April 16, 2016.
- ^ Ahmed, Mahiuddin (2016). Ganamadhyam Nipiran: 1972-2012 গণমাধ্যম নিপীড়ণ: ১৯৭২-২০১২ (in Bengali). Bibhash. p. 56. ISBN 978-984-90285-7-4.
- ^ a b "Bangladeshi Editor, 81, Is Accused in Plot to Kill Leader's Son". The New York Times. April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Making sound waves". India Today. October 15, 1990.
- ^ "Bangladesh: 81-year-old magazine editor arrested for sedition". The Indian Express. April 16, 2016.