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Saleh Shibly | |
|---|---|
| সালেহ শিবলী | |
.jpg) Shibly in 2026 | |
| Press Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| Assumed office 18 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Shafiqul Alam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abu Abdullah M. Saleh Faridganj, Bangladesh |
| Education | |
| Profession | Journalist |
Abu Abdullah M. Saleh is a Bangladeshi journalist.[1] He was appointed as Press Secretary to the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman.[2][3]He was also made a member of the BNP's central election steering committee for the 13th parliamentary election.
Birth & Education
[edit]Shibly was born in Faridganj Upazila of Chandpur District. He earned master's degree from University of Dhaka. He also received a PhD in Media and Administration. [4] He also worked as a non-resident fellow at Sydney Policy and Research Center, an Australia-based political research organization.
Career
[edit]He worked as a reporter for United News of Bangladesh (UNB), Manab Zamin, Banglabazar Patrika and Channel i.
He served as general secretary of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in 2004. In 1994, he was general secretary of Dhaka University Journalists' Association (DUJA).
Shbily also served as press secretary to Tarique Rahman when Rahman was acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[5] During BNP lead four-party alliance government, he worked as first secretary (press) at Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata.[6][7]
Appointment as Press Secretary
[edit]On 18 February 2026, Saleh Shibly was appointed as press secretary to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.[8] The appointment was confirmed through a gazette notification issued by Ministry of Public Administration. He received the rank of a secretary while serving in this position.[9]
According to gazette notification, he was appointed on a contractual basis as Prime Minister's Press Secretary from date of joining. As a condition of the appointment, he was required to end all employment or professional relationships with any business and with any government, semi-government or private organization. His appointment remains valid until the end of the Prime Minister's term or until the Prime Minister decides otherwise, whichever comes first.[10][11]
Published book
[edit]Saleh Shibly is the author of book 'Tarique Rahmaner Nishiddha Bhashan' (The Forbidden Speeches of Tarique Rahman).[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mahdi Amin, Saleh Shibly given PMO spokesperson role | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "Saleh appointed as press secretary to prime minister | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net.
- ↑ "Govt appoints Saleh Shibly as PM's press secretary, Ruman as deputy". The Business Standard. 2026-02-19. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "ফরিদগঞ্জের কৃতী সন্তান সাংবাদিক সালেহ শিবলী প্রধানমন্ত্রীর প্রেস সচিব". Chandpur Kantho. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ Banglanews24. "Abdus Sattar made Tarique Rahman's pvt secretary, Saleh Shibly press secy". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ বাসস (2026-02-19). "প্রধানমন্ত্রী তারেক রহমান নিজের গাড়িতেই চলাফেরা করবেন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "Govt appoints Saleh Shibly as PM's Press Secretary". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ jagonews24.com. "Mahdi Amin, Saleh Shibli named PMO spokespersons". jagonews24.com. Archived from the original on 2026-04-06. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ bdnews24.com. "Govt appoints Saleh Shibli as PM's press secretary, Ruman made deputy". Saleh Shibli named PM’s press secretary. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Saleh Shibly appointed Tarique Rahman's press secretary". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff (2026-02-19). "Saleh Shibli appointed PM's Press Secretary, Rumon as Additional S". Views Bangladesh. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ Engineer), Md Ashequl Morsalin Ibne Kamal(Team Lead) | Niloy Saha(Sr Software Engineer) | Jobayer Hossain(Software. "Saleh Shibly quietly performing as PM's press secretary". https://dhakacourier.com.bd/. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
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External links
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Media related to Abu Abdullah M. Saleh at Wikimedia Commons- Saleh Shibly on Facebook
