Gias Kamal Chowdhury (died on 26 October 2013) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 1992 by the government of Bangladesh.

Career

Chowdhury was born in Sharishadi village in Feni Sadar Upazila. In 1964 he started his career in journalism with the Dhaka Times. Later he joined ''Morning News''. He was the Dhaka correspondent of

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. Chowdhury was the president of National Press Club, Dhaka Union of Journalists and Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists. He was the chief reporter of

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. In November 2007, he spoke against demands for war crimes tribunal for crimes committed during Bangladesh Liberation war.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Gias Kamal Bangladeshi journalists 2013 deaths Recipients of the Ekushey Padak