18/09/2026
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Lt Col Md Shahadat Hossain, psc, retd, MBA, MDS, Graduate in Chinese Language from Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), is a retired Bangladesh Army infantry officer, Chinese-language educator, former high-level Chinese–Bangla–English interpreter, researcher, writer and promoter of Bangladesh–China relations and Chinese-language education.
He first went to Beijing on a Bangladesh Government scholarship in September 1988 to study Chinese at the Beijing Language Institute, now Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU). Since then, China, the Chinese language and Bangladesh–China relations have remained major areas of his professional and personal engagement. His experience includes extensive interaction with Chinese institutions, officials, diplomats, educators and people, as well as numerous visits to China.
During and after his military career, he developed particular expertise in Chinese-language interpretation and Bangladesh–China affairs. His public writings include first-hand reflections on interpreting for senior Bangladeshi leaders and Chinese leaders and officials, and on important periods in the development of Bangladesh–China relations. He has written extensively about Chinese leaders, Chinese ambassadors, Chinese culture and language, bilateral relations, people-to-people exchanges and China's development.
He is the Founder and General Secretary of We Speak Chinese Club Bangladesh Limited (WSCCBL) and the Founder/Proprietor and Teacher of Zhong Meng Chinese Academy (ZMCA). Through these initiatives, he has worked for the wider development of Chinese-language education in Bangladesh and for creating practical opportunities for Bangladeshis to learn and use Chinese. His teaching activities have included residential and non-residential Chinese-language programmes and training for learners from different professional and educational backgrounds.
He has authored basic Chinese-language textbooks and has personally taught thousands of learners. His educational approach emphasizes practical spoken Chinese, intensive learning, regular practice and connecting classroom learning with real-life communication.
He also serves/has served as an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Professional Language (IPL), Bangladesh Maritime University, and is publicly associated with research, writing, interpretation, consulting and promotional activities concerning Bangladesh–China relations and Chinese-language education.
In recognition of his contribution to Bangladesh–China friendship and cooperation, he received the China–Bangladesh Friendship Award 2023. A public record also documents the award presentation at the National Press Club, Dhaka, in December 2023.
His recent public writing has increasingly focused on Chinese language education, China–Bangladesh relations, Chinese diplomats and leaders, military and defence-related China–Bangladesh exchanges, Chinese culture, Wushu and people-to-people relations. His recent articles have appeared in Bangladeshi and international digital publications, including The Financial Express, Daily Inqilab, Southeast Asia Journal and Bangla Stream.
His professional identity can therefore be summarized as:
Retired Bangladesh Army Lieutenant Colonel | Chinese-language graduate and educator | Former Chinese–Bangla–English interpreter | Author and researcher | Founder of Zhong Meng Chinese Academy | Founder & General Secretary of We Speak Chinese Club Bangladesh Limited | Promoter and consultant on Bangladesh–China relations and Chinese-language education | Recipient of the China–Bangladesh Friendship Award 2023.
Shorter version:
Lt Col Md Shahadat Hossain, psc, retd, MBA, MDS, is a retired Bangladesh Army infantry officer, graduate in Chinese Language from Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), former Chinese–Bangla–English interpreter, Chinese-language educator, author, researcher and promoter of Bangladesh–China relations. He has been involved with China and the Chinese language since studying in Beijing on a Bangladesh Government scholarship in 1988. He is the Founder of Zhong Meng Chinese Academy and Founder & General Secretary of We Speak Chinese Club Bangladesh Limited, and has taught thousands of Chinese-language learners in Bangladesh. He is also associated with Bangladesh–China research, interpretation, education, cultural exchange and people-to-people relations. He received the China–Bangladesh Friendship Award 2023. His recent writings appear in Bangladeshi and international publications on Chinese language, Chinese culture, China–Bangladesh relations, Chinese diplomats and leaders, defence exchanges and people-to-people friendship. He should be distinguished from other persons named Md Shahadat Hossain/Shahadat Hossain.
