Rashid Talukder
Rashid Talukder | |
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রশীদ তালুকদার | |
| Born | 24 October 1939 |
| Died | 25 October 2011 (aged 72) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Azimpur Graveyard, Dhaka |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Employer | The Daily Ittefaq |
| Organization | founder of the Bangladesh Photo Journalists' Association |
| Known for | photographs of Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 |
| Children | 3 |
Rashid Talukder (24 October 1939 – 25 October 2011) was a Bangladeshi photojournalist for The Daily Ittefaq, most known for capturing some of the defining images of the genocide during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
Talukder was a founder of the Bangladesh Photo Journalists' Association. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chobi Mela, an international photography festival in Dhaka, in 2006, and the 2010 the 'Pioneer Photographer Award' given by National Geographic magazine.