Shawkat Mahmud

Shawkat Mahmud is a prominent Bangladeshi journalist and politician, known for his tenure as the president of the National Press Club and the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ). He has also served as a vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) before being expelled from the party in March 2023. Recently, he made headlines after being arrested by the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police outside his residence, with details of the allegations yet to be disclosed.