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# Mohammad Badrul Ahsan

(1959–2020)   Banker

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Mohammad Badrul Ahsan was a banker.

## Quick Facts About Mohammad Badrul Ahsan

Born August 30, 1959

Died February 6, 2020

Profession Banker

## About Mohammad Badrul Ahsan

Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, and economist... \| Mohammad Badrul Ahsan was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, economist, and founder-editor of the English weekly magazine First News. He earned national acclaim through his column Crosstalk in The Daily Star, which ran weekly for 17 years.

##  Quotes by Mohammad Badrul Ahsan

> [“If nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come, nothing is more harmful than an idea which is manipulated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-badrul-ahsan/if-nothing-is-more-powerful-than-an-idea-whose-time-has-come-nothing/)

Mohammad Badrul Ahsan

[Intellectuals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intellectuals/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/mohammad-badrul-ahsan-101049_intellectuals_if-nothing-is-more-powerful-than-an-idea_2459579.jpg)

> [“The gap (between intellectuals and politicians) divides writing hands, talking heads and thinking minds of this country into two sections. One section…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-badrul-ahsan/the-gap-between-intellectuals-and-politicians-divides-writing-hands/)

Mohammad Badrul Ahsan

[Academic achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academic-achievement/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/823/mohammad-badrul-ahsan-101049_academic-achievement_the-gap-between-intellectuals-and-politi_2475803.jpg)

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