Shahadat Chowdhury
Bangladeshi journalist
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Shahadat Chowdhury (28 July 1943 – 29 November 2005)[1] was a Bangladeshi journalist and editor of several news magazines.[2] He served as the editor of Weekly Bichitra from 1972 until its publication was ceased in 1997.[3] He then served as the editor of Shaptahik 2000 and Anandadhara.[3]
- Abdul Haq Chowdhury (father)
- Jahanara Chowdhury (mother)
Shahadat Chowdhury | |
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শাহাদত চৌধুরী | |
| Born | 28 July 1943 |
| Died | (aged 62) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupations | Journalist, editor |
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| Awards | Ekushey Padak |
In 1993, Chowdhury was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the state's second highest civilian honor, for his outstanding contribution to journalism.[4]
Early life
Shahadat Chowdhury was born on 28 July 1943 in Khulna to Abdul Haq Chowdhury, a district judge, and Jahanara Chowdhury.[1] He was one of the 12 children including Fateh Ali Chowdhury (d. 2024), one of the members of the Crack Platoon, and Fatema Kabir (d. 2000), the wife of Shahriar Kabir.[5][6]
Chowdhury completed his matriculation from Dhaka Graduate High School and bachelor's in painting from the Institute of Fine Arts.[1]
Career
Chowdhury was the editor of Kachi-Kanchar Asar, the children page of The Daily Ittefaq in 1961.[2] He was the travelogue writer of Kachi Kanchar Mela, a children's cultural organisation in the then East Pakistan.[3]
Chowdhury joined as the founding editor of the journal of Media World group Shaptahik 2000.[2]
Chowdhury took part in Sector 2 and was a member of Crack Platoon of the 1971 liberation war.[7] He built up a guerilla force and initiated adventurous actions in Dhaka. He assisted two daunting daughters of Poet Sufia Kamal crossing the border to India.[2] During the war, he began his career in journalism by editing Lorai which published the news of Mukti Bahini.[2] He was also one of the architects of Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee.[8]
After the independence of Bangladesh, he joined the Weekly Bichitra in 1972 as an assistant editor and went on to become the editor of the magazine until 1997.[1] In 1998, he joined as the editor of Shaptahik 2000 and fortnightly Anandadhara.[1]
Chowdhury organized the first beauty pageant television program in Bangladesh in 1998. The program was titled Ananda Bichitra Photo Shundori. Actress Sadika Parvin Popy was the winner in that year.[9]
Personal life and death
In 1977, one of the eyes of the first ever posthumous eye-donor of Bangladesh, ARM Inamul Haq, was transplanted to Chowdhury.[10]
Chowdhury died on 28 November 2005.[3] He was buried in state honour in Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard in Dhaka.[3] He was awarded the Ekushey Padak posthumously in 2006.[11]