Shykh Seraj
{{Short description|Bangladeshi journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shykh Seraj
| native_name = শাইখ সিরাজ
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Shykh Seraj at US National Day Party (cropped).png
| caption = Seraj in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|09|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chandpur District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Journalist
| awards = 30px Independence Award (2018)
30px Ekushey Padak (1995)
}}
Shykh Seraj ({{langx|bn|শাইখ সিরাজ}}; born 7 September 1954){{cite news | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/shykh-serajs-birthday-today-1281883 | title=Shykh Seraj's birthday today | work=The Daily Star | date=7 September 2016 | access-date=7 September 2016}} is a Bangladeshi journalist, media personality and agriculture development activist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 and Independence Award in 2018 by the Government of Bangladesh.{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|access-date=23 August 2017|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/03/20/asaduzzaman-noor-and-shykh-seraj-to-receive-independence-day-awards|title=Asaduzzaman Noor and Shykh Seraj to receive Independence Day Awards |work=bdnews24.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323030455/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/03/20/asaduzzaman-noor-and-shykh-seraj-to-receive-independence-day-awards |access-date=2018-03-22|archive-date=23 March 2018 }}
Early life
Seraj completed SSC from Khilgaon Govt. High School & HSC from Notre Dame College, Dhaka. Seraj earned his M.A. degree in geography from the University of Dhaka.{{cite news |title=Shykh Seraj's 67th birthday today |url=https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/metro-news/shykh-serajs-67th-birthday-today-1599413765 |access-date=22 February 2025 |work=The Financial Express |date=6 September 2020 |language=en}}
Career
Seraj co-anchored a television series Mati O Manush (Men and Soil) on Bangladesh Television since 1982. The television program featured investigative documentaries and in-depth reporting and points out solutions to the various problems that farmers face. In his work, Seraj visits remote areas, talks with farmers, conducts filming, searches for stories, and encourages young educated generations to engage in farming. In 1999, he became the director of News at Channel i. In 2004, Seraj started a new programme at Channel i named Hridoye Mati O Manush (Soil and Men in Heart) based on the format of his earlier program Mati O Manush.{{cite news|newspaper=Daily Sun |access-date=2013-04-23 |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_25-02-2012_Hridoye-Mati-O-Manush-turns-nine_66_1_7_1_1.html|title=Hridoye Mati O Manush turns nine|date = 25 February 2012}}
Seraj created a game show where contestants compete for best farm skills.{{cite news |first=Helen |last=Rowe |title=Farmers' game show is hit with city dwellers in Bangladesh |publisher=Agence France-Presse|date=21 May 2008 |access-date=2013-04-23 |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYSSqdLpk4JlUY2QgS8aNYPZ0v_g |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130930095630/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYSSqdLpk4JlUY2QgS8aNYPZ0v_g |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2013 }}
Awards and honors
- Nattya Sheba Purashker, 1983
- Rotary International Award, 1989
- Rotary International Award, 1991
- US Ashoka Fellowship for poverty elimination television program (1992){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728172444/http://ashoka.org/fellow/3540|archive-date=28 July 2011|url=http://ashoka.org/fellow/3540|title=Ashoka Innovators for the Public|access-date=2012-12-09}}
- Rotary International Award, 1993
- National Youth Award, 1993
- National Poultry Award, 1993
- National Fish Fortnight Award, 1994
- Presidents' Award on Agriculture, 1995
- Ekushey Padak (1995)
- National Fish Fortnight Award, 1996
- Rotary International Award, 1996
- Young Asia Television Award, 2002
- Sheltech Award, 2004
- Entertainment Screen Award 2004
- Cultural Reporters' Award 2004
- Rotary International Award, 2005
- Bangabandhu Gold Medal 2005
- Gold Medal in National Fish Fortnight Award 2005
- Gold Medal in Development of Economy 2005
- Dr. Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal 2006
- Unitrend 'Son of the Soil' Award 2006
- Bangladesh Economic Association Gold Medal 2006
- World Food Program Media Award 2006
- Rotary International Award, 2007
- Honoured by Sir William Beveridge Foundation, 2009
- UNESCO Bangladesh Journalism Awards, 2009
- Rotary Seed Award, 2009
- A.H. Boerma Award by Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (2009){{cite web|url=https://www.fao.org/news/newsroom-awards/newsroom-winners/en/|title=A.H. Boerma Award winners|publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501004022/https://www.fao.org/news/newsroom-awards/newsroom-winners/en/ |access-date=2012-12-09|archive-date=1 May 2010 }}
- Bangladesh Economic Association Gold Medal
- UK's BCA Golden Jubilee Honour Award, 2010
- House of Commons Honorary Crest, 2011 (UK)
- Dr Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal
- Ranada Prasad Saha Gold Medal
- Green Award from Birmingham community, 2015
- Gusi Peace Prize, 2015 (Philippines)
- Ranada Prasad Saha Gold Medal 2016
- Independence Day Award, (2018)
References
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External links
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- {{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/09/07/d409071404117.htm|title=Friend and philosopher of farmers : Shykh Seraj's exemplary endeavour|newspaper=The Daily Star|author=Harun ur Rashid}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104050556/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45992694.html#mlt Youth Asian TV's documentary on Shykh Seraj]
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Category:People from Chandpur District
Category:Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni
Category:University of Dhaka alumni
Category:Bangladeshi journalists
Category:Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy