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Toab Khan | |
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| Born | 24 April 1934 |
| Died | 1 October 2022 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Toab Khan (24 April 1934 – 1 October 2022)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi journalist. He served as the Advisory Editor of the Bengali daily Janakantha.[3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh.[4]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Toab Khan was born on 24 April 1934 in Satkhira. He started journalism in 1955. He worked for Dainik Sangbad and Dainik Pakistan. He was a press secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and later he served as a chief information officer and director general of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB). He was also a press secretary to President HM Ershad and President Shahabuddin Ahmed.[2] He died on 1 October 2022, at the age of 88.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Ekushey Padak (2016) – Journalism.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Veteran journalist Toab Khan passes away". TBS News.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Toab Khan hospitalised with corona". Daily Sun. 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "'Bangladesher Joy-Porajoyer Rajniti' launched". The Daily Star. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "16 named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "16 including Hayat Mahmud, Toab Khan, Shaheen Samad receive Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. 20 February 2022.