Nobonita Chowdhury

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Nobonita Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi journalist, singer, and Director of the Preventing Violence Against Women Initiative at BRAC, the largest non-governmental organization in Bangladesh. [1] [2] [3] She was an Editor of DBC News and a famous television host. [4] [5] [6]

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Early life and education

Chowdhury got her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Dhaka. [7] She got her Master's at School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. [7]

Career

Chowdhury started her career at the Bhorer Kagoj. [7] She worked there till 2000 and then joined Ekushey Television. [8] She has worked for Bitopi, BBC World Services, Ice Media Ltd publisher of Ice Today , and Robi Axiata Limited. [8]

Chowdhury moderated a panel at the Dhaka Lit Fest 2016 called Juddho Sheshe Juddho which discussed Bengali Muslim identity and secularism. [9]

In 2017, Chowdhury was awarded the Anannya Top Ten Award. [7]

Chowdhury joined as the director of the Preventing Violence Against Women Initiative at BRAC in 2019, leaving DBC News. [8] She participated in the Facebook South Asia Safety Summit-2019 in India. [10] She hosted Mastermind Family Bangladesh, the Bangladeshi version of Mastermind (British game show). [11]

Chowdhury is a member of the executive committee of Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendra (A Center for Women Journalist, Bangladesh). [12] She sang at Praner Khela programme in Bengal Shilpalaya. [13] She released an album with Bengal Foundation called Song of Three Mahajans. [14] [15]

After the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the fall of the Awami League government, lawyer Gazi MH Tamim filed a complaint of genocide against Sheikh Hasina and 32 journalists, including Chowdhury, with the Investigation Agency-ICTBD, the investigative arm of the International Crimes Tribunal, on 29 August 2024. [16] Reporters Without Borders condemned the filing of the case. [17]

Personal life

Chowdhury's sister, Nirupoma Rahman, is a singer. [18] The two sisters studied music while growing up. [18] She is separated from her husband and has one son. [19]

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