Mahbubul Alam (5 February 1936 – 6 June 2014) was an advisor of the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh and editor of The Independent.
[3] Alam worked for the Plain Truth show on Radio Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
[5] He was briefly the press secretary to President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman but that came to an end due to controversy over his role during the war.
[6] Alam was the editor and managing director of the state owned Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
[7] Alam was the Information Advisor in the Caretaker government led by President Iajuddin Ahmed from 2006 to 2007.