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'''Arshad-uz Zaman''' was an ambassador of Bangladesh and former Advisor to President [[Badruddoza Chowdhury]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Arshad-uz Zaman laid to rest |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-32188 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=14 April 2008 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Zaman was born in Bagerhat District. His father was Khan Bahadur Fazlur Rahman. He graduated from the University of Calcutta. He then studied at the [[Instituts d'études politiques]] at [[Sorbonne Université]].<ref name="tds">{{cite news |title=Ambassador Arshad-uz Zaman passes away |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-32040 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=13 April 2008 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1962–1963, Zaman served as the press attaché at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations.<ref>{{cite book |title=Permanent Missions to the United Nations |date=December 1963 |publisher=United States Mission to the United Nations |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VSvRtQ-1BzkC&q=Arshad-uz+Zaman&pg=PA22 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Members of Permanent Missions to the United Nations Entitled to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities |year=1962 |publisher=United States Mission to the United Nations |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D4kLNQZ3wqgC&q=Arshad-uz+Zaman&pg=PA35 |language=en}}</ref>

Zaman served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Algeria, Senegal, and Egypt. He served in the [[Organisation of Islamic Conference]] as the Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs.<ref name="tds" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Foreign policy under Ziaur Rahman |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-38950 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=31 May 2008 |language=en}}</ref> He translated the works of [[Andre Malraux]] and was awarded the [[Legion of Honour]] by the government of France.<ref>{{cite news |title=A time for farewell |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-32693 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 April 2008 |language=en}}</ref>

After retiring as a diplomat he wrote in a number of Bangladeshi newspapers such as the [[Janakantha]], [[Dhaka Courier]], and [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]. He also worked as the advisor to President [[Badruddoza Chowdhury]].<ref name="tds" /> In 2000, he published a memoir called ''Privileged Witness: Memoirs of a Diplomat''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zaman |first1=Arshad-uz |title=Privileged Witness: Memoirs of a Diplomat |year=2000 |publisher=University Press |isbn=978-984-05-1481-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sDZuAAAAMAAJ |access-date=26 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He was a Presidium member of [[Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=BDB, JSD in favour of 'consensus govt' after election |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-22932 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=11 February 2008 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Zaman was serving in the Pakistan consulate in the 1950s and studied Turkish under Vasfiye Kalmuk. He married her and they had two daughter; Jazmin and [[Amberin Zaman]], a Turkish journalist.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amberin Zaman babasının vasiyetini yerine getirecek mi |url=https://odatv4.com/amberin-zaman-babasinin-vasiyetini-yerine-getirecek-mi-2602131200.html |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=odatv |language=TR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TBMM'de 'Amberin Zaman' kavgası! |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/politika/tbmmde-amberin-zaman-kavgasi-1291868/ |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Radikal |language=tr}}</ref>

==Death==
Zaman died on 13 April 2008.<ref name="tds" />

==References==
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[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Algeria]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Egypt]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Senegal]]
[[Category:People from Bagerhat District]]
[[Category:Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh politicians]]

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