Syed Badrul Ahsan Editor-in-Charge of The Asian Age

Eminent journalist, columnist and writer Syed Badrul Ahsan was appointed as the Editor-in-Charge of The Asian Age newspaper on 26 March, after serving for sometime as the publication's Associate Editor.He is well-known for his many books including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's biography titled 'Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: From Rebel to Founding Father', besides a number of translations. He has reviewed a large number of important books on politics and literature. 

Before moving to The Asian Age, Syed Badrul Ahsan served in the Daily Observer, The Daily Star, the Morning Sun, The Bangladesh Observer, The Independent, News Today, New Age and the New Nation, where he started his journalistic career in the early 1980s. Badrul is also a regular contributor to the Indian Express, Dhaka Tribune, Dhaka Courier and UNB. He has reviewed books for Asian Affairs, the quarterly journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs (RSAA) in London.

His areas of interest in writing include Bangladesh politics, South Asian history, American presidential history, Soviet and Chinese communism and politics in postcolonial Africa. He is at work on a comparative study of the politics of Chittaranjan Das, Subhas Chandra Bose and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The work is the result of a fellowship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study (JNIAS), JNU, Delhi, between December 2012 and March 2013.Badrul, known for his politeness, loves music and reading books. He is married to Syeda Zakia Badrudduja, who lives and works in London.

-AA Correspondent