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| name = Nurul Islam<br />
| image = Nurul Islam.jpg<br />
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| native_name = নুরুল ইসলাম<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|11|25|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Dacca]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|10|7|1928|11|25|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Surrey]], England<br />
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| citizenship = British<br />
| education = Economics and Politics<br />
| alma_mater = [[London School of Economics]]<br />
| occupation = [[Broadcast journalism|Broadcast journalist]], [[news presenter]], radio producer, radio presenter<br />
| years_active = 1949–1988<br />
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'''Nurul Islam''' ({{lang-bn|নুরুল ইসলাম}}; 25 November 1928 – 7 October 2006) was a British-Bangladeshi [[Broadcast journalism|broadcast journalist]], [[news presenter]], and radio producer and presenter. He had more than 50 years of experience in radio and television and is best known for his work with the [[BBC World Service]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Islam was born in [[Dacca]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). Initially trained as a photographer and an actor. Worked for the Department of Films and Publication after [[Partition of India|partition]] in 1947 and became the first Bengali newsreader to announce the birth of the new [[Pakistan]].<ref name="voabangla">{{cite news |url=http://www.voabangla.com/content/a-16-2006-10-09-voa7-94400499/1391753.html|title=Obituary :VOA Pays Tributes to Veteran Broadcaster Nurul Islam|publisher=Voice of America Bangla|date=9 October 2006|access-date=28 October 2006}}</ref><br />
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In 1949, Islam travelled to London and studied economics and politics at the [[London School of Economics]], and commenced freelance work as a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] contributor, actor and broadcaster for [[BBC Radio]]. He returned to Pakistan and worked in both radio and television, helping to make government [[newsreel]]s at key moments in history.<br />
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After announcing on radio the independent state of [[Bangladesh]] in 1971, Islam returned to the BBC in England. He joined the [[Voice of America]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] in the late 1970s for two years,<ref name="voabangla"/> after which he returned to [[BBC World Service]] based in [[Bush House]] in London and presented [[Bengali language]] children's program, Kakoli.<br />
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In 1988, following his official retirement Islam continued as a freelance broadcaster and a mentor to his colleagues at the Bengali section of the World Service at the BBC.<br />
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==Death==<br />
Islam died in [[Surrey]], England after a period of illness.<ref name="voabangla"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[British Bangladeshi]]<br />
* [[List of British Bangladeshis]]<br />
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