Toufique Imrose Khalidi
Toufique Imrose Khalidi is a Bangladeshi journalist, editor, media entrepreneur, and the owner and editor-in-chief of bdnews24.com.
Early life and education
Toufique Imrose Khalidi was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He earned both a B.A. and an M.A. in English literature from the University of Dhaka. Khalidi serving as the general secretary of the university's English Literature Alumni Association for several years.Career
Khalidi was news editor of The Daily Star in Bangladesh, and worked with the BBC World Service in London. He left the latter to return to Bangladesh and launch bdnews24.com in 2006. The outlet has focused on stories affecting underrepresented groups, with initiatives like the Prism project, helping young journalists to report stories from their communities.Khalidi has contributed articles to international news outlets. Under Khalidi's leadership, bdnews24.com became the first publication in Asia to partner with The New York Times to jointly edit and publish its annual Turning Points magazine in Bangladesh. In 2018, Khalidi served as a panelist at the "Bangladesh Rising" conference at Harvard University, where he discussed the role of media in Bangladesh's economic and social development.