Chief Editor & Managing Director

Mir Mosharref Hossain Pakbir

Mr. Mir Mosharref Hossain is a prominent businessmen and career journalist of Bangladesh. He is mostly known to everyone through his nickname ‘Pakbir’. He is a well known social worker and appraised for his works for the development of the children, especially at rural areas of the country.

He was born at Companyganj upazila of Noakhali district. He has completed his graduation in Law. During the early days of his career, he worked at the senior management position of many renowned companies in Bangladesh. He was also pursuing his career as an aspiring journalist as he established country’s third news agency, Mohammadi News Agency (MNA) in 1996. He is the Chief Editor and Managing Director of the agency. He is also the Director of country’s prominent English daily newspaper ‘The Daily Observer’. Along with those, he is also the Editor and Publisher of ‘Kishore Bangla’, a momentous and juvenile monthly magazine for the children and teenagers.

Mir Mosharref Hossain is also one of the front-runners of the country as a Child Organizer. He is the Chief Patron of ‘Bangabandhu Shishu Kishore Mela’, a nationwide organization for the children and teenagers of Bangladesh. He has been dedicated working for the creative and healthy mental development of the future generation of Bangladesh through ‘Bangabandhu Shishu Kishore Mela’ and ‘Kishore Bangla’ for over two decades. He has visited many districts of Bangladesh with a pursuit of ensuring the welfare, healthy growth and rights of the children and teenagers of the nation.

Mir Mosharref Hossain is also a well acclaimed businessman of Bangladesh. He is also actively working to ensure the rights and development of the people of Bangladesh. He is the Vice-Chairman of Democracy Research Centre (DRC). He is actively patronizing several mosques and madrasas all around the country. He has also contributed significantly in the area of environmental management. He has plans to make further contribution on education, employment, environmental development, autism care and accommodation nationally.

He has visited many countries several times to attend international seminars & symposiums over business issues and journalism. In personal life, being a very pious man, he has performed holy Hajj and Umrah several times.

In personal life, Mir Mosharref Hossain leads a loving and caring life with his wife and two daughters.