Ali Wazed Zafar (known as Zafar Wazed) is a Bangladeshi journalist. He is the incumbent

Director General A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals'' ) or general director is a senior executive (government), executive officer, often the chief executive offi ...

of the

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 ...

(PIB). In recognition of his contribution to journalism, the

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awarded him the country's second highest civilian award

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 2020. Zafar was born at Daudkandi in

Cumilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

. He graduated 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 ...

and became involved in journalism. He served as the literary affairs secretary of the

Dhaka University Central Students' Union Dhaka University Central Students' Union, also known by its acronym DUCSU, is the official students' union of the University of Dhaka. Called the second parliament of Bangladesh, DUCSU represents Dhaka University students in the university's decisi ...

(DUCSU). On 27 April 2019, the government of Bangladesh appointed him as the director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh.

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Living people People from Comilla District University of Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi journalists Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Year of birth missing (living people) {{Bangladesh-journalist-stub