AKM Shamim Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi journalist. He served as the press secretary to the

Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা� ...

from 3 June 2014 to 14 June 2015. Prior to his appointment in the Prime Minister's Office, Chowdhury served as the director general of the

Department of Films and Publications Department of Films and Publications is a Bangladesh government department, under the Ministry of Information, responsible for regulating the film and publication industries. S M Golam Kibria is the Director General of the department. It is loca ...

Press Institute of Bangladesh Press Institute of Bangladesh or PIB is an autonomous national research institute that provides training to Journalists and carries out research on mass media and journalism in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Zafar Wazed Ali W ...

, Bangladesh Betar, Bangladesh Film Archive and

National Institute of Mass Communication National Institute of Mass Communication is a state owned educational institute that specializes in mass communication and journalism in Bangladesh. Its headquarters are located at A, A. W. Chowdhury Road, Darus Salam Thana, Dhaka. Shahin Islam, ...

. He also served as principal information officer under the

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Early life

Chowdhury was born in

Narayanganj Narayanganj ( bn, নারায়ণগঞ্জ ''Naraeongônj'') is a city in central Bangladesh. It is in the Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka, and has a population of about 2 million. It is the 6th larges ...

. He received his master's degree in political science from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. He joined the government service under information cadre through Bangladesh Civil Service Examination in 1982.

References

Bangladeshi journalists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Narayanganj District {{Bangladesh-journalist-stub