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{{Short description|Bangladeshi journalist and politician}} | {{Short description|Bangladeshi journalist and politician}} | ||
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| known_for = Journalist, Former Minister, High Commissioner | | known_for = Journalist, Former Minister, High Commissioner | ||
|father=[[Abdul Jabbar Khan]] | |father=[[Abdul Jabbar Khan]] | ||
|relatives={{unbulleted list|[[Sadek Khan]] (brother)|[[Selima Rahman]] (sister)|[[Abu Zafar Obaidullah]] (brother)|[[Rashed Khan Menon]] (brother)}} | |relatives={{unbulleted list|[[Sadek Khan]] (brother)|[[Selima Rahman]] (sister)|[[Abu Zafar Obaidullah]] (brother)|[[Rashed Khan Menon]] (brother)|[[Fazlur Rahman Khan]] (brother-in-law)}} | ||
| awards = [[Ekushey Padak]] (2004)<ref>{{cite news |title=10 awarded Ekushey Padak |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/02/17/d40217012222.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |date=17 February | | awards = [[Ekushey Padak]] (2004)<ref>{{cite news |title=10 awarded Ekushey Padak |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/02/17/d40217012222.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |date=17 February 2022}}</ref> | ||
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'''A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan''' (25 May 1939 – 10 November 2005) was a Bangladeshi journalist and government minister. He founded the weekly newspaper ''[[Holiday (newspaper)|Holiday]]'' and the daily newspaper ''[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]''.<ref name="newagebd.com">{{cite news |last=Adil |first=Nehal |date=10 November 2013 |title=Remembering Mintu bhai |url=http://newagebd.com/special.php?spid=37 |newspaper=New Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112071208/http://newagebd.com/special.php?spid=37 |archive-date=2013-11-12}}</ref> He served in [[Ziaur Rahman]]'s Cabinet, first as Minister of Land Administration and Land Reform from December 1977 to June 1978, and then as [[Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources|Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources]] from July 1978 to October 1978.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rahman |first1=Syedu |year=2010 |title=Historical dictionary of Bangladesh |edition=4th |location=Lanham, MD |publisher=Scarecrow Press |pages=314–315 |isbn=978-0-8108-6766-6}}</ref> | '''A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan''' (25 May 1939 – 10 November 2005) was a Bangladeshi journalist and government minister. He founded the weekly newspaper ''[[Holiday (newspaper)|Holiday]]'' and the daily newspaper ''[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]''.<ref name="newagebd.com">{{cite news |last=Adil |first=Nehal |date=10 November 2013 |title=Remembering Mintu bhai |url=http://newagebd.com/special.php?spid=37 |newspaper=New Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112071208/http://newagebd.com/special.php?spid=37 |archive-date=2013-11-12}}</ref> He served in [[Ziaur Rahman]]'s Cabinet, first as Minister of Land Administration and Land Reform from December 1977 to June 1978, and then as [[Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources|Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources]] from July 1978 to October 1978.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rahman |first1=Syedu |year=2010 |title=Historical dictionary of Bangladesh |edition=4th |location=Lanham, MD |publisher=Scarecrow Press |pages=314–315 |isbn=978-0-8108-6766-6}}</ref> | ||
Md. Shaheduzzaman had remarked him as one of the best political writers in South-East Asia.<ref name="thedailystar1">{{cite news |author=Md. Shaheduzzaman |date=12 November 2009 |title=Remembering A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=113655 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=30 October | Md. Shaheduzzaman had remarked him as one of the best political writers in South-East Asia.<ref name="thedailystar1">{{cite news |author=Md. Shaheduzzaman |date=12 November 2009 |title=Remembering A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=113655 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
He was president of the Jatiya Press Club and the Dhaka Club. | He was president of the Jatiya Press Club and the Dhaka Club. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life and family == | ||
Enayetullah Khan was born in [[Mymensingh]], [[Bengal Presidency]] on 25 May 1939, the third son of the late Justice [[Abdul Jabbar Khan]], a former speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Enayetullahs 2nd anniversary of death today |url=http://international.ucla.edu/institute/article/81765 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=10 November 2007 |via=UCLA International Institute}}</ref> Enayetullah Khan was nicknamed as Mintu. | Enayetullah Khan was born in [[Mymensingh]], [[Bengal Presidency]] on 25 May 1939, the third son of the late Justice [[Abdul Jabbar Khan]], a former speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Enayetullahs 2nd anniversary of death today |url=http://international.ucla.edu/institute/article/81765 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=10 November 2007 |via=UCLA International Institute}}</ref> Enayetullah Khan was nicknamed as Mintu. | ||
His siblings include journalist and columnist Sadek Khan, poet [[Abu Zafar Obaidullah]], former minister [[Selima Rahman]], political leader [[Rashed Khan Menon]] MP, Architect Sultan M. Khan, Alan Khan, a photographer in Sydney, and the publisher of ''[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]'', Shahidullah Khan Badal.<ref>{{cite news |last=Halim |first=Anwar Parvez |date=19 March 2005 |title=All in the family |url=http://www.probenewsmagazine.com/index.php?index=2&contentId=5384 |newspaper=Probe News Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404070230/http://www.probenewsmagazine.com/index.php?index=2&contentId=5384 |archive-date=2010-04-04}}</ref> | His siblings include journalist and columnist Sadek Khan, poet [[Abu Zafar Obaidullah]], former minister [[Selima Rahman]], political leader [[Rashed Khan Menon]] MP, Architect Sultan M. Khan, Alan Khan, a photographer in Sydney, and the publisher of ''[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]'', Shahidullah Khan Badal.<ref>{{cite news |last=Halim |first=Anwar Parvez |date=19 March 2005 |title=All in the family |url=http://www.probenewsmagazine.com/index.php?index=2&contentId=5384 |newspaper=Probe News Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404070230/http://www.probenewsmagazine.com/index.php?index=2&contentId=5384 |archive-date=2010-04-04}}</ref> In 1962, he married Masuda Khan Leena, the sister of renowned structural engineer [[Fazlur Rahman Khan]].<ref name=jib>{{cite book|language=bn|title=জীবনী গ্রন্থমালা|page=12|volume=19|year=1990|publisher=[[Bangla Academy]]}}</ref> | ||
== Politics and education == | == Politics and education == | ||
Enayetullah Khan was a student of Anand Mohan College. He served as the general secretary of Students' Union of his college. Then he got admitted in [[University of Dhaka]], completed his graduation and attained master's degree in philosophy. While studying in [[University of Dhaka]], he was involved in student politics on behalf of Students' Union and served as the vice-president of Shahidullah Hall section.<ref name="na25Aug2019">{{cite news |title=A Testament of Time |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/82516/a-testament-of-time |work=New Age |date=25 August | Enayetullah Khan was a student of Anand Mohan College. He served as the general secretary of Students' Union of his college. Then he got admitted in [[University of Dhaka]], completed his graduation and attained master's degree in philosophy. While studying in [[University of Dhaka]], he was involved in student politics on behalf of Students' Union and served as the vice-president of Shahidullah Hall section.<ref name="na25Aug2019">{{cite news |title=A Testament of Time |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/82516/a-testament-of-time |work=New Age |date=25 August 2022}}</ref> | ||
He actively participated in the [[Bengali Language Movement]] in 1952. Later on he worked in favour of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} He joined [[Farakka Long March]] Committee with [[Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani]].<ref name="dt10Nov2013" /> | He actively participated in the [[Bengali Language Movement]] in 1952. Later on he worked in favour of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} He joined [[Farakka Long March]] Committee with [[Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani]].<ref name="dt10Nov2013" /> | ||
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Later, after Independence war he was nominated as a member of the search committee to find out the information regarding the deceased intellectuals during [[Bangladesh Independence War]].<ref name="dt10Nov2013">{{cite news |title=Enayetullah Khan's 8th death anniversary today |url=https://issuu.com/dhakatribune/docs/131109205318-c481405e29fc4515a8e0c59435818eb1 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=10 November 2013 |page=4}}</ref> | Later, after Independence war he was nominated as a member of the search committee to find out the information regarding the deceased intellectuals during [[Bangladesh Independence War]].<ref name="dt10Nov2013">{{cite news |title=Enayetullah Khan's 8th death anniversary today |url=https://issuu.com/dhakatribune/docs/131109205318-c481405e29fc4515a8e0c59435818eb1 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=10 November 2013 |page=4}}</ref> | ||
He was the owner editor of ''Weekly Holiday'', the magazine that played a strong role against the anarchy of [[Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] and published many reports that included full description of atrocities done by the [[Jatiyo Rakkhi Bahini]] from 1972 to 1975.<ref name="newagebd1">{{cite news |last=Zaman |first=Roushan |date=9 November 2012 |title=An icon of courageous journalism |url=http://www.newagebd.com/special.php?spid=10 |newspaper=New Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118140410/http://www.newagebd.com/special.php?spid=10 |archive-date=2012-11-18 |access-date=30 October | He was the owner editor of ''Weekly Holiday'', the magazine that played a strong role against the anarchy of [[Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] and published many reports that included full description of atrocities done by the [[Jatiyo Rakkhi Bahini]] from 1972 to 1975.<ref name="newagebd1">{{cite news |last=Zaman |first=Roushan |date=9 November 2012 |title=An icon of courageous journalism |url=http://www.newagebd.com/special.php?spid=10 |newspaper=New Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118140410/http://www.newagebd.com/special.php?spid=10 |archive-date=2012-11-18 |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> He was later detained and ''[[Weekly Holiday]]'' was banned by [[Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name="newagebd.com"/> | ||
He also served as the coordinator of [[Committee for Civil Liberties and Legal Aid]], the organisation that helped the victims of Jatiyo Rakkhi Bahini. When [[Bangladesh famine of 1974|the famine of 1974]] started in Bangladesh he formed Famine Resistance Committee and helped the hungry and destitute. | He also served as the coordinator of [[Committee for Civil Liberties and Legal Aid]], the organisation that helped the victims of Jatiyo Rakkhi Bahini. When [[Bangladesh famine of 1974|the famine of 1974]] started in Bangladesh he formed Famine Resistance Committee and helped the hungry and destitute. | ||
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He was in the 1976 Farakka March Committee led by Moulana Bhasani and the Committee Against Communalism in 1981. | He was in the 1976 Farakka March Committee led by Moulana Bhasani and the Committee Against Communalism in 1981. | ||
In 2003, he started the publication of the daily newspaper ''[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]''.<ref name="ds10Nov2013">{{cite news |title=Enayetullah Khan's death anniversary today |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/enayetullah-khans-death-anniversary-today/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=10 November | In 2003, he started the publication of the daily newspaper ''[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]''.<ref name="ds10Nov2013">{{cite news |title=Enayetullah Khan's death anniversary today |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/enayetullah-khans-death-anniversary-today/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=10 November 2022}}</ref> | ||
== Death == | == Death == | ||