Rokanuzzaman Khan

Rokanuzzaman Khan
Born (1925-04-09)April 9, 1925
Pangsha Upazila, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died December 3, 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 74)
Nationality Bangladeshi
Other names Dadabhai
Occupation Journalist
Spouse(s) Nurjahan Begum
Parent(s)
  • Mohammad Rawshan Ali Chowdhury (father)
Awards Ekushey Padak

Rokanuzzaman Khan (known as Dadabhai; April 9, 1925 – December 3, 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

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]

Career

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

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jamil Mahmud (April 10, 2008). "Rokonuzzaman Khan Dadabhai's 83rd birth anniversary observed". The Daily Star. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Khan, Rokanuzzaman". In Islam, Sirajul; Ahmed, Wakil. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. "Bangladesh's first female journalist, Nurjahan Begum, dies at 91". BBC News.
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