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Kawser Mahmud: Bangladesh

Kawser Mahmud is a Knight International Journalism Fellow who is leading a project building Bangladesh's first corps of female broadcast journalists.


Project Goal: Launch the country's first female broadcast news agency that will provide stories on human rights and social issues to 10 independent television stations.
Mahmud began his career as a producer and anchor for Ekushey Television, ATN Bangla, and RTV in Bangladesh. He was head of programming for CSB News, Bangladesh’s first 24-hour news channel.

Previously, he was a senior reporter for The Daily Manabzamin and a staff reporter for The Daily Banglabazar Patrika, The Daily Ajker Kagoi and The Weekly Agami. 

Contact: kmahmud@knight.icfj.org

 

Partner Organization: Bangladesh Centre for Development, Communication and Journalism (BCDCJ)

 

 

 
 

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Media in Bangladesh
The media in Bangladesh is vibrant and especially the television industry, which is fast emerging. At this time, it is important to initiate professional training to develop professionals to compete with the world standard quality of journalism. Though women's participation in broadcasting journalism is still very low, it is necessary to open and provide opportunities for them so that they are able to take a significant part in Bangladesh’s development.