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{{Short description|Indian television journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anjan Bandyopadhyay
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1965|08|24|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|05|16|1965|08|24|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Journalist
| years_active = 1988–2021
| known_for =
| notable_works =
}}

'''Anjan Bandyopadhyay''' or '''Anjan Banerjee''' (24 August 1965 – 16 May 2021) was an Indian Bengali journalist who worked for various news and media channels such as ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]'', ''[[ETV Bangla]]'',<ref name="Ei Samay">{{cite news |title=করোনায় আক্রান্ত হয়ে প্রয়াত সাংবাদিক অঞ্জন বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/veteran-journalist-anjan-bandopadhyay-passed-away-after-being-infected-in-covid-19/articleshow/82688406.cms |access-date=16 May 2021 |work=EI Samay |language=bn}}</ref> ''[[Akash Bangla]]'', ''[[Zee 24 Ghanta]]'', ''[[TV9 Bangla]]''.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite news |title=Television journalist Anjan Bandyopadhyay dies |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/television-journalist-anjan-bandyopadhyay-dies-193652820.html |access-date=16 May 2021 |work=in.news.yahoo.com |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Millenium Post">{{cite news |title=Anjan Bandyopadhyay, Arindam Sarkar no more |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/anjan-bandyopadhyay-arindam-sarkar-no-more-440420 |access-date=16 May 2021 |work=www.millenniumpost.in |date=17 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=IndiaReal Web|date=2020-06-01|title=Journalism Doesn’t Depend on Media Platforms : Anjan Bandyopadhyay|url=https://indiareal.in/?p=23922&lang=en|access-date=2021-05-18|website=IndiaReal I English I News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=TV9 Bangla editor Anjan Bandyopadhyay's departure raises hackles|work=India Television|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/news-broadcasting/tv9-bangla-editor-anjan-bandyopadhyays-departure-raises-hackles-201217}}</ref> He was the younger brother of [[Alapan Bandyopadhyay]], the Chief Secretary of West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2021-05-17|title=Television journalist Anjan Bandyopadhyay dies aged 56|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/television-journalist-anjan-bandyopadhyay-dies-aged-56/article34575078.ece|access-date=2021-05-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Anjan Bandyopadhyay completed his bachelor's and master's degree in Bengali literature from [[Presidency College, Kolkata|Presidency College]], Kolkata.<ref name="Anandabazar">{{cite news |last1=সংবাদদাতা |first1=নিজস্ব |title=কোভিডে আক্রান্ত হয়ে প্রয়াত অঞ্জন বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, মমতার শোক |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/famous-journalist-anjan-banerjee-died-of-covid19-dgtl/cid/1281502 |access-date=16 May 2021 |work=www.anandabazar.com}}</ref> He passed secondary exam from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur in 1981. He had a journalistic career spanning over 33 years. In the beginning of the career he worked for news media and channels like ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]'', ''[[ETV Bangla]]'', ''[[Akash Bangla]]'' & ''[[Zee 24 Ghanta]]'' etc.<ref name="Ei Samay" /> In 2015 he resigned from ''[[Zee 24 Ghanta]]'' and joined ''[[Anandabazar Patrika]]'' (Digital). He rejoined the ''[[Zee 24 Ghanta]]'' in November 2020. Before rejoining ''[[Zee 24 Ghanta]]'', he was also associated with ''[[TV9 Bangla]]'' as its first editor.<ref name="The Hindu" /><ref name="Yahoo" /><ref>{{citation |url=https://en.vikaspedia.org/index.php/Anjan_Bandyopadhyay|title=Anjan Bandyopadhyay |accessdate=22 December 2020}}</ref>

== Death ==
Anjan Bandyopadhyay was admitted to the hospital due to [[COVID-19]] in April 2021. He recovered and was discharged after a few days. In mid-May, his health deteriorated again and was hospitalized for the second time with fever. On 16 May 2021, he died in a private hospital in Kolkata. He's survived by his mother, wife, and daughter.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news |title=Television journalist Anjan Bandyopadhyay dies aged 56 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/television-journalist-anjan-bandyopadhyay-dies-aged-56/article34575078.ece |access-date=16 May 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=17 May 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{cite web |title=বিরতির পর আর ফিরে আসা হল না, কোভিড কেড়ে নিল Zee ২৪ ঘণ্টার এডিটর অঞ্জন বন্দোপাধ্যায়কে |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2UyVZscYqo |publisher=Zee 24 Ghanta|language=bn}}

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[[Category:Presidency University, Kolkata alumni]]
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