▁Ch ow dh ury ▁described ▁her ▁child hood ▁as ▁growing ▁up ▁" in ▁an ▁extremely ▁open - mind ed , ▁progress ive ▁Beng ali ▁Muslim ▁family ▁and ▁within ▁a ▁huge ▁second - gener ation ▁community ▁where ▁education , ▁culture , ▁religion ▁and ▁music ▁were ▁the ▁corner st ones ▁of ▁my ▁up br ing ing ." ▁ ▁Ch ow dh ury ▁attended ▁Wood ford ▁County ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Girls . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 1 ▁B Sc ▁( H ons ) ▁in ▁Polit ics ▁with ▁Econom ics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bath . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁studied ▁for ▁an ▁N CT J ▁Post - Gr adu ate ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁New sp aper ▁Journal ism ▁at ▁Har low ▁College . ▁ ▁Broadcast ing ▁career ▁Ch ow dh ury ▁spent ▁her ▁university ▁pla cement ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁TV ▁News ▁Help des k ▁Oper ator ▁at ▁Re ut ers ▁TV ▁News . ▁She ▁travel led ▁to ▁Bor neo ▁for ▁the ▁I TV 1 ▁programme ▁Sur viv or ▁with ▁Princess ▁Produ ctions ▁and ▁was ▁UK ▁Editor ▁of ▁global ▁online ▁events ▁guide ▁what son when . com . ▁She ▁later ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁trav elling ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁producing ▁special ist ▁business ▁reports ▁for ▁various ▁international ▁print ▁media , ▁interview ing ▁heads ▁of ▁state , ▁polit icians ▁and ▁business ▁figures . ▁Her ▁work ▁took ▁her ▁to ▁Mad agas car , ▁Dub ai , ▁Greece , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁M ald ives