Hassan Shahriar

Hassan Shahriar (25 April 1946 – 10 April 2021) was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, and political analyst.

Early life and career

Shahriar was born on 25 April 1946 at Sunamganj, a district of Greater Sylhet region.

Shahriar served The Daily Ittefaq as its executive editor. He was the first journalist from Asia-Pacific to be elected as president of this organization in 2003. He was re-elected in 2008 and retired in 2012. He served as the vice-president of CJA from 1997 to 2003. He was also elected President of Bangladesh's National Press Club, the Overseas Correspondents Association Bangladesh (OCAB) and the South Asia Press Club Association (SAPCA) and the Commonwealth Journalists Association Bangladesh chapter.

Works Shahriar authored three books: Ateet Ateet Noi (Past is not past), a compilation of his columns, Newsweeke Bangladesh: Muktijuddha, Bijoy abong Tarpar (Bangladesh in Newsweek: War of Liberation, Victory and Beyond), his reports in Newsweek magazine Shesh Bhalo Jar Shob Bhalo Tar (All's well that ends well), compilation of articles published in different Bengali newspapers.