Ashfaque Munier (September 24, 1959August 13, 2011; known as Mishuk Munier) was a Bangladeshi media specialist and broadcast journalist. He was known for his photography direction and for being the cofounder of the global news channel

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. He was one of three sons of

Munier Chowdhury Abu Naeem Mohammad Munier Choudhury (27 November 192514 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident. He was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals in 1971. Early life an ...

. Mishuk served as the

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and

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of satellite TV channel

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. He died in a road accident, along with

Tareque Masud Tareque Masud (6 December 1956 – 13 August 2011) was a Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He first found success with the films ''Muktir Gaan'' (1995) and '' Matir Moina'' (2002), for which he won t ...

, on August 13, 2011. He was awarded

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for his contribution to journalism in 2012 by the Bangladeshi government.

Career

Munier studied mass communication and journalism at

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. After completing his studies, he joined the faculty as a part-time lecturer in 1989. At the same time, he started to work for

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as a freelance photographer. In 1999, Munier took a job as director of news operations of satellite TV channel

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, playing a key role in broadcast journalism in Bangladesh. In 2002, he emigrated to Canada, where he worked for

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. He also contributed for BBC, WTN, ARD1,

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, CBC, and Discovery Health. In November 2010, he returned to Bangladesh to act as CEO of

Family

Munier was the second son of Munier Chowdhury, who lost his life on December 14 during the 1971

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Works

Munier worked as a cinematographer on many of Tarque Masud's films. He was the chief cinematographer of Tareque Masud's ''Runway'' and was working on ''Kagojer Phool'' when he died. He extensively worked on conflict zones, natural disasters and political upheavals. He worked as the director of photography for ''Return to Kandahar'' (2003) and also as the cinematographer of ''Words of Freedom'' (1999).

Death

Microbus Wreckage - Dhaka-Cha-13-0302 - Mishuk Munier and Tareque Masud Memorial - University of Dhaka Campus - Dhaka 2015-05-31 2493

Munier and Tareque Masud died on a road accident on August 13, 2011, at Ghior of

Manikganj Manikganj is a town situated in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Manikganj District and Manikganj Sadar Upazila. Manikganj is a relatively pollution-free town of Bangladesh. The recent urbanization and highway built joining ...

with three others including camera assistant Wasif and the driver. The accident took place when the microbus collided with another bus coming from the opposite direction. The team was returning from location scouting for Masud's next movie, ''Kagojer Phool'', in Manikganj. With Munier's death, the International War Crimes Tribunal lost a key witness, as he had been involved in compiling documents and audio-visual evidence for the investigation agency of the international war crimes tribunal of Bangladesh. Mishuk and his uncle, Shamser Choudhury, were the only two witnesses who saw his father Munier Choudhury being taken away by collaborators of the Pakistani occupation force on December 14, 1971. Mishuk was to be a witness for the International Crimes Tribunal formed in March 2010.

References

External links

Burial of Journalist 'Mishuk Munier' - Bangladesh

2 key witnesses lost for Liberation War crimes tribunal in Bangladesh

{{DEFAULTSORT:Munier, Ashfaque 1959 births 2011 deaths Bangladeshi journalists Road incident deaths in Bangladesh Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Burials at Banani Graveyard People from Manikganj District