A. S. Mahmud, born Abu Sayeed Mahmud,[1] was a Bangladeshi businessman and founder of Ekushey Television who was forced to leave Bangladesh after the closure of his channel by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
[2] Mahmud left Jamuna Oil Company in 1977 and joined Transcom Group.
[3] In 1991, he was appointed a director of Mediaworld Limited and publisher of The Daily Star after the death of S. M. Ali in 1993.
[2] He was a member of the National Pay Commission of Bangladesh and Industrial Development Council of the World Bank.
[6][1] Shortly after the BNP took office, on 29 August 2002, Ekushey Television was coerced into ceasing operations after being accused of obtaining its license illegally and being biased towards the party.