Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury


Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi journalist and Editor of The Daily Observer. He is the Media Advisor to Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.

Career

Iqbal Sobhan did his M.A. in public administration at the University of Dhaka. He serves as the editor of The Daily Observer. He was ex president of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists. He served as a member of Bangladesh Film Censor Board, Bangladesh Press Council, and National Education Policy Draft Committee. He is the chairman of the Mohammadi Group. He is the current Media and Information Affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was appointed the advisor on 11 July 2013. He has also said it is not possible for Bangladesh government to rule out terrorism in the Rohingya community.

Controversy

Iqbal Sobhan was sued by bangladesh Awami League members of parliament, Enamul Haque and Nizam Uddin Hazari. The Feni district unit of Bangladesh Awami league alleged he was responsible for the press conference by Azharul Haque Arju that blamed Awami League for the attack on Khaleda Zia's convoy in Feni.