Zahur Hossain Chowdhury

Zahur Hossain Chowdhury (died 1980) was a Bangladeshi journalist.^[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1981 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to journalism. ^[2]

Zahur Hossain Chowdhury
Died	1980
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	journalist

Career

Chowdhury started his career in the Indian newspaper The Statesman.^[1] He became the editor of The Sangbad in 1954. Other journalists like Ranesh Das Gupta, Satyen Sen, Santosh Gupta, Kamal Lohani and Mohammad Farhad also joined the Sangbad.^[3]

Chowdhury also served as an editor of The Bangladesh Observer.^[4]

Awards

• Ekushey Padak (1981)