Dhaka: Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) media cell, has joined the Daily Shomoyer Alo as its advisory editor. The managing director of the newspaper’s owner-organisation, Amin Mohammad Group, Md Ramzanul Haque Nihad, handed over the appointment letter to Shairul Kabir Khan in Dhanmondi this afternoon.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Amin Mohammad Foundation Executive Director Mohammad Tanvirul Islam, Shomoyer Alo publisher Faisal R Ferdous, chief operating officer Munif Ammar, and chief business officer Ehsanul Habib Sadi were present to welcome the new advisory editor. Shairul Kabir Khan officially joined the Shomoyer Alo office at Bangla Motor later in the afternoon, where the acting editor Shahnewaz Karim, along with the staff and journalists of the newspaper, welcomed him with a bouquet.
Shairul Kabir Khan’s career in journalism began after his studies at Abu Abbas College in Netrakona, where he worked as Atpara correspondent and later as Netrokona district correspondent for the Daily Dinkal. His involvement with the BNP media cell, particularly the Chairman’s Media Wing, has been ongoing since 2007. He was appointed by BNP chairman and current Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as a member of the ‘first BNP Media Cell.’
In addition to his journalistic endeavors, Shairul Kabir Khan planned and directed a documentary film on the Liberation War, unveiled by former late Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at the State Guest House Jamuna and later broadcast on Bangladesh Television. Alongside his regular pursuits in writing, singing, and research, Shairul Kabir Khan has now returned to active journalism.
Speaking about his new role, Shairul Kabir Khan expressed his desire to focus more on media and journalists, stating, “I am a writer; I want to be more focused on the media and journalists for the sake of the party and the country.”