Nazmul Ahasan and Ariana Pemberton receive Subir and Malini Chowdhury Fellowships for 2021 Youth Desk Youth Desk
Nazmul Ahasan, a freelance journalist based in Dhaka and Ariana Pemberton, a PhD student in the Department of History of Art, UC Berkeley, received the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Fellowships, respectively, for this year. The fellowships are awarded each year by the Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies, which is dedicated to supporting Bangladesh-related research and promoting the art and culture of Bangladesh.
Nazmul Ahasan was awarded the Subir Chowdhury Fellowship on the Quality of Life in Bangladesh for pursuing an MA degree in investigate journalism, long-form writing and interactive news presentations at the UC Berkeley School of Journalism. Born and brought up in Khagrachari, Nazmul s journalism career started with the
Bangabandhu’s farsightedness shaped foreign policy visions of Bangladesh
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangabandhu was ideologically very upright, yet essentially pragmatic to uphold the best interest of his country.
“He, therefore, decided to pursue a neutral foreign policy based on universal values and principles,” he said while speaking at a webinar organized by Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York in collaboration with the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
Eminent international speakers, Salil Tripathi, award winning author and journalist, Tom A Dine, senior diplomat, US Foreign Services &friends of Bangladesh liberation war honoree and Prof Syed Anwar Husain, Bangabandhu Chair, Bangladesh University of Professionals were present as panelists.
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