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