Shahadat Chowdhury

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]

Shahadat Chowdhury
শাহাদত চৌধুরী
Born(1943-07-28)28 July 1943
Khulna, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died (aged 62)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Journalist, editor
AwardsEkushey Padak- 2006

In 1993, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the state's second highest civilian honor, for his outstanding contribution to journalism.[4]

Early life

Chowdhury was one of the 12 children of Abdul Haq Chowdhury, a district judge, and Jahanara Chowdhury.[1] 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Shahadat Chy's 2nd anniversary of death today". The Daily Star. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  2. Mohammad Amjad Hossain (2005-12-10). "A valiant fighter with gun and pen". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  3. "Shahadat Chowdhury buried with state honour, people from all strata pay homage". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  4. "13 get Ekushey Padak, ministers dropped from list". The Daily Star. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. "Good-bye, Mahfuz Ullah bhai, your history has ended". New Age. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  6. "Shahadat Chy's first death anniversary today". The Daily Star. 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  7. "From runways to reels". The Daily Star. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  8. "41st death anniversary of ARM Inamul Haq". Bangla Tribune. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  9. "13 get Ekushey Padak, ministers dropped from list". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
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