Toab Khan

Toab Khan
Toab Khan
Born	24 April 1934; Satkhira, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	1 October 2022 (aged 88)
Occupation	Journalist

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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]

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]

Ekushey Padak (2016) – Journalism.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "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.

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[1] "Veteran journalist Toab Khan passes away". TBS News.

[hospital-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Toab Khan hospitalised with corona". Daily Sun. 18 November 2022.

[3] "'Bangladesher Joy-Porajoyer Rajniti' launched". The Daily Star. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

[4] "16 named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[5] "16 including Hayat Mahmud, Toab Khan, Shaheen Samad receive Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. 20 February 2022.

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