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Rokanuzzaman Khan
Rokanuzzaman Khan | |
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| File:Rokanuzzaman Khan.jpg | |
| Born | 9 April 1925 |
| Died | 3 December 1999 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Other names | Dadabhai |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Nurjahan Begum |
| Parent(s) |
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| Relatives | Priota Iftekhar (Granddaughter) |
| Awards | full list |
Rokanuzzaman Khan (known as Dadabhai; 9 April 1925 – 3 December 1999) was a Bangladeshi journalist and litterateur.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1998 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2] He was the founder director of children's organization Kochi Kanchar Mela.[1]
Background[edit | edit source]
Khan's grandfather Mohammad Rawshan Ali Chowdhury was the editor of the monthly magazine Kohinoor. Khan was married to Nurjahan Begum, one of the early female Bangladeshi journalists and the daughter of Mohammad Nasiruddin, founder of Saogat and Begum magazines.[2][3] His granddaughter Priota Iftekhar made a documentary film on his wife's 91st birth anniversary, titled “Nurjahan Begum – Itihaaser Kingbadanti Nari".[4][5]
Career[edit | edit source]
Khan worked at the Daily Ittehad in Kolkata in 1947 and in Shishu Saogat in 1949 and the Millat in 1951. In 1955, he joined The Daily Ittefaq under the pseudonym of Dadabhai and worked until his death in 1999.[2]
Khan formed a children's organization Kochi Kanchar Mela in 1956.[1]
Works[edit | edit source]
- Hattimatim (1962)
- Khokan Khokan Dak Pari
- Ajob Holeo Gujob Noy[1]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1968)
- Shishu Academy Award (1994)
- Ekushey Padak (1998)
- Jasimuddin Gold Medal
- Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation Trust's Paul Harris Fellow Award
- Independence Day Award (2000)[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jamil Mahmud (April 10, 2008). "Rokonuzzaman Khan Dadabhai's 83rd birth anniversary observed". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Khan, Rokanuzzaman". In Islam, Sirajul; Ahmed, Wakil (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ "Bangladesh's first female journalist, Nurjahan Begum, dies at 91". BBC News.
- ↑ Bhuiyan, Robina Rashid (2016-06-06). "NURJAHAN BEGUM REMEMBERED". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ Staff Correspondent (2016-06-07). "Today's women owe it to Nurjahan Begum". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-16.