DHAKA, July 26, 2018 (BSS) – The government has appointed Md Ashequn Nabi Chowdhury, chief reporter of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), as the press minister at the High Commission of Bangladesh in London, UK.
The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Wednesday saying that Chowdhury’s appointment will be for a two-year term from the date of his joining.
A post-graduate in Bengali language and literature, Chowdhury also worked for different media outlets in the past three decades. These include the Bangladesh Observer (now defunct), the Financial Express, the New Age and the Dainik Janata. He was also the founding news editor of the country’s first 24/7 news portal Bangladeshinfo.com.
He was among the journalists who had been fired from BSS in 2001 during the government of the BNP-Jamaat alliance. He along with other journalists reinstated following a High Court order after the Awami League returned to power in 2009 under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
During long career, Chowdhury participated in many training programmes and workshops. He also visited many countries including USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China, South Korea and India for professional purposes.
Fifty-five year old Chowdhury married with Shamsun Naher Luna. Their only child Mayesha Tashnil is now working in Canada after graduating in chemical engineering from the University of Calgary.