Anjan Bandyopadhyay or Anjan Banerjee (24 August 1965 – 16 May 2021) was an Indian Bengali journalist who worked for various news and media channels such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' TV9 Bangla''. He was the younger brother of

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, the Chief Secretary of West Bengal.

Early life and education

Anjan Bandyopadhyay completed his bachelor's and master's degree in Bengali literature from Presidency College, Kolkata. He passed secondary exam from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur in 1981. He had a journalistic career spanning over 33 years. In the beginning of the career he worked for news media and channels like ''

'', ''

'' & ''

'' etc. In 2015 he resigned from ''

'' and joined ''

'' (Digital). He rejoined the ''

'' in November 2020. Before rejoining ''

'', he was also associated with '' TV9 Bangla'' as its first editor.

Death

Anjan Bandyopadhyay was admitted to the hospital due to

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in April 2021. He recovered and was discharged after a few days. In mid-May, his health deteriorated again and was hospitalized for the second time with fever. On 16 May 2021, he died in a private hospital in Kolkata. He's survived by his mother, wife, and daughter.

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