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{{Infobox person
| name = Shykh Seraj
| image = Shykh Seraj addressing the students in BRAC University..JPG
| caption = Seraj in 2014 at [[BRAC University]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|09|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chandpur District]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Journalist
| years_active = 1978-present<ref name=ashoka>{{cite web|first=Bazlur |last=Rahman |title=The Man Who Insipres Rural Folks to be Self-Reliant |publisher=Ashoka |date=2006-02-15 |access-date=2012-12-09 |url=http://www.ashoka.org/news/923|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306032140/https://www.ashoka.org/news/923|archive-date=6 March 2022}}</ref>
}}
'''Shykh Seraj''' (born 7 September 1954)<ref name=sixty>{{cite news | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/shykh-serajs-birthday-today-1281883 | title=Shykh Seraj's birthday today | work=The Daily Star | date=7 September 2016 | access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi journalist, media personality and agriculture development activist. He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1995 and [[Independence Day Award]] in 2018 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|access-date=23 August 2017|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/03/20/asaduzzaman-noor-and-shykh-seraj-to-receive-independence-day-awards|title=Asaduzzaman Noor and Shykh Seraj to receive Independence Day Awards |work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2018-03-22}}</ref>

==Early life==
Seraj completed SSC from [[Khilgaon Govt. High School]] & HSC from [[Notre Dame College, Dhaka]]. Seraj earned his M.A. degree in geography from the [[University of Dhaka]].{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

==Career==
[[File:Shykh Seraj interviews a farmer.jpg|thumb|Seraj interviews a farmer in [[Mymensingh District]].]]
Seraj co-anchored a television series ''[[Mati O Manush]]'' (''Men and Soil'') on [[Bangladesh Television]] since 1982. The television program featured investigative documentaries and in-depth reporting and points out solutions to the various problems that farmers face. In his work, Seraj visits remote areas, talks with farmers, conducts filming, searches for stories, and encourages young educated generations to engage in farming. In 1999, he became the director of News at [[Channel i]]. In 2004, Seraj started a new programme at Channel i named ''[[Hridoye Mati O Manush]]'' (''Soil and Men in Heart'') based on the format of his earlier program ''Mati O Manush''.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)|Daily Sun]] |access-date=2013-04-23 |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_25-02-2012_Hridoye-Mati-O-Manush-turns-nine_66_1_7_1_1.html|title=Hridoye Mati O Manush turns nine|date = 25 February 2022}}</ref>

Seraj created a game show where contestants compete for best farm skills.<ref>{{cite news |first=Helen |last=Rowe |title=Farmers' game show is hit with city dwellers in Bangladesh |publisher=Agence France-Presse|date=21 May 2008 |access-date=2013-04-23 |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYSSqdLpk4JlUY2QgS8aNYPZ0v_g |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130930095630/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYSSqdLpk4JlUY2QgS8aNYPZ0v_g |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2013 }}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* Nattya Sheba Purashker, 1983
* Rotary International Award, 1989
* Rotary International Award, 1991
* US Ashoka Fellowship for poverty elimination television program (1992)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728172444/http://ashoka.org/fellow/3540|archive-date=28 July 2011|url=http://ashoka.org/fellow/3540|title=Ashoka Innovators for the Public|access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref>
* Rotary International Award, 1993
* National Youth Award, 1993
* National Poultry Award, 1993
* National Fish Fortnight Award, 1994
* Presidents' Award on Agriculture, 1995
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1995)
* National Fish Fortnight Award, 1996
* Rotary International Award, 1996
* Young Asia Television Award, 2002
* Sheltech Award, 2004
* Entertainment Screen Award 2004
* Cultural Reporters' Award 2004
* Rotary International Award, 2005
* Bangabandhu Gold Medal 2005
* Gold Medal in National Fish Fortnight Award 2005
* Gold Medal in Development of Economy 2005
* Dr. Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal 2006
* Unitrend 'Son of the Soil' Award 2006
* [[Bangladesh Economic Association]] Gold Medal 2006
* World Food Program Media Award 2006
* Rotary International Award, 2007
* Honoured by Sir William Beveridge Foundation, 2009
* UNESCO Bangladesh Journalism Awards, 2009
* Rotary Seed Award, 2009
* A.H. Boerma Award by [[Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN]] (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/news/newsroom-awards/newsroom-winners/en/|title=A.H. Boerma Award winners|publisher=FAO|access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref>
* Bangladesh Economic Association Gold Medal
* UK's BCA Golden Jubilee Honour Award, 2010
* House of Commons Honorary Crest, 2011 (UK)
* Dr Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal
* Ranada Prasad Saha Gold Medal<ref name=sixty/>
* Green Award from Birmingham community, 2015
* Gusi Peace Prize, 2015 (Philippines)
* Ranada Prasad Saha Gold Medal 2016
* [[Independence Day Award]], (2018)

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{facebook|shykhserajbangladesh}}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/09/07/d409071404117.htm|title=Friend and philosopher of farmers : Shykh Seraj's exemplary endeavour|newspaper=The Daily Star|author=Harun ur Rashid}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104050556/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45992694.html#mlt Youth Asian TV's documentary on Shykh Seraj]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Chandpur District]]
[[Category:Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni]]
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi journalists]]
[[Category:Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award]]

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