Mahmudur Rahman

Mahmudur Rahman (; is the owner and editor of the Bengali daily Amar Desh in Bangladesh also an author, engineer and businessman.  was born in 6 July 1953. He is a strong critic of the Awami League government since 2008, he has faced over 50 defamation and sedition charges. He is the only person sentenced for contempt by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Human rights groups labelled the government's actions against him as judicial harassment.

References

Other websites
 Amar Desh
 South Asian Policy Initiative


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