Zahur Hossain Chowdhury

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Zahur Hossain Chowdhury
Died1980
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupationjournalist

Zahur Hossain Chowdhury (died 1980) was a Bangladeshi journalist. [1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1981 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to journalism. [2]

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Career

Chowdhury started his career in the Indian newspaper The Statesman. [1] He became the editor of The Sangbad in 1954. Other journalists like Ranesh Das Gupta, Satyen Sen, Santosh Gupta, Kamal Lohani and Mohammad Farhad also joined the Sangbad. [3]

Chowdhury also served as an editor of The Bangladesh Observer. [4]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "President cautions against using mass media by vested interest groups". January 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Sangbad, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Islam, Manu (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ↑ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Bangladesh Observer, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Islam, Manu (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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