Zahur Hossain Chowdhury
Zahur Hossain Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1980 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | journalist |
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]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- Ekushey Padak (1981)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Sangbad, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Islam, Manu (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ 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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