Mahbub Anam (March 28, 1931 – July 9, 2001) was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He was the editor of The Bangladesh Times.

Early life

Anam's father

Abul Mansur Ahmed Abul Mansur Ahmad ( bn, আবুল মনসুর আহমদ; 3 September 1898 – 18 March 1979), born Ahmad Ali Farazi ( bn, আহমদ আলী ফরাজী), was a Bangladeshi politician, writer, and journalist. Ahmad began as an ...

was a satirist and politician of

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

. His younger brother

Mahfuz Anam Mahfuz (or Mohammed) ( Harari: መሕፉዝ, ar, محفوظ; died July 1517) was a Harari Garad, Emir of Harar and Governor of Zeila in the Adal Sultanate. Life and reign Mahfuz led raids into the provinces of Abyssinia for a number of years. ...

is the editor of The Daily Star. Anam was actively involved in politics from his student life. He was the general secretary of

Salimullah Muslim Hall Salimullah Muslim Hall is a residential hall at Dhaka University, named after Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur. It was inaugurated on 11 August 1931. Among the residential halls of Dhaka University, Salimullah Muslim Hall holds a special stat ...

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently it ...

in 1954-55 and was appointed acting publications secretary of the Jukta Front on behalf of the

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word for common people or general public. In the early 20th century, the word was extensively used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to the general po ...

in 1954.

Career

Anam also served as the general manager of

Jamuna Oil Company Jamuna Oil Company Ltd (JOCL) (estd. as Pakistan National Oil in 1964; renamed as Bangladesh National Oil in 1972) ( DSEbr>JOCL is a subsidiary of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation that nationally markets octane, petrol, diesel, kerosene, f ...

and the director of

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation () (BPC) is a government agency in Bangladesh to import, distribute and market oil and petroleum products. A. B. M. Azad is the chairperson of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation. History Founded in 1976 by Presi ...

. Anam served as the president of the ''Nattyamancho Bangladesh'' and ''Bangladesh Sahitya Sangskriti Kendro'' and was involved with Bangladesh Film Censor Board and Bangladesh Public Library Special Committee. He was elected to parliament from

Mymensingh-7 Mymensingh-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by independent ABM Anisuzzaman. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Trishal Upazila. History The constituency was created for ...

as a

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the maj ...

candidate in 15 February 1996 Bangladeshi general election.

Works

Anam wrote ''Amra Bangladeshi Amra Bangalee'' and ''Itihasher Shikriti Bonam Bikriti''.

Awards

* ''Bhasha Andoloner Bir Sainik Padak'' by the then president

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military Officer (armed forces), officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from Presidency of Ziaur Rahman, 1977 to 1981. He was Assassinat ...

* ''Matribhasha Padak'' by Tamaddun Majlish *

Independence Day Award The Independence Day Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পদক), also termed Independence Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by t ...

* Sher-e-Bangla Gold Medal * Moulana Akram Khan Gold Medal * Kaloddhani Padak * Tribhuj Gold Medal

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anam, Mahbub Bangladeshi journalists 1931 births 2001 deaths 20th-century journalists 6th Jatiya Sangsad members Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 20th-century Bengalis People from Mymensingh District