Saleh Chowdhury (c. 1941 – 1 September 2023) was a Bangladeshi journalist, Mukti Bahini personnel, and president of the Bangladesh chapter of the Commonwealth Journalists Association. He was known for his contributions to journalism and involvement in the Bangladesh Liberation War.
In April 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War, Chowdhury joined the Mukti Bahini against Pakistani occupation forces in Sunamganj District. He was trained in India. Following the war's conclusion in December 1971, he resumed his position at Dainik Bangla. He also built a Sheheed Minar in Sunamganj District as a monument to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Chowdhury was a member of the Jatiya Press Club. He was elected president of the Commonwealth Journalist Association's Bangladesh Chapter, replacing Farid Hossain, who had been appointed Press Minister at the Bangladesh High Commission in India. He donated his shirt from the Bangladesh Liberation War to the Bangladesh Liberation War museum.
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