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Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed

Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed

Bangladeshi journalist

For other people with the same name, see Shihab al-Din.

Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed (c. 1939 – 9 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi editor, intellectual and publisher.[1] He was the founder and editor of Sachitra Shandhani.[2]

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Early life and education

Ahmed was a descendant of Fazl Gazi, zamindar of Bhawal Estate (now Gazipur, named after the family), and one of the Baro-Bhuyan of Bengal.[3] He was the eldest son of 11 children of Gazi Shamsuddin Ahmed, an inspector general of police, and Gazi Rafia Khatun, an entrepreneur.[2] While studying at Notre Dame College, Dhaka, he published and edited Sachitra Shandhani in 1956, at the age of 17.[2] The publication ran until 1996. It published notable writings including Jahanara Imam's wartime journal, Ekatturer Dinguli.[2] His uncle Gazi Nurun Newaz was the founder and chairman of Bangladesh's first ceramic industry Peoples Ceramic Industries Limited.

Career

Ahmed had a publishing house, Shondhani Prokashoni.[3]

Personal life

Ahmed was married to Bithi since 1964.[4] Together they had a son, Shoubhro and a daughter, Sharmeen.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "PM mourns death of Sandhani Editor Gazi Shahabuddin". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 2017-06-10. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. [2]
    Ahmed, Gazi Nafis (2017-08-01). "Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  3. [3]
    "Remembering Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed". The Daily Star. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  4. [4]
    "Now defunct Sandhani Editor Gazi Shahabuddin passes away". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
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