Nurul Islam

Nurul Islam was a Bangladeshi broadcast journalist, news presenter, and radio producer and presenter. He had more than 50 years of experience in radio and television and is best known for his work with the BBC World Service.

Islam was born on 25 November 1928 in Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh). In 1949, Islam travelled to London and studied Economics and Politics at the London School of Economics, and commenced freelance work as a Bengali contributor, actor and broadcaster for BBC Radio.

He returned to Pakistan and worked in both radio and television, helping to make government newsreels at key moments in history.After announcing on radio the independent state of Bangladesh in 1971, Islam returned to the BBC in England.