Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury (1 April 1949) is a Bangladeshi journalist and the editor of The Daily Observer. He served as the media and information affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for almost 5 years.[1]

Early life and education

Chowdhury was born in Fatehpur of Feni Sadar Upazila in Feni District. [2] He completed both his bachelor degree in political science and his masters in public administration at the University of Dhaka.[3]

Career

Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury serves as the founding editor of The Daily Observer. He had been the last editor of The Bangladesh Observer before it was shut down by its owners following reports of irregularities surrounding staff pay.[4] He is a former president of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists. He also served as a member of Bangladesh Film Censor Board, Bangladesh Press Council, and National Education Policy Draft Committee. He is the chairman of the Mohammadi Group[5] and the founding chairman of DBC News.[3]

He also served as the media and information affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[6] He was appointed the advisor on 11 July 2013.[7] He has said it is not possible for Bangladesh government to rule out terrorism in the Rohingya community.[8]

Controversy

Iqbal Sobhan was sued by Awami League members of parliament Enamul Haque and Nizam Uddin Hazari.[9] The Feni district unit of Awami league alleged he was responsible for the press conference by Azharul Haque Arju that blamed the Awami League for the attack on Khaleda Zia's convoy in Feni.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Media Adviser to Prime Minister receiving books on Sufisium Series -1 from Dr Barun Acharjo Bolai at Hall 24 Auditorium on Saturday". The New Nation. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Media Bangladesh:: Details of: Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury". Directory of Bangladeshi Media. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Profile - Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury". Tritiyo Matra. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Owners shut Bangladesh Observer | The Daily Star". web.archive.org. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Profile". mohammadi-group.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Media Adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Iqbal Sobhan made PM's Media Adviser". The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Rohingya refugees' terror links can't be ruled out: Bangladesh official". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ^ "2 more defamation cases filed against Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. ^ "PM adviser Iqbal Sobhan behind press briefing on Khaleda convoy attack: Feni AL". bdnews24.com. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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