Full Name: Mahfuz Ullah

Affiliation: Daffodil International University

Current Position: Deceased

Date of Birth: March 10, 1950

Date of Death: April 27, 2019

Place of Birth: Bangladesh

Home District: Noakhali

Nationality: Bangladeshi

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Mahfuz Ullah (10 March 1950 - 27 April 2019) was a Bangladeshi writer, journalist, television personality and environmentalist. He was notable for environmental journalism in Bangladesh. He was the founder Secretary General of the Center for Sustainable Development.

Mahfuz was born at Begumganj Upazila in Noakhali District to Habibullah and Foyzunnisa Begum. He was the grandson of Muzaffar Ahmed, one of the socialist movement activists in the Indian subcontinent. He obtained his master's in physics in 1972 and again in journalism in 1974 from the University of Dhaka. Because of his involvement in student politics, Ayub Khan's military backed government expelled him from Dhaka College. Mahfuz was involved with East Pakistan Students Union and served as its president. He participated in 1969 Mass uprising.

Mahfuz started his career in journalism when he was a student. He had been associated with Weekly Bichitra since its inception in 1972. He worked as a language expert of China matters and Press Officer at the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata. He was a visiting teacher at the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Dhaka University. Mahfuz had hosted radio and television shows and been involved with leading Bangla and English dailies in Bangladesh. He was also an adjunct professor at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Daffodil International University.

Mahfuz was the founder secretary general of an environmental organization named Center for Sustainable Development. He was elected as the first Bangladeshi member of the International Board of Directors of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Mahfuz wrote and edited more than 50 books. Some of his notable works include the biographies of former President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, the mass uprising of 1969 and the insurgency in Assam and post-independent Bangladesh.

Mahfuz died on 27 April 2019 at the age of 69 at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.

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