Draft:Munzer Ahmed Chowdhury

Munzer Ahmed Chowdhury hails from a prominent political family in Barlekha Upazila of Moulvibazar District. He is the elder son of Advocate Jamil Uddin Chowdhury. His great-grandfather, Abdur Rasheed Choudhury, was a notable figure in the region. Munzer is also related to Advocate Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury, a former state minister and member of the Bangladeshi parliament. ^{[4] [5]}

Chowdhury began his journalism career at a young age. In 2003, he started reporting for the weekly Rajkhantha and later became Deputy Editor of Weekly Manu Barta, one of South Sylhet's oldest newspapers. In 2007, he was elected as a director of the Moulvibazar Public Library with the highest number of votes, becoming the youngest candidate to win that position. ^[6]

From 2007 to 2011, he worked as a Staff Reporter for the Sylhet division at Amader Shomoy, one of Bangladesh’s largest-circulated national newspapers. During this time, he received several awards for his significant contributions to journalism. ^[7]

He has contributed to several national and local newspapers, including Bangla Tribune, Dainik Bartoman, Daily Amader Orthoneeti and Banglanews24.com. ^[8]

In 2011, Chowdhury moved to London and continued his journalism career. ^[9] He served as General Secretary of the UK Bangla Press Club, elected twice by its members. ^{[10] [11]} He voluntarily stepped down after his third term to pave the way for new leadership. ^[12]

In 2018, he founded the Campaign for Media Freedom, an organization advocating for free media, with members from both Bangladesh and abroad. ^[13] Chowdhury is currently working on establishing a free journalism school in Moulvibazar, where senior journalists will provide training to aspiring young journalists. ^{[14] [15]}