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 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British Raj (now Bangladesh). Initially trained as a photographer and an actor. Worked for the Department of Films and Publication after partition in 1947 and became the first Bengali newsreader to announce the birth of the new Pakistan. 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.