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| Born in the Mal police station area of Jalpaiguri district, he obtained his education from his native place. Since his student days he remained active among students and youth and earned a reputation of a popular leader in Bengali community. It is a fact that there was no dearth of efforts for a Bangla newspaper from the Bengali Muslim community since even before Independence, but his Qalam, evolved from a monthly into a daily, fulfilled the long due need of the community. It is read by the entire Bengali community, irrespective of religion, due to its objective, non-partisan and universal approach. | Born in the Mal police station area of Jalpaiguri district, he obtained his education from his native place. Since his student days he remained active among students and youth and earned a reputation of a popular leader in Bengali community. It is a fact that there was no dearth of efforts for a Bangla newspaper from the Bengali Muslim community since even before Independence, but his Qalam, evolved from a monthly into a daily, fulfilled the long due need of the community. It is read by the entire Bengali community, irrespective of religion, due to its objective, non-partisan and universal approach. | ||
| According to a report in the ], in 1975–76 Imran founded West Bengal Muslim Students Association.<ref name="abp12092014jagannath">{{cite news|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/state/tmc-mp-imran-connected-with-simi-1.68250|title=নবান্নেও এসেছে সতর্কবার্তা, প্রশাসন অনড়ই|last=Jagannath|first=Chattopadhyay|date=12 September 2014|work=Anandabazar Patrika|language=Bengali|accessdate=13 September 2014|location=Kolkata}}</ref> On 24 April 1977, Imran co-founded the ] in ] in ]. Imran became the president of the West Bengal unit of the organization and held the position till 1980.<ref name="abp12092014jagannath"/> He started publishing '']'' as the monthly ] In 1981. ''Kalom'' continued to be published as a monthly till 1994.<ref name="abp12092014jagannath"/> | |||
| According to the ''Anandabazar Patrika'' report, Imran became popular in the Islamist circles.<ref name="abp12092014jagannath"/> He was appointed as the Honorary Counselor of IDB Scholarship Programme of the West Bengal zone. ''Kalom'' converted into a weekly In 1994. Imran also acted as the India correspondent of a ] daily named Naya Diganta published from ].He also acted as the news gatherer for the ] division of Radio Tehran. In 2011, he handed over ''Kalom'' to Sudipta Sen, the CEO of Saradha Group. | |||
| The ] and CBI have taken up the probe into the allegations that Trinamool Congress MP Ahmed Hassan Imran had sent Saradha funds to ] to create unrest in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=NIA to probe Saradha's Jamaat funding scam|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/south-asia/2014/oct/01/nia-probe-saradha-scam|accessdate=26 December 2014|publisher=]|date=1 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Basak|first1=Probal|title=CBI may quiz four TMC MPs & Bengal minister|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/cbi-may-quiz-four-tmc-mps-bengal-minister-114082800630_1.html|accessdate=26 December 2014|publisher=]|date=29 August 2014}}</ref> While the investigation is still going on, both NIA and CBI reported that their probes had not found any such links.<ref name="SuvojitBagchi">{{cite news|last1=Bagchi|first1=Suvojit|title=CBI report on chit fund probe brings some cheer for Trinamool|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/cbi-report-on-chit-fund-probe-brings-some-cheer-for-trinamool/article6509475.ece|accessdate=17 October 2014|publisher=]|date=3 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Probe has so far not revealed any Saradha-terror link: Govt|url=http://www.abplive.in/india/2014/12/03/article448729.ece/Probe-has-so-far-not-revealed-any-Saradha-terror-link-Govt|accessdate=26 December 2014|publisher=]|date=3 December 2014}}</ref> However, CBI also reported that the complete details of investments and fund transfers were still under investigation.<ref name="SuvojitBagchi" /> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Ahamed Hassan | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for West Bengal | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2014 | |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | AITC |
Ahmed Hassan (Template:Lang-bn) alias Imran is a veteran journalist and elected MP of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, India. He had sworn into the parliament on 9 June 2014. In April 2017, he was selected as the Chairman for the Telephone Advisory Committees by the Govt. of India.
Early life
Imran was born in the Mal police station area of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. Journalist & MP
Ahmed Hassan Imran is a well known Bengali Journalist. Like the popular Malayalam daily Madhyamam from Muslim connunity in Kerala, the Bangla daily Qalam has too consolidated its foothold under his stewardship in West Bengal. Started 30 years ago as a monthly, turned into a weekly after some years, Qalam has emerged as the best and the most popular daily since 2012 with a large circulation in the Bengali community. Due to his popularity and successful venture of the Bangla daily, he was nominated a Member of Rajya Sabha by All India Trinamool Congress in 2014.
Born in the Mal police station area of Jalpaiguri district, he obtained his education from his native place. Since his student days he remained active among students and youth and earned a reputation of a popular leader in Bengali community. It is a fact that there was no dearth of efforts for a Bangla newspaper from the Bengali Muslim community since even before Independence, but his Qalam, evolved from a monthly into a daily, fulfilled the long due need of the community. It is read by the entire Bengali community, irrespective of religion, due to its objective, non-partisan and universal approach.
References
- "TMC fields painter Jogen for RS seat". The Indian Express. February 7, 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- Bandopadhyay, Sabyasachi (February 7, 2014). "RS elections: Trinamool wins as Cong, Left Front MLAs vote in favour". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- Chowdhury, Rajib (Feb 8, 2014). "Cross-vote cloud on Bengal vote". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Defections help TMC's 4th candidate sail through to Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. Feb 8, 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- "Six legislators cross-vote in West Bengal". Zee News. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- "Ahmed Hassan Imran speaks in RS on the situation due to floods in the country". Rajya Sabha TV. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- "সাংসদ আহমেদ হাসান ইমরান বিএসএনেল টেলিফোনের উপদেষ্টা কমিটির চেয়ারম্যান পদে নিযুক্ত হয়েছেন". Sangbad Pratidin. 18 April 2017.