Toab Khan
Toab Khan | |
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Toab Khan (born 24 April 1934)[1] is a Bangladeshi journalist. He serves as the Advisory Editor of the Bengali daily Janakantha.[2] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh.[3]
Early life and career[]
Khan was born on April 24, 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 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.[4]
Awards[]
- Ekushey Padak- 2016 - Journalism.[5]
References[]
- ^ Toab Khan hospitalised with corona, Daily Sun, 18 November 2020
- ^ "'Bangladesher Joy-Porajoyer Rajniti' launched". The Daily Star. February 20, 2004. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "16 named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. February 10, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ Toab Khan hospitalised with corona, Daily Sun, 18 November 2020
- ^ 16 including Hayat Mahmud, Toab Khan, Shaheen Samad receive Ekushey Padak, bdnews twenty four dot com, 20 February 2016
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