Atiqul Haque Chowdhury (15 December 1930 – 17 June 2013) was a prominent media personality in Bangladesh. He significantly contributed to the development of

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and

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Biography

Chowdhury began his career as a producer and programme organiser at Radio Pakistan Dhaka in 1960, later joining PTV Dhaka in 1965. Atiqul Haque Chowdhury has been one of the leading personalities actively involved in the BTV in its golden era (from late 1970s to late '80s). He started as a producer and retired as the deputy director general of the state-run TV station in 1991. During his tenure, he made over 450 TV plays. A number of quality radio plays were also written and directed by him. Atiqul Haque Chowdhury has been entertaining the audience of radio and television by producing many good dramas in the last 50 years. He was committed to experimenting with plays and avoiding the usual way of producing plays. He has also manipulated symbols and allegory. His treatment of symbols and allegory was entertaining as well as thought-provoking. Imbibed with true patriotism he is still on the drama horizon of Bangladesh as a beacon light to inspire his listeners and viewers irrespective of caste, creed and birth. He was also a guest teacher at the Department of Drama and Dramatics at

Jahangirnagar University Jahangirnagar University (, abbreviated as JU; initially started as Jahangirnagar Muslim University; ) is a fully residential public university, public research university located in Savar Upazila, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in ...

for 11 years. He later jointed

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as an Advisor.

List of works

Notable radio productions

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’s ''Nosto Nirr'' and ''Shesher Kobita'' * Sharat Chandra’s ''Pother Dabi'', ''Srikanto'' and ''Debdash'' *

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’s ''Surjo Dighol Bari''

Notable TV productions

’s ''Shesher Kobita'', ''Maloncha'', ''Chokher Bali'', ''Drishtidan'', ''Khoka Babur Prottabortan'' and ''Guptadhan'' * Shawkat Osman’s ''Kritodasher Hashi'' *Nazmul Alam's ''Koch O Athocho Pabitra'' *

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’s ''Kushum'' *

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’s ''Ghriho Bashi''

Radio and TV plays written by him, produced by him

*''Durbin Diya Dekhun'' *''Nil Nokshar Shondhaney'' *''Shukher Upoma'' *''Babar Kolom Kothai?''

Awards

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honorary Fellowship (2010) for writing and directing TV plays, *Sequence of Merit Award from ''Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy'' (twice), *Honorary Doctorate Degree from ''World Development Council'' (New Delhi, 1990) for his contribution to TV plays, *Best TV Producer Award (1976)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Atiqul 1930 births 2013 deaths Bangladeshi dramatists and playwrights Academic staff of Jahangirnagar University Bangladeshi television personalities Bangladeshi radio personalities 20th-century dramatists and playwrights People from Mehendiganj Upazila People from Bhola District