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Mahfuz Sadique
Mahfuz Sadique (Bengali:মাহফুজ সিদ্দিক ;1 February 1983 – 29 December 2023) was a a journalist and a media and communications professional as well as the Chief Communications Officer - bKash Limited. [[File:Mahfuz Sidique.jpg|alt=Mahfuz Siddique ,CCO - bKash Limited. Born: 1 February 1983. Died: 29 December 2023. Nationality: Bangladeshi. Education: Public Policy, International Business. Alma mater: St. Joseph Higher secondary School, Notre Dame College, King's College London, North South University. Researcher at: SOAS University of London. (part-time). Known for: Chief Communications Officer - bKash Limited. Spouse: Maliha Muzammil (January 2012 - Present) Children: Ishaan Sadique (son)|border|thumb|Mahfuz Siddique ,CCO - bKash Limited.Born: 1 February 1983.

'''Died: 29 December 2023. Nationality: Bangladeshi. Education: Public Policy, International Business. Alma mater: St. Joseph Higher secondary School, Notre Dame College, King's College London, North South University. Researcher at: SOAS University of London. (part-time).Known for: Chief Communications Officer at bKash Limited.'''

Spouse: Maliha Muzammil (January 2012 - Present) Children: Ishaan Sadique (son)]]

E a rly l i f e
Mahfuz Sadique (Bengali:মাহফুজ সিদ্দিক 1 February 1983 – 29 December 2023) was a a journalist and a media and communications professional as well as the Chief Communications Officer - bKash Limited. Mahfuz Sadique, spent more than a decade as a Journalist, mostly with BBC News. A media and communications professional, he served as a news editor in London and foreign correspondent, in Bangladesh during 2013-14. He also worked as a radio presenter on BBC World Service; television producer on World News and a digital content producer on the BBC's social media platforms.

Education
Mr. Sadique earned a Master's degree in Public Policy from King's College London. He graduated from North South University majoring in International Business. He continued his interest in digital futures by pursuing research in part-time doctoral studies at SOAS University of London (https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/mahfuz-sadique), which he dropped out of post-Covid19. He earned his Higher Secondary and Secondary School Certificate from Notre Dame College and St. Joseph Higher Secondary School respectively.

Professional life

 * In September 2021, Mahfuz came ‘home’ to Dhaka, after fourteen years at BBC News in London to start at his new role as the Chief Communications Officer of bKash Limited, Bangladesh’s leading fintech.


 * He started his career in Bangladesh as a Senior Staff Correspondent at Dhaka-based New Age and SLATE magazine. Following that, he was a manager in corporate affairs at Citibank N.A. dealing with both compliance and external affairs.


 * Mr. Sadique has also worked on Peabody, BAFTA, Radio Academy and Emmy award-winning BBC programs, stories and coverage. Mahfuz, through his journalism for BBC News ( https://muckrack.com/mahfuzsadique ) as a correspondent, and also as a news editor in London, has covered some of the major global stories in recent years. Particularly, his reporting from Bangladesh has touched upon some of the key themes to impact the future of developing nations. That includes the Rohingya refugee crisis, Rana Plaza factory collapse, war crimes trials, the rise of Isis, the Arab Uprisings, atheist blogger killings, Calais Jungle camp dismantling, MH17 airplane investigation as well as numerous general elections and referendums ranging from Brexit to Bangladesh. He was also an Equality Officer of the BBC London branch of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).
 * Before that Mr. Sadique worked in various capacities with other global media organizations, including The New Internationalist, International Herald Tribune (NY Times Co.), Bistandsaktuelt Norway and Himal South Asian.

Professional Positions

 * Chief Communications Officer - bKash Limited.
 * Senior Correspondent, Journalist - BBC News.
 * Equality Officer - BBC London Brand of the National Union of Journalists.
 * Senior Staff Correspondent - New Age and SLATE Magazine.

Achievements

 * Was nominated as a life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in 2018.
 * Was a Research Associate at the Centre for Global Media and Communications, and guest lectured on media and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at Utrecht University, The Netherlands (https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/bangladesh-rising-speakers/).
 * Has also worked as a research consultant for the British government-funded ACE Research Consortium, and The Open University UK.
 * Was Trustee of Camden Giving, a charity working to overcome inequality in London.
 * Has chaired panels in conferences at the universities of Harvard and Yale.
 * Alongside a full-time journalism career, He taught postgraduate courses on media and development at SOAS University of London,
 * Led a research project on Media and Anti-Corruption as a Research Associate at the SOAS Centre for Global Media and Communications.
 * He participated in World Universities’ Debating Championships representing North South University (Glasgow ’01; Toronto ’02; Stellenbosch-South Africa’03).

Death
Mahfuz Sidique Died at the age of 40 on 29th December, 2023 at 9am (Bangladesh Standard Time) while on treatment in Dhaka Squire Hospital Due to Cardiac arrest. his Final resting place is in Rayerbazar Graveyard located in Dhaka Bangladesh.