Syed Margub Murshed

Syed Margub Murshed, also spelled Syed Marghub Murshed, is a retired secretary and former chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. He is the president of the Environment and Social Development Organization.

Early life

Murshed's father was Syed Mahbub Murshed, Chief Justice of East Pakistan High Court, and mother was Lyla Arzumand Banu. He has three brothers and one sister. He studied political science at the University of Dhaka.

Career

Murshed had served in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Ministry of Public Administration.
In 1997, Murshed was the Secretary of the Ministry of Land. He is a former secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Murshed was the first chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, serving from 31 January 2002 to 30 January 2005.
In 2007, Murshed was an advisor of Bangladesh Performing Media Centre. He was the chief patron of the Citizens Rights Movement. He was the Chairman of the Festival Committee of the ninth and tenth Dhaka International Film Festival. He has advocated for an independent Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Murshed, then chairperson of Environment and Social Development Organization, demanded a ban on lead in paints in 2016. He is an advisor of Amader Gram Cancer Care and Research Center.