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Mahfuz Alam (Bengali: মাহফুজ আলম) also known as Mahfuz Abdullah, is a Bangladeshi student activist and a coordinator of the liaison committee of Anti-discrimination Students Movement which led the Student–People's uprising.[2] He currently holds the position of the Adviser[3][4] and Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh.[5][6][7]
Mahfuz Alam | |
|---|---|
মাহফুজ আলম | |
| Adviser without portfolio | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser | |
| Assumed office 28 August 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1998 (age 25–26) Ramganj, Lakshmipur, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Committees | Anti-discrimination Students Movement Liaison Committee[1] |
| Nickname | Mahfuz Abdullah |
Early life and education
editHe was born in 1998 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.[8]
In the academic year 2015-16, he was a student in the Department of Law at the University of Dhaka.[9]
Activism
editHe was the coordinator of the liaison committee of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.[10] He was appointed as a special assistant to the chief adviser of the interim government with the status of a secretary on 28 August.
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 Student-People's uprising, which culminated in the fall of Sheikh Hasina's administration.[11][12]
Controversies
editDipanjan 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.[13] 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 as a "smear campaign" by the Indian media.[14]
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ "Three advisers take oath". Prothom Alo. 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Three more advisers sworn in". The Daily Star. 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mahfuz forced to issue clarifications on his belief system, ideology, role in movement". Dhaka Tribune. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.