Naem Nizam
নঈম নিজাম
Born
Nizamuddin Bhuiyan Naem

(1965-11-05) 5 November 1965
Goharua (Bhuiyan Bari), Nangalkot, Comilla
Alma materTejgaon College Dhaka University
Occupation(s)Journalist and editor
EmployerBangladesh Pratidin
Known forEditorship of Bangladesh Pratidin and Awami League Laspencer ATN Bangla
Spouse
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(m. 1990)​
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Children2

Naem Nizam (born 5 November 1965) is a Bangladeshi journalist, writer, philanthropist and the Editor of daily Bangladesh Pratidin,[2] the largest circulated Bengali language daily in Bangladesh. His philanthropic endeavors has led to the establishment and maintenance of Heshakal Bazar Naem Nizam Degree College in Comilla, Bangladesh. He is the Vice President of Sheikh Russell KC, a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League. [3][4]

Nizam is the Director of East West Media Group.[5] He is former CEO of News24 and Radio Capital.[5] He is the former Managing Director of STV-US.[6]

Career

Reporter

Nizam was a political reporter in the 80s, and worked for some of the leading newspapers of the time. In the 1990s, he covered the Awami-League beat and became a part of the upper echelons of Dhaka’s political circles. Previously a student leader, Nizam’s brand within politics and Awami League in particular grew rapidly across his hometown and Dhaka.”[7]

ATN bangla

Nizam was one of the founding reporters of ATN Bangla news. Nizam later served as the chief news editor of ATN Bangla.[8] He was the founding news reporter of ATN Bangla.[9]

STV

Nizam was the managing director of STV-US, a Bengali language television channel based in New York City in 2006.[6]

Bangladesh Pratidin

Nizam is a member of the Editors' Council a grouping of the newspaper editors of Bangladesh. In that capacity he along with other editors including that of Prothom Alo signed a statement demanding the release of Mahmudur Rahman, protesting the raid on newspaper Daily Inqilab and the arrest and harassment of journalists across the Bangladesh. They also criticized the new broadcast policy saying it would harm the freedom of the media.[2]

On 6 July 2014, Nizam attended an iftar hosted by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for prominent newspaper editors and journalists.[10]

In March 2015, Nizam received threats from Safiur Rahman Farabi, an Islamic extremist. Farabi was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion and charged under Information and Communication Technology Act. On 11 April 2019, Farabi was acquitted by Judge Ash Sams Joglul Hossai of the Cyber Tribunal Court.[11][12] On 16 February 2021, Farabi was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Avijit Roy murder case.[13][14]

Nizam was sued by Ashikur Rahman Miku, General Secretary of Bangladesh Volleyball Federation following the publication of a critical report about him 18 May 2012. On 3 June 2012, Miku filed a defamation case against him. On 15 September 2015, Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Zakaria of a Narail court issued an arrest warrant against him.[15] Nizam secured bail from the court after appearing before it.[16]

On 16 August 2017, a legal notice was served against Nizam by the Organizing Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami Olama League, Maulana Abdul Jalil, for publishing a column by Taslima Nasreen.[17] On 23 August 2017, Nizam was appointment member of the Bangladesh Press Council.[18]

On 5 October 2017, Nizam was summoned a local Dhaka Court by Metropolitan Magistrate Debabrata Biswas following a case filed by Dhaka Lawyers Association President Saidur Rahman Manik. The case alleged a joke about lawyers in an editorial by Member of Parliament Golam Mawla Rony defamed lawyers.[19] In December 2017, he was sued by reserved Member of Parliament, Lutfunnesa following report on Bangladesh Pratidin on corruption by her and her husband. The Member of Parliament was criticized by Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists and Dhaka Union of Journalists for filling the case.[20]

An arrest warrant was issued against Nizam in January 2018, following a defamation case filed by Awami League politician and State Minister of Primary and Mass Education, Motahar Hossain. He had filed the defamation case following a report on his corruption published on Bangladesh Pratidin on 9 April 2014. The issue of an arrest warrant was condemned by Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists and Dhaka Union of Journalists.[20][21] He is a member of the National Narcotics Control Board.[22] On 22 October 2018, he along with 54 other editors issued a joint statement condemning Mainul Hosein for making offensive remarks against Masuda Bhatti, acting Editor of the Dainik Amader Notun Shomoy, on a live show on Ekattor TV.[23]

In March 2018, Nizam attended an event of Bangladesh Border Guard and Border Security Force near the Bangladesh-India border near Jessore which had been declared a crime free area.[24]

Nizam was given a "tax card" and honored by the National Board of Revenue on 5 November 2018 for being one of the highest tax payers in the journalist category.[25]

On 16 September 2019, Nizam was elected General Secretary of the Editors' Council while Mahfuz Anam was elected president.[26] In a statement of the Editors Council he condemned the usage of Digital Security Act to arrest journalists.[27] In August 2020, a statement issued by the council and signed by Nizam condemned the absence of national newspapers from the "government list of online news portals". The statement said it was unreasonable to require special permission or separate licenses for online versions of national newspapers.[28] He is a member of Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh.[29]

In 2020, Nizam was awarded the Bashir Ahmed Award.[30] He called on the Ministry of Finance to reduce the import duty on newsprint in a virtual meeting with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in April 2021.[31]

Nizam was elected director of Sheikh Russel KC on 29 May 2021.[32] Naem Nizam became a director of East West Media Group in November 2021. There are multiple national dailies in both English and Bengali language that are a part of this media group, as well as two television channels and a radio station. Nizam is the Editor of the most popularly known and commercially successful daily newspaper under the media group, called Bangladesh Pratidin. The newspaper’s rapid commercial success and it’s propensity to attract the top politicians and writers to contribute to it is celebrated. Furthermore, the newspaper’s anniversaries are widely attended by the biggest political and business names in Dhaka, as well as celebrities across Dhallywood.[5] M. J. Akbar thanked Nizam in his book, Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar.[33] On 19 November 2021, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Television Reporters Unity of Bangladesh.[7]

Bibliography

  • TV News (2011)- A guide book on TV journalism and Technical aspects of broadcast journalism based on his experiences.[9]
  • BDR Bidroho (2011)[34]
  • Ghure Beraye deshe deshe (2015)[34]
  • Electronics and Print Journalism (2015)[34]
  • Jyotishi Ballen kkhomota Gele Mantri Jele (2015)[34]
  • Vromoner Koto Kahini (2016)[34]
  • ‘Print Journalism (2016)[34]
  • Chander Aloye Mritu Dekha (2016)[34]
  • Nirbachito Colum (2017)[34]
  • Gano Adalat (2017)[34]- about the Gono Adalat.
  • Amar Kichhu Katha (2017)[34]
  • Rong Mahal (2018)[35]
  • General Moeen ke bidai diyese Pranab (2018)[35]

Personal life

Nizam is married to journalist Farida Yasmin since 1990 and has a son Mahir Abrar and a daughter Nujhat Purnata.[36] Nizam's wife Farida Yasmin, is a career journalist and journalists’ leader. She was elected the first woman general secretary and president of the National Press Club of Bangladesh.[37]

References

  1. ↑ "Journalist Farida Yasmin's father passes away". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Newspaper editors say broadcast policy will curb media freedom". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Standards to be set for talk shows". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "ISA arrests: Deported Bangladeshi being investigated in hometown for terror links, says Bengali newspaper". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Naem Nizam is no longer CEO of News 24, Radio Capital". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  6. 1 2 "Nayeem Nizam Speaks to VOA About TV Channel STV–US". ভিওএ (in Bengali). 25 April 2006. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  7. 1 2 sun, daily. "Naem Nizam receives Lifetime Achievement Award | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  8. ↑ "Director -Naem Nizam". Institute of Law, Conflict and Development Studies. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Books". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Khaleda takes Iftar with editors, media heads". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  11. ↑ "Farabi acquitted in ICT case". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  12. ↑ "Avijit murder accused Farabi acquitted in ICT case". The Daily Star. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  13. ↑ "Bangladesh anti-terrorism tribunal sentences 5 to death for killing blogger Avijit Roy". The Hindu. PTI. 2021-02-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  14. ↑ "5 Bangladeshi Extremists Sentenced to Death for Killing Secular Blogger Avijit Roy". Benar News. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  15. ↑ "Arrest warrant out for Bangladesh Pratidin editor, former publisher over 'libel'". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  16. ↑ "Naem Nizam gets bail". themorningbellbd.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  17. ↑ "Legal notice served for publishing Taslima's column". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  18. ↑ "Justice Mamtaj Uddin reappointed Press Council chairman". New Age. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  19. ↑ "Court summons Bangladesh Partidin Editor Naem Nizam over ex-MP Rony's column". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  20. 1 2 "Filing of case against Naem Nizam condemned". The New Nation. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  21. ↑ "Arrest warrant for Naem Nizam protested". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  22. ↑ "Tk 600 billion spent every year in Bangladesh on drugs". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  23. ↑ "Senior journos ask Mainul to apologise". The Daily Star. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  24. ↑ "Strip of Bangladesh-India border declared crime-free zone". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  25. ↑ "Compliance pays off". The Daily Star. 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  26. ↑ "Mahfuz Anam, Naem Nizam new president, secy of Shampadak Parishad". The Daily Star. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  27. ↑ "Sampadak Parishad condemns arrest of journalists under Digital Security Act". The Daily Star. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  28. ↑ "Online News Portals: Exclusion of leading dailies from list surprising". The Daily Star. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  29. ↑ "Noab elects AK Azad new president". The Daily Star. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  30. ↑ "Bashir Ahmed remembered". New Age. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  31. ↑ "Editors meet finance minister, call to withdraw import duty on newsprint". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  32. ↑ "Bashundhara MD Sayem Sobhan Anvir becomes first director of the 30-member board of Sk Russel". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  33. ↑ Akbar, M. J. (2022-02-04). Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-5435-528-8.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Three new books by Naem Nizam". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  35. 1 2 মেলায় নঈম নিজামের দুই বই. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  36. ↑ সাপ্তাহিক, অন্যধারার কাগজ (January 2018). নারী সাংবাদিকতায় অন্যন্য অবদান (in Bengali). Dhaka. p. 21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  37. ↑ "National Press Club gets Farida Yasmin as first female general secretary; Shafiqur elected president". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
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