Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury
| Journalist |
| Journalist and Columnist |
Full Name: Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury (Saleh Ahmed Chowdhury)
Affiliation: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
Current Position: Deceased
Date of Birth: August 10, 1949
Date of Death: November 29, 2014
Place of Birth: Bangladesh
Home District: Habiganj
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Profile:
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury (10 August 1949 – 29 November 2014) is an eminent journalist, columnist and political analyst of Bangladesh. He was the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). He is renowned for his unbiased, nuanced and insightful analysis of international politics.
Chowdhury was born in Piyam village under Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj district. His father, the late Nasiruddin Chowdhury, was a well-known personality, politician and a former law minister of the provincial Jukta Front government in 1954. Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury's paternal name is Saleh Ahmed Chowdhury.
Chowdhury passed his matriculation from Nabokumar Institute in Dhaka in 1965. Then he passed the intermediate examination in 1967 from Dhaka College. He did his Bachelor’s and Master’s in political science from Dhaka University. But even before graduation he had started working as a part-time journalist in the Pakistan Observer. After completing his studies, he joined the state national agency in 1970.
At the pinnacle of his career, Chowdhury became the chief executive of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). He attended SAARC, non-aligned summits and Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings. He was connected with several prominent foreign media outlets such as TIME magazine, JIJI Press of Japan, Times of India, Qatar News Agency and ABC News. This multi-faceted man was president of Overseas Correspondents Association of Bangladesh (OCAB) and Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and was a valuable member of the journalist trade union.
Chowdhury was among the longest serving journalists in BSS where he worked as a diplomatic correspondent, special correspondent, head of the parliamentary team, foreign editor, and in-charge of the human rights desk. He also served as Managing Director of BSS. At the time of his demise he was working with The Financial Express as Consulting Editor.
Chowdhury authored a number of books, including Bangladesh's Relations with India, Myanmar and Nepal: The Impact on Citizens and Development and Global Flashpoint: South Asia and Middle East.
Chowdhury died in a road accident in the city's Karwan Bazar area on November 29, 2014 while he was on his way to a programme on ATN.
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