MD Rezaul KARIM

 Prominent journalist Md. Rezaul Karim (Lotus) is the Editor of the
 Daily Sun, a leading English language national daily in Bangladesh. In
 his 36 years long illustrated career, he also served as Chief Reporter,
 Diplomatic and Special Correspondent of The Daily Star. Rezaul Karim
 Lotus joined the Daily Sun as its City and Diplomatic Editor in 2020.
 Later, he was promoted to the post of Executive Editor and in June 2023
 was appointed Editor of the country’s leading English daily. Popularly
 known as Lotus, he was the President of Diplomatic Correspondents
 Association Bangladesh (DCAB) for five time. He was also elected DCAB
 President in 2012, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023.Lotus has brought with
 him a wealth of reporting experience during his three decades’ career
 at The Daily Star and United News of Bangladesh (UNB) where he held
 different positions. He participated in the Australian Professional
 Opportunity (APO) programme managed by Australia Awards,
 International Leadership Visitor Programme (ILVP) in the USA,
 participated in a Reporting Tour on “Amplifying the Indo-Pacific
 Strategy” in USA, European Union Leadership Programme in Brussels,
 “Next Generation Leaders Visit to South Korea” of Korea Foundation,
 Study on Decentralization and Local Government in Switzerland and
 Sweden, Diplomatic Correspondents Conference in India, media
 conference on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Maritime Silk Road
 project in China. Besides, he also visited the USA Rotary Foundation
 programme.