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Syed Ishtiaque Reza
সৈয়দ ইশতিয়াক রেজা
Born1965
Brahmanbaria[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materDhaka University[2]
OccupationJournalist

Syed Ishtiaque Reza (Bengali: সৈয়দ ইশতিয়াক রেজা) is a Bangladeshi journalist, media executive, and editor.[3][4] He was the Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Global Television Limited and held the position of Editor-in-Chief at GTV and the online news portal Sara Bangla. He was also the former Chief News Editor at Ekattor TV.[5][2][6][7][3]

On February 20, 2021, he was appointed as Information Editor in the Information and Research Subcommittee of the Bangladesh Awami League.[8][9]

Early life and education

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Reza completed his Bachelor's degree with Honors and Master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University of Dhaka.[2][10]

Career

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Reza started his career as a university correspondent for The Bangladesh Observer and later worked as a Senior Reporter at The Financial Express and Chief Reporter at The Morning Sun. In 1999, he joined Ekushey Television as News Editor.[5][11] He worked as the news editor of the ATN Bangla.[12] He was the special correspondent of The Financial Express.[13] He was the chief news editor of television channel RTV.[14] He then served as the head of news of Boishakhi TV.[15]

Reza also served as the Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Global Television Limited and was the Chief Editor of GTV. On April 26, 2022, while serving as CEO of Global Television, he was elected President of the Executive Committee of the Brahmanbaria Journalist Forum, Dhaka (BJFD).[5][11]

Reza is the joint editor of Editors Guild Bangladesh, an organization comprising editors from various media outlets.[16][17][18] He received the Manansheel Award in the Essay and Research category from the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) for his contributions to literature.[19][20]

In 2018, Reza was one of the journalist leaders who threatened to seize the Ministry of Home Affairs if the government did not bring to justice those who attacked journalists during the road safety protests.[21] He is a faculty member of the State University of Bangladesh.[22]

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in August 2024, Reza was accused in a murder case related to the student quota protests in Jatrabari, Dhaka. A case was filed against him and six other journalists following the death of a student during clashes between protesters and law enforcement.[23][24][25] Also accused in the case was former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[26] In December 2024, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) requested banking information for Reza and 11 other journalists, along with details of their privately owned companies.[27][28][29] The Muhammad Yunus led interim government stripped him and 117 other journalists of their accreditation.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "লেখকঃ সৈয়দ ইশতিয়াক রেজা". Pathagar. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "গ্লোবাল টেলিভিশনের প্রধান সম্পাদক সৈয়দ ইশতিয়াক রেজা". Dhaka Post. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Syed Ishtiaque Reza". BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ^ "যাত্রাবাড়ী থানার এক মামলায় সাত সাংবাদিক আসামি". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "সৈয়দ ইশতিয়াক রেজা". NTV. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ^ "LFB Leadership Excellence Award 2021 on Nov 20". Daily Star.
  7. ^ "Syed Ishtiaque Reza". Pathshalainstitute. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ^ "আওয়ামী লীগে পদ পেলেন সাংবাদিক ইশতিয়াক রেজা". Kaler Kantho. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  9. ^ "আওয়ামী লীগের তথ্য ও গবেষণা উপ-কমিটিতে দৈনিক ইত্তেফাকের প্রকাশক তারিন হোসেন". Ittefaq. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Syed Ishtiaque Reza". State University of Bangladesh. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  11. ^ a b "বিজেএফডির সভাপতি ইশতিয়াক রেজা, সাধারণ সম্পাদক মুতাসিম বিল্লাহ". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Formulate 'right to information act'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  13. ^ "Media urged to facilitate safe migration of female workers". The Daily Star. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  14. ^ "Call to create atmosphere for corporate governance". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  15. ^ "Business journalism in focus". The Daily Star. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  16. ^ "Editors Guild forms new committee". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  17. ^ "Editors Guild emerges". Daily Star. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  18. ^ "Mozammel Babu elected president, Inam Ahmed general secretary of Editors Guild". The Business Standard. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  19. ^ "ডিআরইউ সাহিত্য পুরস্কার ও সম্মাননা পেলেন ২৫ সাংবাদিক". Jago News. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  20. ^ "ডিআরইউ সাহিত্য পুরস্কার ও লেখক সম্মাননা পেলেন ২৫ সাংবাদিক". Dhaka Reporters Unity. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  21. ^ "Journalists to lay siege to home ministry". The Daily Star. 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  22. ^ "Faculty Details-State University of Bangladesh". sub.ac.bd. Archived from the original on 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  23. ^ "Hasina, 7 journos sued for murder". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  24. ^ "৭ সাংবাদিকের নামে হত্যা মামলা". ajker Patrika. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  25. ^ "সাংবাদিকদের বিরুদ্ধে হত্যা মামলার প্রতিবাদ আ. লীগের". Daily Jugantor. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  26. ^ "Another murder case filed against Hasina". The Daily Star. 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  27. ^ "BFIU seeks bank details of 12 journos". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  28. ^ "BFIU seeks bank account details of 12 journalists". Somoy News. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  29. ^ "১২ সাংবাদিকের ব্যাংক হিসাব তলব". Dhaka Post. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  30. ^ "Govt strips 118 more journos of accreditation". The Daily Star. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2025-03-09.


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