Zahur Hossain Chowdhury

Zohur Hossain Chowdhury
Died 1980
Nationality Bangladeshi
Occupation journalist

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

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. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  2. "একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ". Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Sangbad, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Islam, Manu. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Bangladesh Observer, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Islam, Manu. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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