Shamim Chowdhury
Shamim Ara Chowdhury | |
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শামীম আরা চৌধুরী | |
Born | London, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | City University London |
Occupation | Journalist |
Relatives | Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani (great uncle) |
Awards | Winner of British-Bangladeshi Outstanding Achievement Award 2014 |
Shamim Ara Chowdhury (Bengali: শামীম আরা চৌধুরী) is an English television and print journalist.
Early life and education
Chowdhury was born into a
Chowdhury has a
Career
Chowdhury started out in print journalism
In 2007, Chowdhury started working for Al Jazeera English as a deputy news editor. Her later roles included news editor, reporter and producer. She was based mainly in London, but also worked occasionally in the main news centre in Doha, Qatar.[6] She was involved in a wide range of stories for the channel, including the 2013 Ukraine crisis, the collapse of the Rana Plaza building complex in Bangladesh and the Bangladeshi elections. She was regarded as the channel's Bangladesh expert.[1]
Since 2015, she has been working as a foreign correspondent for the Turkish television news channel, TRT World.[7] During this time she has reported from inside Syria, Iraq, South Korea, Jerusalem, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and many European countries. She also produced and reported an exclusive series of reports on Bangladesh's burgeoning economy, including a half-hour documentary of the subject.
Her interviews include former Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yıldırım; Gowher Rizvi, the International Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh; and Kamal Hossain, a founding leader of Bangladesh.
She has also written extensively for
Her previous television experience includes work at the BBC, ITN, and Sky News.[4][5]
Chowdhury has taken part in current affairs and politics debates at The House of Lords and on live television discussion programmes.[1]
Since October 2013, Chowdhury has been a judging panel member at the Asian Media Awards.[8]
Personal life
Chowdhury is a
See also
- British Bangladeshi
- List of British Bangladeshis
References
- ^ a b c d Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2013). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 75. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b Chowdhury, Shamim (5 August 2013). "Reconnecting With the Past – A British-Bangladeshi Returns to the Land of her Ancestors Shamim Chowdhury". HuffPost. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (November 2014). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 11. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2009). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 55. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2010). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 49. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Judges – Asian Media Awards". asianmediaawards. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ TRT World's Asia Reporter on witnessing scale of the Rohingya refugee crisis, TRT World, 30 September 2017, retrieved 4 October 2017
- ^ Hartley, Sarah (2 October 2013). "Asian Media Awards shortlist unveiled ahead of Manchester ceremony". Prolific North. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Chowdhury, Shamim (24 December 2012). "Why as a Muslim I Celebrate Christmas". HuffPost. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
External links
- Shamim Chowdhury on Twitter
- Shamim Chowdhury on LinkedIn
- Shamim Chowdhury on Al Jazeera English
- Shamim Chowdhury on The Huffington Post
- Shamim Chowdhury on My Action Aid