Kha Ma Harun (born July 1, 1948) is a veteran Bangladeshi broadcaster, television director, and media educator. Over a career spanning more than four decades, h
Kha Ma Harun (born July 1, 1948) is a veteran Bangladeshi broadcaster, television director, and media educator. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he became a prominent figure in the golden era of Bangladesh Television (BTV)
Harun began his professional broadcasting career in 1980 when he joined Bangladesh Television (BTV), the state-owned national television network. Over a career spanning three decades at the corporation, he served in numerous programming and administrative capacities, including producer, executive producer, programme manager, and director. He ultimately attained the rank of Deputy Director-General of BTV, an executive position he held until his retirement from the state network in 2010. During his tenure at BTV, Harun was instrumental in establishing early audience research cells in the 1980s, analyzing the demographic reach and socio-cultural impact of the network's foundational 50-minute drama serials, including Shokal Shondhya and Dhaka-e Thaki.
In the mid-2000s, Harun temporarily transitioned into private satellite broadcasting, serving as the Chief of Programmes for the commercial channel Rtv. He also served as a Director for the National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMCO), the statutory government training academy for broadcasting personnel in Bangladesh. On a regional scale, he contributed to broader media infrastructure development as an appointed international member of the Strategic Plan Team for the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD).
As a director and playwright, Harun was a notable figure in the evolution of single-episode television dramas (ekok natok) and independent "video fiction" during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1989, he directed the landmark BTV television drama Firiye Dao Aronnyo (ফিরিয়ে দাও অরণ্য), which is notable for launching the screen debuts of prominent actors Tauquir Ahmed and Abdul Bark Mukul. The production featured a distinguished ensemble cast including Munira Begum Memi, Nazma Anwar, and Jamaluddin Hossain.
In 1992, Harun co-wrote and co-directed the acclaimed multi-episode BTV drama serial Shongkito Podojatra (শঙ্কিত পদযাত্রা) alongside Mansurul Aziz. The production featured actor Zahid Hasan in an early, career-defining role. The comprehensive screenplay of the serial was later adapted and published as a literary text under the same title by the publishing house Pathak Shamabesh. Throughout his creative career, Harun's documentaries, telefilms, and cultural programs frequently engaged with contemporary socio-political themes, with several of his independent projects earning selections at regional South Asian film festivals.
Following his retirement from executive public broadcasting, Harun transitioned permanently into higher education and media pedagogy. He served as an Adjunct Professor within the specialized Department of Television, Film and Photography at the University of Dhaka, teaching courses on broadcast management, production theory, and media history.
Harun was subsequently appointed Principal of the Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, where he also holds the position of Head of the Department of Film and Television. In this administrative role, he oversees the institute's practical curriculum design, manages academic partnerships, and directs its structural affiliation with the University of Dhaka to train emerging contemporary filmmakers and broadcast journalists.
Harun completed his early higher education at the University of Dhaka, where he earned both his Bachelor of Arts (BA Honours) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees in Philosophy, concluding his studies there in 1976. Following his postgraduate examinations, he was awarded a scholarship by the Government of India to pursue advanced training in the performing arts. He enrolled at the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi, where he completed a three-year intensive residency and graduated with a postgraduate degree in Dramatic Arts in 1979.
Harun is married to an international professor and academic, and the couple has two daughters. He resides primarily in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he remains active in the local academic and filmmaking communities.
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