Mishuk Munier
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| Native name | মিশুক মুনীর |
| Born |
Ashfaque Munier September 24, 1959 |
| Died | 13 August 2011 (aged 51) Ghior, Manikganj District, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Dhaka University |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Monjuly Kazi |
| Children | Nayeem Sebastien Munier |
| Parent(s) | Munier Choudhury and Lily Chowdhury |
| Relatives | Ahmed Munier and Asif Munier (brothers) |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak |
Ashfaque Munier (September 24, 1959 – August 13, 2011; known as Mishuk Munier) was a Bangladeshi media specialist and broadcast journalist. He was known for his photography direction and cofounded global news channel The Real News Network. He was one of three sons of the martyred intellectual Munier Chowdhury. Mishuk served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Editor of satellite TV channel ATN News. He died in a road accident, along with Tareque Masud, on August 13, 2011. He was awarded Ekushey Padak for his contribution to journalism in 2012 by the Bangladeshi government.
Munier studied mass communication and journalism at Dhaka University. After completing his studies, he joined the faculty as a part-time lecturer in 1989. At the same time, he started to work for BBC as a freelance photographer. In 1999, Munier took a job as director of news operations of satellite TV channel Ekushey Television, playing a key role in broadcast journalism in Bangladesh. In 2002, he emigrated to Canada, where he worked for The Real News. He also contributed for BBC, WTN, ARD1, Channel 4, CBC, and Discovery Health. In November 2010, he returned to Bangladesh to act as CEO of ATN News.
Munier was the second son of martyred intellectual Munier Chowdhury, who lost his life on December 14 of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Munier worked as a cinematographer on many of Tarque Masud's films. He was the chief cinematographer of Tareque Masud’s Runway and was working on Kagojer Phool when he died. He extensively worked on conflict zones, natural disasters and political upheavals. He worked as the director of photography for Return to Kandahar (2003) and also as the cinematographer of Words of Freedom (1999).
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