Samia Zaman is a Bangladeshi media personality, filmmaker. She was a television news presenter, reporter and talk show host. In 2006, she emerged as a film director. She also serves as the Editor and CEO of the television channel

Ekattor TV Ekattor ( bn, একাত্তর; , in reference to the 1971 War) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable news television channel owned by the Meghna Group of Industries, commencing transmissions on 21 June 2012, as Bangladesh's ...

Career

In 1989, Zaman started out her career as a producer at the

BBC World Service The BBC World Service is an international broadcasting, international broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC, with funding from the Government of the United Kingdom, British Government through the Foreign Secretary, Foreign Secretary's o ...

in London. Zaman served as a journalist and news presenter in

Ekushey Television Ekushey Television ( bn, একুশে টেলিভিশন; , in reference to 21 February), also known by its acronym ETV, is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable television channel owned by S. Alam Group ...

Films

In 1987 Zaman worked in the film ''Suchona'', with the director

Morshedul Islam Morshedul Islam (born 1 December 1958) is a Bangladeshi film director. His notable films include ''Agami'' (1984), ''Chaka'' (1993), ''Dipu Number Two'' (1996), ''Dukhai'' (1997), ''Khelaghor'' (2006), ''Durotto'' (2006) and '' Amar Bondhu Rashed ...

as an assistant. In 2006, she emerged as a filmmaker through her direction on the film ''

Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash ''Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash'' ( bn, রানী কুঠির বাকী ইতিহাস) is a 2006 Bangladeshi drama-mystery film. The film was the directorial debut of news anchor and prominent media personality Samia Zaman and was prod ...

''. She directed her second film, '' Aakash Koto Dure'', in 2014. In March 2015, Zaman served in the judge panel of Geneva International Oriental Film Festival.

Personal life

Zaman has three daughters.

Awards

Anannya Top Ten Awards Anannya Top Ten Awards ( bn, অনন্যা শীর্ষ দশ পুরস্কার) is the prize for women in Bangladesh recognition of contribution to the fields of agriculture, industrial, trade, economics, acting, music, sp ...

(2008)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaman, Samia Living people Bangladeshi film directors Bangladeshi women journalists Bangladeshi businesspeople Year of birth missing (living people)