The one outstanding feature of Moazzem's professional persona was that he wore many hats. Most people identify him as the founding editor of The Financial Express that grew from a scratch to being a fully-fledged credible financial daily over quarter of a century under his leadership. But he was mo
We recall with great sorrow that today is the 1st death anniversary of one of our iconic business journalist and the founder Editor of The Financial Express Mr. A. H. M. Moazzem Hossain. A brilliant scholar and an alumni of Dhaka University, he dedicated his entire life in improving the socio-econo
On 01 August 2018, exactly one year ago, Bangladesh lost one of its finest journalists. At heart and in mind, he was the epitome of what is best in sound journalism. Unassuming to the core and a true gentleman, he was the humblest of newspaper editors that I have known. Yet he was a pioneer of fina
I first met Moazzem Bhai in 2010 through a common friend Dr. Zaidi Sattar. Zaidi Bhai and I were colleagues at the World Bank and then we started our collaborative endeavour of the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI). Zaidi Bhai had successfully persuaded Moazzem Bhai to make the Financia
I first met Moazzem in 1964 when we both got admitted in the Economics Department of Dhaka University as undergraduate students. I met him last in July 2018 at his residence on the eve of his departure for Singapore for treatment. During our very short last meeting when we hugged each other Moazze
A long distance call helped change my work plan in the USA. It was Moazzem Hossain from Dhaka. 'What are you doing Shahid over there right now?' he asked. 'Nothing of the sort,' I told him. "I'm waiting for the Green Card for residentship in the USA". Moazzem Hossain said, "We are bringing out a f
"There is no death daughter, People die only when we forget them'', my mother explained shortly before she left me. ''If you can remember me, I will be with you always''. Isabel Allende in Eva Luna ''It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory''. Paulo Coelho in Aleph I remember
