Mahfuz Alam
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Mahfuz Alam | |
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মাহফুজ আলম | |
| Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser | |
| Assumed office 28 August 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1995 (age 28–29) Ramganj, Lakshmipur, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Committees | Anti-discrimination Students Movement Liaison Committee[1] |
| Nickname | Mahfuz Abdullah |
Mahfuz Alam (Bengali: মাহফুজ আলম) also known as Mahfuz Abdullah, is a Bangladeshi student activist and a coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement which led both the 2024 quota reform movement and the non-cooperation movement.[2]
He currently holds the position of Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
[edit]Mahfuz was born in 1995 in Ichapur village, located in the Ramganj Upazila of Lakshmipur district. He completed his SSC (Dakhil) from Gallak Darussunnat Alim Madrasa in Chandpur, and later passed his HSC (Alim) from Tamirul Millat Kamil Madrasa.[6]
In the academic year 2015-16, he was a student in the Department of Law at the University of Dhaka.[7]
Activism
[edit]Mahfuz was the coordinator of the liaison committee of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.[8] He was appointed as a special assistant to the chief adviser of the interim government with the status of a secretary on 28 August 2024.[9]
On 25 September 2024, while speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor to Bangladesh's interim government, referred to Mahfuz as "the mastermind" of the 2024 quota reform and non-cooperation movements, which culminated in the fall of Sheikh Hasina's administration.[10][11]
Controversies
[edit]Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, an editor of the Indian newspaper The Economic Times, alleged that Alam is a former member of the islamist fundamentalist organisation, Hizb ut-Tahrir.[12] Alam later addressed the issue on his verified Facebook page, stating that he has never been affiliated with the organization and has consistently opposed its ideology. He also characterized the report by The Economic Times as a "smear campaign" by the Indian media.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "সরকারকে পরামর্শ দিতে বৈষম্যবিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলনের লিয়াজোঁ কমিটি গঠন". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Student leader Mahfuz Alam made special assistant to chief adviser". Prothom Alo. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Student movement leader Mahfuz Alam appointed special assistant to CA Yunus". The Business Standard. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Coordinator Mahfuz Alam appointed special assistant to chief advisor". Bdnews24.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Coordinator Mahfuz appointed special assistant to Chief Adviser". Dhaka Tribune. 28 August 2024.
- ^ টাইমস, এডুকেশন (29 August 2024). "প্রধান উপদেষ্টার বিশেষ সহকারী কে এই মাহফুজ আলম?". edutimes.net (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Coordinator Mahfuz Alam appointed special assistant to chief advisor". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Mahfuz Alam special asst to chief adviser". The Daily Star. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Student leader Mahfuz Alam made special assistant to chief adviser". Prothomalo. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ TNN (27 September 2024). "Yunus introduces mastermind of revolution". The Times Of India. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Tribune Desk (25 September 2024). "Dr Yunus introduces Mahfuz Alam as mastermind of student movement". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (2024-09-11). "Outlawed radical outfit Hizb ut Tahrir pressurises Bangladesh interim government to lift ban". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ "Mahfuj forced to issue clarifications on his belief system, ideology, role in movement". 14 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.