Naem Nizam (born 5 November 1965) is a Bangladeshi journalist, writer, columnist, and editor of daily Bangladesh Pratidin.
[4] Nizam served as first CEO of News24, a 24 hour news channel, and is currently director of its parent company, East West Media Group.
[3] In November 2013, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted East West Media Group a broadcasting license to operate News24.
In that capacity he along with other editors including that of Prothom Alo signed a statement demanding the release of Mahmudur Rahman, protesting the raid on newspaper Daily Inqilab and the arrest and harassment of journalists across the Bangladesh.
[2] Nizam was sued by Ashikur Rahman Miku, general secretary of the Bangladesh Volleyball Federation following the publication of a critical report about him 18 May 2012.
[20] On 6 July 2014, Nizam attended an iftar hosted by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for prominent newspaper editors and journalists.
[25] In December 2017, he was sued by reserved Member of Parliament, Lutfunnesa following a report on Bangladesh Pratidin on corruption by her and her husband.
[26] On 16 August 2017, a legal notice was served against Nizam by the organizing secretary of the Bangladesh Awami Olama League, Maulana Abdul Jalil, for publishing a column by Taslima Nasreen.
[28] An arrest warrant was issued against Nizam in January 2018, following a defamation case filed by Awami League politician and State Minister of Primary and Mass Education, Motahar Hossain.
[32] In August 2020, a statement issued by the council and signed by Nizam condemned the absence of national newspapers from the "government list of online news portals".