Saiful Alam

Saiful Alam (born 1 November 1956) is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is the former President of Bangladesh National Press Club. He was also the editor of Daily Jugantor.

Early life Alam was born on 1 November 1956 in Dhaka of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to Ali Arshad Mia and Shamsun Nahar. He completed his Secondary School Certificate from Motijheel Government Boys' High School and Higher Secondary School Certificate from Dhaka College in 1974. He graduated from the Department of Linguistics of Dhaka University in 1977 and obtained his post graduate degree from the same University in 1978.

Alam was a member of the managing committee of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) from 1997 to 1999. He is also the founder member of Dhaka Reporter's Unity.

Publications Alam has written 6 books:

Awards and honors Abdul Rahman Chishti Memorial Award (2007) Padakhep Award (2010) Sher-E-Bangla Memorial Honor (2018) Altaf Ali Hashu Smriti Padak (2019)